ROMA (ITALPRESS) – At Palazzo Piacentini, the ceremony for the presentation and cancellation of the ordinary stamp belonging to the theme series “The excellences of the production system and the Made in Italy”, dedicated to the Guarantee Fund for SMEs.
The event, chaired by the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, and the Undersecretary of State with delegation to the SME Guarantee Fund, Massimo Bitonci, saw the participation of the leaders of Mediocredito Centrale, in the figures of President Ferruccio Ferranti and CEO Francesco Minotti, and representatives of Poste Italiane and the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Giovanni Machetti and Luca Sciascia.
“A stamp that highlights the success of the Fund we have set up and which, at the same time, helps to make it known to our citizens, that is to our families. The system of small and medium-sized enterprises and the realities of the craft industry is an important part of our production system. In the coming days I will convene the first appointment of a permanent and continuous table dedicated to this sector, a place of confrontation that will accompany us in the implementation of implementing decrees on the annual bill of SMEs and on the elaboration of that of next year”, said Minister Urso.
“The Guarantee Fund for SMEs, in 25 years of activity, confirms an excellent instrument of economic policy promoted by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, rapid and effective in support of enterprises and the growth of the productive system. The new stamp will help the general public know the value and function of the Fund, amplifying its recognisability as a strategic lever for small and medium-sized Italian companies”, said Undersecretary Massimo Bitonci.
“Since 2000, the SME Guarantee Fund has proved to be an essential tool to facilitate access to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and professionals, the backbone of our production system. As a manager since his birth, the experience of MCC in the facilitation field is a fundamental asset to realize his mission as a public capital bank, committed to strengthening the competitiveness of the country. It is thanks to this professional heritage that we could accompany the evolution of the Fund with competence and spirit of service”, said the President of Mediocredito Centrale, Ferruccio Ferranti.
The cartoon depicts, in stylized graphics, some workers representing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and professionals, pillars of the national economy, to which the Guarantee Fund for SMEs is addressed, a tool for the growth, innovation and competitiveness of the Italian productive fabric.
In the background, a directional arrow growing and, on the left, a gear, universal symbol of work, progress and productivity. The “FONDO DI GARANZIA PER LE PMI DAL 2000” legend is completed, the “ITALIA” wording and the tariff indication “B”. The sketch was made by Fabio Abbiati. The stamp will be printed by the Centro Filatelico dell’Officina Carte Valori e Produzioni Traditional dell’Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato S.p.A., with the tariff indication “B”, in 220.000 copies.
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