Invest in italy

why Italy?

INVEST in

ITALY!

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invest

ors are

chooser

s

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..carefully doing their homework..

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..still t

here is

no

GUARANTEE of

succes

s: so ho

w to

minimize

RISK?

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invest in a country because of its BEAUTY & LIFESTYLE?

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Italy is not just great food..

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..and good coffee..

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..nor opera and fashion

brands..

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..nor just a romantic tourist destination

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Italy has STRONG economic and political

FUNDAMENTALS

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2008

..and has weathered the

2008 financial storm better

than other countrie

s

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..provin

g that

it can

absorb

SHOCKS..

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it is a country sta

nding

confident on her feet..

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..where the ECONOMY

expects to gain further

SPEED in the months ahead..

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..a country anchored to strong

SUPERNATIONAL institutions

EU

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with decentralized & flexible national institutions...

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...and a

DIVERSIFIED

economy..

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...where the genius of innovation

is alive & well..

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..endowed with a strategic g

eographic location in the

heart of Europe & the Mediterranean

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Paris, Vienna, Athens, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers - 2 hrs

2 to 3 hrs Madrid, London, Berlin, Lisbon, Ankara, Amsterdam

+ 3 hrs Tel Aviv, Cairo, Stockholm

Travel time from Rome (by air)

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...serving as the HUB of

strategic European

transportation networks

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6 of the 30 priority traffic axes of EU's TEN-T (Trans-European Network for Transport) connect to Italy

The Trans-European Corridors

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837,493 km of road network:

12,000 km of state-roads

6,532 km of motorways

A modern network of infrastructure

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high-speed trains

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98airports

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156sea-ports

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...with a simplified...

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.. and

TRANSPARENTlegal framework

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..and a prudent & robust

banking system

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offering skilled &

competitive human cap

ital

an average of 300,000 graduates each year

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...offering a wide

selection of business

INCENTIVES and

OPPORTUNITIES in the

following secto

rs..

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..Tourism and hospitality..

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..life sciences & health care..

Biotech Bioinformatics

Research for new drugs

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..aerospace & automotive..

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ICT

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..solar & photovoltaic

technology..

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..and logistics..

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so what shall I take

away from this?

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that’s a no-brainer: investing in Italy

is a

BALANCED & REASONABLE

business decision

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a country w

ith its

doors open to

foreign investors

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offering reliable business opportunities

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1 A strategic position in Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea

2 Wide & advanced network of infrastructures

3 A friendly business environment

4 Incentives and support for foreign companies

5 High-end Know-how

6 Qualified human resources

7 Quality of life and lifestyle

The 7 reasons for investing in Italy

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