Competing in uncertainty, key dossiers for industrial Italy
The new forecast report “Energy, Green Deal and Tariffs: Obstacles to the Italian and European Economy”, published by the Confindustria Research Center (CSC), describes an international context full of unknowns but also rich in useful ideas for orienting business strategies. The report focuses on three key themes: geopolitical fragmentation, the green transition and the increase […]
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Growing in the global scenario with innovation and exports
Companies are faced with a complex global context, yet rich in potential. This is the consideration underlying the study “Let’s GROW!” carried out by SACE, in which new growth scenarios for Italian companies are outlined. In fact, SACE estimates a growth opportunity of EUR 100 billion for 2025, accessible through two fundamental strategic levers, i.e. […]
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Mauritania: an evolving economy driven by energy, infrastructure, and agro-industry
Before even considering the fishing industry, it is the mining sector that continues to lead Mauritania’s economy, with production on the rise. Energy, however, is the country’s emerging sector, both through transitional sources such as methane and through renewables, which hold vast but still largely untapped potential. The expansion of extractive activities, along with promising […]
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Brazil: 15 motorway concessions planned for 2025
Brazil is preparing for a major shift in its road infrastructure sector this year, with no fewer than 15 public tenders to be launched over the coming months to grant private operators the management of 8,449 kilometres of federal motorways. This programme, the largest annual motorway concession plan in the country’s history, will involve 15 […]
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Italy – Mexico Business Forum (22 May 2025)
A new stage in the implementation of the Export Action Plan is coming to Mexico City: the Italy-Mexico Business Forum will be held in the Mexican capital on 22 May. The initiative is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with ITA, on the occasion of the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign […]
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Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM) wins tender to operate surface transport services in Paris and Île-de-France
Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the public transport authority for the Île-de-France region, has announced in a press release that Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM) has won a tender for the operation of surface transport services. The contract covers 18 bus routes in Paris and neighbouring municipalities, within an area home to approximately 2.2 million residents, as well […]
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Serbia, ICT and AI drive an increasingly value-added economy
Serbia, ICT and AI drive an increasingly value-added economy In recent years, Serbia has established itself as a stable and attractive economy for investors, with GDP growing by 3.9% in 2024 and a forecast of 4.2% by 2025. Public debt has dropped to 46.5 per cent of GDP, while the country is becoming a strategic […]
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UK steps up its pace on Artificial Intelligence, between investment and innovation
The UK is aiming to strengthen its position in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector with the launch of the AI Opportunities Action Plan, a strategy to stimulate economic growth and strengthen the country’s competitiveness in one of the key areas of global technological transformation. The document builds on the initiatives launched in 2023 with the first […]
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Montenegro: infrastructure and investments for rapid EU integration
To enhance both domestic and international connectivity, the Government of Montenegro has planned several major infrastructure projects in the coming years, with the support of the European Union (EU). The most imminent project is the second section of the motorway that, once completed, will connect the towns of Bar and Boljare. This stretch covers 21 […]
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Made in Italy and Growth Diplomacy to make Italy an increasingly important player abroad
“Italy, like Europe, needs a new and strong industrial policy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation cannot fail to be a protagonist of this season”. Saying as much, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, underlined last December, in Milan, the relationship between businesses and […]
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