OSIJEK, March 21 (Hina) - The Benetton manufacturing project in the eastern town of Osijek is not just an investment but testifies to the interest Italian investors have in eastern Croatia, Italian Ambassador Fabio Pigliapoco said on
Osijek on Wednesday. Visiting the Benetton-Croatia Ltd. plant in Osijek's Free Zone, which presently employs 83 people, the ambassador said the project represented an example for other Italian entrepreneurs and an act of confidence in the eastern region of Slavonia, which has a long textile industry tradition. Pigliapoco said Benetton's expectations of the Osijek project were big. Thus far, the Italian manufacturer has recorded a DM15 million turnover in Osijek's Free Zone, after investing DM25 million last year. Officials at the Free Zone say Benetton's arrival has brought a strategic partner and a long-term foundation for the zone's survi
OSIJEK, March 21 (Hina) - The Benetton manufacturing project in the
eastern town of Osijek is not just an investment but testifies to
the interest Italian investors have in eastern Croatia, Italian
Ambassador Fabio Pigliapoco said on Osijek on Wednesday.
Visiting the Benetton-Croatia Ltd. plant in Osijek's Free Zone,
which presently employs 83 people, the ambassador said the project
represented an example for other Italian entrepreneurs and an act
of confidence in the eastern region of Slavonia, which has a long
textile industry tradition.
Pigliapoco said Benetton's expectations of the Osijek project were
big. Thus far, the Italian manufacturer has recorded a DM15 million
turnover in Osijek's Free Zone, after investing DM25 million last
year.
Officials at the Free Zone say Benetton's arrival has brought a
strategic partner and a long-term foundation for the zone's
survival.
Ambassador Pigliapoco also held talks with local county and
municipal officials on possibilities of cooperation with Italy's
provinces.
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