(Jan. 8) – The Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland signed an important agreement with MCH Messe Schweiz Ag for a collaboration that will immediately start this month. The contract represents the culmination of a partnership that has lasted for years between the Chamber and the Swiss authority that organizes the major trade fairs in Switzerland. The Chamber of Commerce will be the only representative in Italy for MCH, with the task of making the Swiss fairs a launching pad for Italian exports, by increasing the Italian presence in terms of exhibitors and exports on the Swiss market. The main 2013 fairs of 2013 where the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland will be in the first line are Igeho (International Fair Ho.Re.Ca.), ILMAC (Competence in Process and Technology Laboratory), Holz (Production, Trade and Processing Industry of Wood), Swisstech (Europe’s Central Fair for Subcontracting Industries), Swissbau (Fair for the Construction and Real Estate Industry), Ineltec ( Construction & Real Estate trade show), Food Lausanne (Trade Fair in western Switzerland Ho.Re.Ca.) Muba (Basel’s Trade Fair), Züspa (Zurich’s Trade Fair), Comptoir (Lausanne’s Trade Fair). (Red)