Responsabile Business Development at Forum of Mediterranean Local authorities and Businesses - Vigevano, Lombardia, Italy
The Mediterranean must return to the center of interest of the nations bordering it. The economic forum is an opportunity for Local Societies to create a system, get to know each other, exchange solutions and open synergies. Economic activity within the countries of the Mediterranean Area is worth 15% of world GDP, second only to the USA, whose GDP represents 22% of the global economy, and, albeit slightly, ahead of China. This is what emerges from an elaboration by Ey (Ernst & Young) in which it is emphasized that internal trade reached the equivalent of 7 trillion dollars, with a growth of 4% in 2014.The creation of an increasingly integrated market and the development of the unexpressed potential of this area therefore represent an important opportunity for development for Italy which, together with France, represents the largest economy.