Simest, 200 million reserved for projects in Western Balkans

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, AUG 2 - Simest's new 200 million euro reserve fund is operational. The goal is to encourage Italian investment in key Made in Italy markets such as the Western Balkans (Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia). The fund is reserved for companies with a direct interest in the region, i.e. those that export or import from the Western Balkans or have a presence - directly or indirectly - in the region. The conditions include an especially favourable interest rate. (ANSA).