According to the Bank of Italy survey, Italian companies are seeing signs of improvement again: domestic demand is recovering, investments and employment are growing. Inflation expectations are stabilizing at 2%, but concerns remain linked to US tariffs and the…
The agreement aims to strengthen the Lombardy economic system with joint actions on innovation, businesses and investment attraction. At the center are the Innovation and Development Zones and support for start-ups, SMEs and production chains
Intesa Sanpaolo's financing offers companies incentives linked to new hires and supports technological investments to foster competitiveness and employment growth
Never-ending crisis for the historic brand of crisps "Either they make Crik or they make Crok" with production stopped, redundancy payments not paid and a new agreement on the way to avoid the collapse of the Pomezia plant
With a budget of 5,5 billion euros, it is not just about development aid, but about seizing growth opportunities in a continent that will host over 2050 billion people by 2,5. Simest is making available…
The American canning giant begins controlled bankruptcy after 139 years of history. Behind the crisis are changes in consumption, inflation and debt. In Italy, famous for iconic commercials and Cragnotti's Lazio
The agreement focuses on advanced technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence, favors startups and technological SMEs, and promotes a plan to attract talent and strengthen development also in Southern Italy
The new Mediobanca-Tagliacarne-Unioncamere report on medium-sized Italian industrial companies highlights once again their excellent performance in terms of labor productivity, employment and turnover, but the tax authorities burden them more than large companies and Trump's duties risk…
Italian medium-sized companies surpass France, Germany and Spain in productivity and innovation. The XXIV Mediobanca-Unioncamere Report reveals numbers, prospects and critical issues: exports are recovering, but taxes, skills and ecological transition weigh heavily
Unione Industriali Torino launches the “Torino Impresa 2030” report on the competitive transition: risks, opportunities and tools to guide companies towards sustainable models
The 2025 edition of the Italian Stock Market Opportunities Conference, promoted by the Imi Cib Division of Intesa Sanpaolo, to bring together Italian companies and international investors, has concluded
The Illy family concludes the corporate reorganization. Daria Illy sells her share in Holding Illy Spa to Gruppo Illy. The manager leaves the group for new professional projects
In Italy there are over 1,3 million women-run businesses, mostly spread across the Center-South, but with difficulty in accessing credit and incentives. Unioncamere: increasing women's economic empowerment to combat gender violence
Italian companies, both SMEs and large, face difficulties in managing attendance, holidays and permits due to manual processes. Digital tools like Fluida simplify HR, reduce administrative burden and increase transparency
In Italy, people save a lot, but invest little in the real economy. Riccardo Colombani, general secretary of First Cisl, raises the alarm: "We don't need banking risk, but a national fund for investment in the real economy"
Law No. 10/76 has been operational since June 2025: tax incentives, profit sharing, stock plans and involvement in decision-making processes to strengthen economic democracy
The initiative of the IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division stops in Turin, with the presence of about 60 representatives of companies from the North West. The Italian Network of the IMI CIB Division follows about 240 groups in the North West areas and…
All set for the June 8 and 9 referendums on work and citizenship. At the polls on Sunday and Monday. Here's everything you need to know to prepare for the vote
The main contributions to cross-border sales come from the USA, OPEC countries and France. Türkiye and China are in sharp decline. The Tagliacarne Study Centre identifies 5.601 aspiring exporting companies
As part of the Italian Government's mission in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the Mef company expands its cooperation network to support exports and investments in strategic sectors
At the annual assembly in Bologna, the President of Confindustria, Emanuele Orsini, supported the strong request for a radical change in Europe and for an extraordinary industrial plan that Prime Minister Meloni said she wanted to support. But the problem of… remains.
Otb Foundation at the Trento Festival of Economics to talk about social innovation in a panel on public-private collaboration. Vice President Arianna Alessi talked about business culture transferred to non-profit
The June 8-9 referendum aims to dismantle key provisions of the Jobs Act and strengthen protections, but risks penalizing small businesses, fixed-term contracts and procurement. On the citizenship front, it is proposed to halve the time to become Italian, with large…
The Dutch company specializes in the development, production and sale of alternative low-emission cementitious binders and materials. The transaction provides for the current shareholders of Caltra to retain a 40% stake and operational leadership of the Company
According to the District Monitor of the Studies and Research Department of Intesa Sanpaolo, the strongest sectors were agri-food and mechanics, while fashion and technology hubs recorded significant declines. The United States remains a key market
Confcommercio and Generali in Italy sign a new agreement to offer associated companies subsidized coverage against catastrophic events and customized insurance solutions
Representatives of the most important Saudi financial institutions present the opportunities related to the further growth of the most important economy in the entire Middle East. Tumiatti: “Great attention to our companies to be strategic development partners”
Italian companies are preparing to face the introduction of duties wanted by Trump. The drop in exports is worrying, but the diversification of markets offers a shield. The survey by Unioncamere
Surprise change at the top of Engineering: Maximo Ibarra resigns after four years of record growth. In his place Aldo Bisio, former CEO of Vodafone Italy
Companies are demonstrating increasing digital maturity. Particularly significant is the data for joint-stock companies (+8,5%), while agri-food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals are among the most dynamic sectors, with growth rates around 7%. However, the greatest challenge…
After a very long dispute, Beko Europe has reached an agreement with the Government, the Regions and the Social Partners. "Italy is a strategic pillar of our activities", says the company's president. Here's what the agreement provides
The 12th edition of the Premio Impresa Ambiente, held at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, featured the best Italian innovations for sustainability: renewable energy, circular economy, AI and international cooperation, towards a greener and more responsible future. Here are the winners
According to the Unioncamere Business Crisis Observatory, in 2024 the use of negotiated settlements for the recovery of companies in crisis almost doubled
A preliminary agreement was reached overnight between unions, the ministry and Beko to maintain activity in the Italian factories of the Turkish company, which last year had predicted almost 2 redundancies by 2025: now instead they should amount to 1.284 employees out of a total…
The incubator and accelerator sector in Italy is growing stronger: 5.780 startups supported, +156% employment and over 600 million euros in turnover. Data from the Social Innovation Monitor 2025 report
The Council of Ministers has extended the deadline for catastrophe insurance: medium-sized businesses until 1 October 2025, small and micro businesses until 1 January 2026. Large businesses must meet today's deadline, but without penalties for 90 days
Female businesses, at the end of 2024 in Italy there were 1 million and 307 thousand registered: here is the identikit between numbers, gender gap, sectors, geography and longevity. The Unioncamere conference
Intesa Sanpaolo launches Obiettivo Italia 2025 from Vicenza to strengthen dialogue with businesses on strategic issues. The initiative will continue in other Italian cities, including Florence, Turin, Bologna, Milan, Naples and Rome
Beko, the dispute continues to remain at a standstill and the unions declare themselves dissatisfied. Next meeting on April 2. "An agreement is impossible without a real commitment that excludes layoffs". The Turkish multinational is silent. The ministry: a new investor is being sought...
A memorandum of understanding has been signed to encourage gender certification and promote awareness-raising and involvement paths among companies as well as in trade union representation
In a context of economic contraction, foreign-led businesses in Italy are growing strongly. With over 670 businesses that have been in business for over ten years, the commercial and artisan sectors emerge as the main drivers of resilience. Data from Unioncamere-InfoCamere
The experience of Turin Capital of Corporate Culture 2024 leaves the territory with the legacy of the digitalization of the exhibition "Turin to the future. Corporate culture, the culture of innovation": the virtual experience of the exhibition that traces the history of the city's industrialization is online from today
Profit +64%, double-digit EBITDA, but the 2025 guidance, more cautious than expected, sinks the stock on the stock exchange. The new ten-year strategic plan 2025-2034 was also presented
Starbucks announces 1.100 layoffs, affecting only corporate staff. The reorganization aims to simplify the company structure and address financial difficulties. The relaunch strategy of the new CEO Brian Niccol aims to improve efficiency and customer experience
Home appliances, negotiations continue in Rome between Beko, Mimit and the unions. At the center of the discussion, the closures and redundancies of the Italian factories. Here is what the future will be, at the moment, for Siena, Comunanza and the site of…
Tech giant Prosus acquires Just Eat Takeaway.com for €4,1 billion, creating the world's fourth food delivery giant. An operation that revolutionizes the sector and shakes up the markets. Just Eat stock price soars (+54%)
The James Bond franchise is at the center of a legal battle: Austrian entrepreneur Josef Kleindienst is challenging the rights to the 007 trademark. Here's what's going on
In the post-pandemic era, the US economy has benefited from labor mobility, productivity growth, and a surge in new businesses. The Fed's Adriana Kugler points out that AI and innovation will continue to drive growth without inflation
Starting Monday, February 3, all 11 Starbucks coffee shops in North America will no longer be free to enter, but will only be available by spending at least a few dollars for a coffee or a glass of water. The CEO's hard line wins…
The Joint Venture, created in 2018 with Punch Powertrain, produces eDCT gearboxes. The operation, which concerns the Metz and Mirafiori plants, is part of the group's electrification plan. Meanwhile, the Grande Panda was presented yesterday, Francois: "Fiat…
According to calculations by the Bank of Italy and Istat, at the end of 2023 the net wealth of Italian families was equal to 11.286 billion euros, but inflation reduced real earnings compared to 2021. Financial assets are…
We receive and publish the following press release issued by Pk Communication. A bright year for Glip, a company specialized in tailor-made lighting production. Thanks to a series of orders from abroad, the company has almost doubled in size. Last year…
According to Movimprese data on the trend of business demographics in 2024, elaborated by Unioncamere and InfoCamere in 2023 the increase was +42 thousand units. The phenomenon of "empty cradles" is growing
After a year marked by slow growth and difficulties in foreign markets, Lombardy looks to 2025 with optimism: GDP expected at +1,1%, increasing consumption and stable employment. The difficulties of exports and the challenges related to investments and…
The crisis in the household appliances sector strikes again: the historic Candy plant in Brugherio will close in June 2025 after 70 years of activity. 170 workers involved, voluntary exits are planned
2025 will be a crucial year for the global economy, with major challenges on innovation, investments and exports for Europe and Italian companies. This is what emerged at the conference “The world in 2025: time to deliver” organized at the headquarters of…
In the first half of 2024, credit demand remained stable for businesses, while households increased requests for mortgages and loans. Banks, more cautious, required more guarantees, while savings went towards…
Today's agreement extends a collaboration that this year celebrates 15 years and 450 billion already disbursed to support the Italian economy. On investing in bitcoin: it's a test. On banking consolidation: we are the pillar of Italy
Bankitalia paints a difficult picture for Italian businesses, with worsening expectations, falling demand (especially foreign) and general caution regarding investments. However, they look to 2025 with moderate optimism
According to the latest economic survey by the Centro Studi dell'Unione Industriali Torino, the data reflect the national and European economic scenario. President Gay: "We reiterate the urgency of a European 'mobility act'"
In 2025, electricity and gas bills could cost businesses as much as 13,7 billion more than in 2024. Numbers and rates according to Cgia di Mestre: the regions most affected and the sectors most at risk. What should…
Ex Ilva, ten offers have been received for the acquisition of the plants: the names, the groups, the origins. Among the Italians, interested only in the individual assets, also Marcegaglia
Jabil, with the formal start of the collective dismissal procedure for all 413 employees of the Marcianise plant in Campania, the dispute is heading towards the hardest epilogue. By March, the US multinational electronics company will cease its activity in Italy,…
This year, cross-border sales in the gold sector were positive thanks to the growth in exports (+39,2%) for a value of over 9,7 million. The outlook remains stable at 3,6 billion despite the threats that come from wars, German recession and possible…
In 2024, only 11,4% of Italian companies will use AI, but 18,9% plan to invest in it by 2027. Meanwhile, investments in Cloud, cybersecurity and digital systems are growing. Data from Unioncamere
According to Unioncamere and Infocamere, the new blood is not enough to counteract the contraction of "native" companies (-14,6%) and the overall balance of the decade marks -9,2%
The Giano paper mill in Fabriano closes definitively with the release of the last reel produced by the historic F3 machine. After 50 years of tradition, the Fedrigoni group leaves the paper business, 174 employees on extraordinary redundancy for a year
Despite positive results, Southern Italian companies face challenges such as bureaucracy, difficulty in finding qualified personnel and supply chain disruptions. The report by Mediobanca, Centro Studi Tagliacarne and Unioncamere
The document promotes the adoption of a circular model that optimizes resources, reduces waste and stimulates competitive growth, strengthening Italy's international role and protecting natural heritage.
The Third Elite Lounge 2024, promoted by Intesa Sanpaolo and Euronext, is starting to support 20 Italian SMEs with training on innovation, governance and internationalization. A path that accelerates strategic development and access to capital markets
The companies of Monza and Brianza confirm solidity and growth, with a turnover of 71,4 billion euros in 2023. Increasing exports and innovation drive the territory, but investments and skills are needed to face the future
The 1.300 multinational enterprises present confirm themselves as a driving force in technology transfer and in 98% of cases they intend to remain for another three years without reducing employment.
The historic Austrian motorcycle manufacturer will enter receivership to avoid bankruptcy and initiate a corporate restructuring by cutting inventory and operating costs
According to data from the Excelsior Information System of Unioncamere, in 2024 some professions, such as engineering, fashion and wood, are difficult to find. The lack of qualified graduates and diploma holders is making the Italian job market even more complex
In 2024, the world economy is growing slowly and the forecasts for 2025 are similar, while geopolitical tensions are putting global stability at risk. In Italy, the economy is stable, markets are favorable and banks are solid, but with an eye…
The second stage of the Intesa Sanpaolo 2024 Women Value Company Award took place in Milan, an initiative promoted by the Marisa Bellisario Foundation and Intesa Sanpaolo to support female entrepreneurship
At the center of the meeting between Assolombarda and Deputy Minister Leo, the requests of companies for a simpler and more incentivizing tax reform. Focus on Ires Premiale, simplification of Transizione 5.0 and measures to strengthen corporate competitiveness
Interview with Gianni Meneghetti, CEO of Fulgor: "The market crisis? Our exports work because we are chameleonic, we adapt to changes with great speed. I do not justify the choice practiced today at an industrial level, that of planned obsolescence"
INTERVIEW WITH PAOLO POSSAMAI, editorial director of Nord Est Multimedia: "Nem was born a year ago from the desire to build a multimedia infrastructure capable of providing good information to the Northeast and of giving the Northeast the representation before the national community…
Bombardieri has long transformed the Uil into a blind servant of Landini's Cgil, hoping that gregariousness will yield him a future, which is actually unlikely. But who and what use is a Uil reduced to this?
At the end of last year, professional figures linked to the green economy represented 13,4% of total employed people in Italy, or 3.163 thousand units: this is what emerges from the 15th GreenItaly Report, produced by the Symbola Foundation, Unioncamere and the Centro…
The two-day event entitled "Leading Re-Generation" will take place at the Cini Foundation in Venice, curated by Sistema Moda Italia, The European House - Ambrosetti and Confindustria Veneto Est - Metropolitan Area Venice Padua Rovigo Treviso
The Irish market will grow at a compound annual rate of 5,4% until 2028, reaching 66,6 billion. The greatest opportunities come from those market niches that value know-how and customized solutions
The indicators for production, orders and profitability are negative. Turin is also slowing down, but it is above average. Gay, president of the Turin Industrial Union: "We are facing a deeper difficulty"
According to Mediobanca's "Cumulative Data" report, analyzing 1.900 companies, the manufacturing sector showed a slight growth, while profit margins reached the highest level since 2008. The importance of foreign-controlled companies. Investments on the rise…
Tupperware has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking to restructure debt and weather a growing economic downturn. Founded in 1946, the company is having to prove its resilience in a market…
Work has begun on the Group Strategic Plan 2025-2027, with resources earmarked for large companies and Public Administrations to support Made in Italy and stimulate territorial growth. The commitment continues to strengthen social and green infrastructures,…
With over 20 years of experience at American Express, Diacono will lead the consumer and business divisions in Italy and oversee joint ventures in Europe and the Middle East
As of June 30, 2024, Aurora’s NAV reaches approximately 330,4 million Euro (+1,1% compared to March 31, 2024). Net result of approximately 4,6 million Euro. In the first half of 2024, Aurora sold Dierre Group and Club del Sole,…
Access to the new subsidized loan "Strengthening African markets" is open to support productive and commercial investments, training and inclusion of local staff in the company
