1. Providing information to Italian entrepreneurs regarding the economic realities and opportunities that exist in Ukraine, through the publication and annual updating of guides dedicated to doing business in Ukraine and investments. These guides, as well as other useful information about Ukraine (exhibitions, offers from Ukrainian firms, economic conditions, etc.), are posted on the website and addressed to Italian entrepreneurs [1]. In addition, the office constantly translates Ukrainian laws on foreign economic and entrepreneurial activity into Italian. \n \n2. Support for Ukrainian and Italian entrepreneurs in finding business partners through the following resources: \n \n \nThe ICE Kyiv database, to which all offers received from both the Ukrainian and Italian sides are entered; \n \n \nGuides, specialized and general catalogues, CD-Rom, internet websites (for example, the global database UCompass [8]F) \n \n \nThe database of the Italian Institute of Foreign Trade, whose subscribers (via the internet) are twenty thousand Italian entrepreneurs; in the case of entering an offer from a Ukrainian firm into this database, all Italian firms interested in cooperation will be able to contact the Ukrainian enterprise directly. This service can be carried out both on the basis of a written request from the Ukrainian entrepreneur and directly by the entrepreneur themselves in Uon-lineF mode. To do this, it is sufficient to fill out a questionnaire in English on the website intended for Ukrainian, Belarusian and Moldovan operators [3]: (section UYour business proposals and requestsU). \n \n \nThe database of proposals and requests from Italian firms interested in working on the Ukrainian market, which is located on the website [3] in the section UProposals and requests (Italy)F. \n \n \nThe database of 5 million officially registered business entities in Italy (the joint website of Italian regional Chambers of Commerce: according to Italian legislation, all business entities must be registered with the regional Chambers of Commerce) [10] \n \n \nInformation about all international exhibitions taking place and to take place in Italy over the next two years [14] \n \nInformation on investment and entrepreneurial activity in Italy [2] \n \nList of Italian firms working in Ukraine [3] \n \nAnalysis of risks of the Italian economy [6]; \n \nBusiness-to-business portal [7] for Ukrainian and Italian entrepreneurs; \n \nInformation on the state and prospects of development of the Italian economy (UItalia Economic outlookF [9]); \n \n3. Conducting events aimed at promoting Italian goods on the Ukrainian market (participation in exhibitions, organizing seminars, business trips of Italian entrepreneurs to Ukraine, and Ukrainian ones to Italy (including to international exhibitions), publication of catalogues of Italian manufacturers in Ukrainian, etc.) \n \n4. Involvement of Ukrainian specialists in participation in professional development courses in Italy [4] \n \nhow to make a request to I.C.E-Kyiv \n \nif a Ukrainian entrepreneur seeks to obtain information about opportunities for cooperation with Italian firms, then the easiest way to do this is to send a request to I.C.E-Kyiv. \n \nThe procedure for submitting a request is very simple. Requests are accepted from legal entities in Ukrainian, Russian, English or Italian by fax, electronic or regular mail. Ukrainian entrepreneurs can submit their own business proposals for consideration to their Italian colleagues who are interested in cooperation with foreign firms directly in Uon-lineF mode. This can be done by filling out the registration form [5] on the website www.italtrade.com. A link to it can also be found on the I.C.E - Kyiv website (section UYour business proposals and requestsF). \n \nAssociations and unions of manufacturers and information about them \n \nIn Italy there are two main types of associations, which operate on a sectoral and territorial basis [18]. \n \nSectoral associations, as a rule, unite leading export-oriented manufacturers of a certain product, and post on their websites detailed information both about the firms themselves and about industry news: exhibitions, journals, etc. \n \nTerritorial associations can also be useful for finding partners; this is due to the fact that the Italian economy is very characterized by narrow specialization of regions in the production of a particular product or the provision of particular services [9]. \n \nLinks: \n[1] information for Italian businessmen about Ukraine (in Italian) \n[2] information on investment and entrepreneurial activity in Italy \n[3] Ukrainian representation of the Institute of Foreign Trade of Italy \n[4] Information about professional development courses \n[5] Registration of business proposals from Ukrainian entrepreneurs \n[6] Analysis of risks of the Italian economy (in English) \n[7] - B2B (Business-to-Business) CORNER - Business proposals of Italian entrepreneurs, sorted by industry. \n[8] "Compass" data \n[9] Italy Economic Outlook - analysis of the current state of Italy's economy with short-term forecasts. (In English) \n[10] Database of all officially registered business entities in Italy (in Italian) \n[11] Embassy of the Republic of Italy in Ukraine. Information about the embassy, reception hours, and visa application procedures. \n[12] from Italy (in English) \n[13] - Ministry of Production Activity (in Italian) \n[14] Search engine specializing in finding information about trade exhibitions. Search by specific industry is available, as well as information about monthly exhibitions. (In English) \n[15] - Institute of Foreign Trade of Italy (in Italian) \n[16] Network resource of the National Institute of Statistics of Italy, section "Economy". On this page you can find statistical indicators regarding Italy's economy. Contains information about short-term economic indicators, prices, domestic and foreign trade, tourism. The value of the resource lies in the frequency of data updates. (In Italian and English) \n[17] - Another information project of I.C.E concerning investments in Italy. Contains the English-language guide "Investing in Italy", which sets out the views of American investors investing in the Italian economy regarding prospects, specific problems and priority areas for investment in the Italian economy. The document contains a large amount of statistical data, including comparative statistical data on the economies of Italy, France and Germany. The guide can be saved in .pdf format. The website also contains information about legislation on all types of taxes, labour legislation, and data on investment opportunities in the regions. \n[18] information about territorial and sectoral associations of entrepreneurs, as well as chambers of commerce and industry. \n \n[19] Information about customs tariffs. \n[20] - Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy.