Ekaterinburg. Last week, under the leadership of the Italian ambassador to the Russian Federation, Cesare Maria Ragaglini, a mission to Ekaterinburg, capital of the Russian region of Sverdlovsk, recently ended. The mission, organised by the ICE office in Moscow, also saw the participation of 20 Italian companies active in the fields of mechanics, construction, furnishings, and logistics. The region is among the most open in the Federation for foreign investment and has interesting investment opportunities for Italian companies. The central focus of the mission was the “Italy meets the Urals” investment forum, in which business to business meetings were held between Italian and Russian companies. (9Colonne)