Roberto De Bortoli

International Tenders and Contracts: Opportunities and Challenges for Companies

International tenders In the global economic environment, international tenders and international contracts represent an important growth opportunity for companies, both large and small. Participating in these tenders not only allows you to expand your market, but also offers you the chance to access contracts ...

From Refugee to Winegrower: Tuscan Vineyards in Africa

Francois Desirè Bazie, an Italian-African entrepreneur, has embarked on an ambitious venture: producing African wines from Tuscan vines in Burkina Faso. After being a political refugee and living in Italy, Bazie decided to return to his home country to help his fellow countrymen and create an alternative ...

Enrico Mattei's pioneering role in oil resource management

The role of the Mattei Plan in the construction of the control room The Mattei Plan, also known as the 'oil plan', was an ambitious project conceived by the then Minister of Industry Enrico Mattei in the 1950s. The main goal of this plan was to reduce Italy's dependence on oil and gas.

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Why Using the Guarantees Proposed by SACE and SIMEST for Italian SMEs is Important in the Context of Internationalisation and Participation in International Tenders

Introduction to SACE and SIMEST Guarantees Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face many challenges when trying to expand into international markets. SACE and SIMEST present themselves as two key entities offering financial instruments and guarantees to facilitate this international growth. In particular, these ...

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What are MDBs and Business Opportunities for Italian Companies in Africa

Introduction to MDBs Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are key pillars in the global economic landscape, dedicated to supporting economic and social development in developing countries. These international financial institutions, which include the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the ...

What is a Commercial Tender? MDBs opportunities in Africa

Introduction to Commercial Tender A commercial tender is a competitive bidding process in which companies compete to supply goods or services to an entity, which may be governmental, public or international. This formal and regulated process allows organisations to select the best supplier based on ...

"Relaunching the Mattei Plan: Prospects for Africa's Development under the 2024 Meloni government"

Mattei Plan for Africa's development under the Meloni government of 2024 The Mattei Plan was a historic initiative that profoundly marked Italy's foreign policy towards Africa. Under the Meloni government of 2024, a new chapter in relations between Italy and ...

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Remembering Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà founder of Brazaville capital of Congo

Pietro was born in the capital of Italy, Rome, in 1852 to Count Ascanio Savorgnan di Brazzà, an exponent of one of the oldest noble families of Friuli and a Venetian patrician with excellent contacts all over the world including Napoleon's France, and his wife Giacinta Simonetti, who belonged to one of ...

How does the African single market work?

The agreement signed and entered into force on 1 January 2021 and that in fact starts AfCFTA or The African Continental Free Trade Treaty, (in English African Continental Free Trade Agreement, abbreviated AfCFTA is an international treaty regulating the opening of borders and the creation of a free trade area between African member countries.

Roberto De Bortoli

Prof.Dr Roberto De Bortoli, Business Consultant, expert in New Global Business and Company Internationalisation.

Master's Degree in International Economics and Finance Switzerland.

He is an adjunct lecturer at the Catholic University 'Sacro Cuore' in Brescia at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature. since 2021 where he has been teaching:

International Contracts
Internationalisation of enterprises,
Informal Economy in Developing Countries
Corporate Social Responsibility
Management of Local and Global Business (New Global Business)

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