Dubai – It was inaugurated in Dubai, during the Ice Roadshow “Invest in Italy”, the first investments attracting desk in the UAE, at the presence of the Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Development Ivan Scalfarotto and the Italian Ambassador in the UAE, Liborio Stellino. Compulsory stop, that of Dubai, in the investment expansion strategy towards our country given that the total Italian stock of direct investment in the UAE, at the end of 2014 (latest available data), amounts to more than 8.5 billion dollars while the stock of UAE investments in Italy amounted to $ 358 million (source FMI- CDIS database). Primary goal of the Desk, which works closely with the Embassy and other Italian institutions in that area, it Recover investment flows, promoting, supporting and encouraging the attraction of capital by facilitating direct contacts between foreign and Italian realities. (9Colonne)