新签证优惠政策旨在吸引更多的重庆投资者——“投资意大利”论坛在渝举行

□ 文/本刊记者 李静

新签证优惠政策旨在吸引更多的重庆投资者
——“投资意大利”论坛在渝举行

□ 文/本刊记者 李静

7月22日，意大利驻重庆总领事馆举办了“智慧投资，远见财富”投资意大利主题论坛工商银行重庆分行专场。意大利驻重庆总领事馆总领事马非同出席。本次活动集结了众多本地企业家以及意大利代表团：伦巴第大区投资促进局（Invest in Lombardy）；德勤意大利分公司(Studio Tributario e Societario Deloitte，世界四大会计师事务所之一）；Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli&Patners（意大利著名律师事务所之一）以及意大利最大的投资基金组织Azimut。

来自意大利北部的欧洲经济重镇伦巴第大区的4家企业及机构的代表，就投资意大利的税务等相关热点问题作了主题演讲，涉及到的行业包括时装、食品、房地产与设计、汽车及船厂、电子设备、包装材料等，向重庆投资者展示超过100多个的投资项目，总价值达5亿欧元。

意大利驻重庆总领事馆总领事马非同先生介绍了意大利政府为方便中国投资者所颁布的签证优惠政策，并鼓励更多的投资者走向意大利。为支持加强中国在意大利的投资业务，意大利政府于2011年5月11日公布了针对投资者发放长期居住签证的新政策。在这一新的法律框架下，意大利驻北京大使馆和其他意大利在中国境内的外交机构和领馆已经开始落实这一政策，以便向有意开拓意大利房地产市场的中国投资者发放这一签证。获签条件为，中国投资者需出示年收入31000欧元的资金证明，固定收入和房产购买除外。作为此项法规内优惠政策的一部分，中国投资者还可同时享受意大利在全世界范围内领先的教育和卫生保健系统。

“这是中意两国专业人士共同组织的一项盛事，将成为在重庆提升‘投资意大利’吸引力的转折点，使重庆企业家加深对意大利投资环境的了解，并探索中方在意大利各个投资领域内，潜在的合作伙伴。我们将继续向中国投资者呈现投资意大利的优势与机遇并以平衡意大利与中国西南地区双边贸易往来为目标，向重庆投资者介绍这个充满活力的市场。”总领事马非同表示，如今，意大利与重庆的投资对话在良好的环境及经济事态下进行，一方面，意大利正处于吸引外资政策的深度重组阶段；另一方面，重庆作为世界经济和金融领域内最具活力的城市之一，正面临“走出去”的重要任务，它的影响力显而易见。今后，中意双方也将在环境保护、农业、城镇化建设、生物医药保健、航空业等五大领域展开合作。

据悉，2014年4月，仅有力帆和鑫源两家重庆企业在意大利开展业务，总投资额为420万美元。而如今已有34家意大利企业在重庆投资，总投资额达5180万美元。

New Preferential Visa Policy to Attract more Investors in Chongqing --"Invest in Italy" Forum Held

On July 22, a forum session of invest in Italy called "wise investment, insight wealth" Chongqing branch of the industrial and commercial bank was held by Italy Consulate-General in Chongqing, the Consul General of Italy Chongqing, Mr. Sergio Maffettone attended this event. This event brings together a large number of local entrepreneurs, as well as Italian delegation: Invest in Lombardy, Studio Tributario e Societario Deloitte, Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli&Patners and Azimut, the largest investment foundation in Italy.

Representatives of 4 companies and institutions from Northern Lombardy, the European economic center in Italy made a keynote speech on taxation and other hot issues about investment in Italy, including fashion, food, real estate and design, auto and shipyard, electronic equipment, and packaging materials, introducing to Chongqing investors more than 100 investment projects, worth up to 500 million euros.

Mr. Sergio Maffettone introduced the preferential policies of Italy visa that just issued by the Government to facilitate Chinese investors and encourage more investors to invest in Italy. In support of China’s investment business in Italy, Italy Government announced a new policy to issue permanent residence visas for investors on May 11, 2011. In this new legal framework, Italy's Embassy in Beijing and the other Italian diplomatic missions and consular posts in China have begun to implement this policy in order to issue the visa to Chinese investors who intend to explore real estate market in Italy. The conditions to get visa for Chinese investors need to show proof of earning 31000 euros a year, except for the fixedincome and real estate purchases. As part of the preferential policies within the regulations, Chinese investors can also enjoy the world's leading educational and health care systems of Italy.

"This is a big event co-organized by bilateral professionals, which will be a turning point of upgrading the attraction of ' invest in Italy ' in Chongqing. Chongqing entrepreneurs will learn more about Italy and understand its investment environment, and explore potential partners and cooperation in Italy in every area. We will continue to present the strengths and opportunities of investing in Italy to Chinese investors and balance bilateral trade between Italy and Southwest China as our target, to describe this dynamic market to our Chongqing investors.In future, the two sides will also expand cooperation in five areas as environment protection, agriculture, urbanization, bio-medicine and health care, and the aviation industry.”

It is reported that in April 2014, only Xinyuan and Lifan of two enterprises started doing business in Italy with a total investment of $ 4.2 million while there are 34 Italy enterprises in Chongqing with a total investment of $ 51.8 million.