Private equity, Italian businesses back in foreign investors’ crosshairs
Foreign investors are back to looking at Italian businesses, especially from a medium-term perspective
The “win-win” IHI-Imer alliance in construction machinery sector turns 25
Born twenty-five years ago as a commercial partnership, the axis between San Gimignano’s Imer (a leader in construction machinery) and the Japanese IHI giant (multinational spanning from energy plants to shipbuilding, from turbochargers to bridges to offshore systems) has developed into a consolidated joint venture in the construction machinery sector
McPhy, the hydrogen innovation wagers on Pisa
A central location that is well connected from a logistics perspective, an important technological know-how, a political and administrative context that is committed to support innovation and, last but not least, a territory rich of history and beauties that are reknown around the world and appreciated by clients and investors.
Tuscany promoted on Nikkei website
A micro site is now online promoting Tuscany as a favourute investment destination for Japanese companies
Chamber of Commerce now allows companies to register in English
To make Italy more attractive to investors, and to help Italian companies find new markets overseas, the nation’s official corporate registry — the databank that collects information on all companies belonging to chambers of commerce — will “speak” English as well as Italian from now on.
High-tech vocation grows in Pisa
A turnover that grazes one billion Euro and nearly 5,500 employees. These are the figures that describe the high-tech vocation of the Pisa area, predicted to grow in 2014 as well
Russian capitals will transform Villa Godilonda into a luxury hotel
Russian investment in one of the Tuscan coast’s most beautiful villas. Villa Godilonda, a historic building with large adjacent park, rises on cliffs above the sea at Castiglioncello in the Livorno province
The “Tuscany” brand? More than just tourism and food
Tourism, art, wine and food, and fashion. But also cultural events and activities, real estate assets and eminent universities and research facilities
Chinese Bright Food lands in Italy with Salov
The Chinese foods giant Bright Food lands in Tuscany. The group, whose turnover exceeds 17 billion dollars and controls four companies quoted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (Brightdairy, Jinfeng Wine, Shanghai Maling and Shanghai Haibo), has chosen Italy as one of the important points in its international expansion plan
Florence, October 14th: Tuscany convenes to increase its attractiveness abroad.
Export, tourism, investments. These are the three factors allowing Tuscany to wade through the long economic crisis with better economic conditions than most of the other Italian regions, and that are maintaining Tuscany’s competitiveness abroad