10 August, 2015 – A new agreement will boost market opportunities for Italian and Chinese companies, thanks to Expo Venice S.p.a., the Venetian fair company, First Italy Ltd, the Italian-Chinese company that seeks to boost bilateral relations between the two countries, and the Gouzhou Group, a Chinese group worth $5 billion that manages supermarket networks interested in investing in Italy. For Expo Venice S.p.a. this is the first relevant international initiative since the entry into its social capital of First Italy ltd last July. The agreement, for First Italy, is part of a series of initiatives that seek to strengthen commercial ties between China and Italy: for activities concerning the Veneto Region, the agreement includes the support of Veneto Sviluppo, institutional partner for Expo Venice.