Start up, the EU’s OK for tax incentives
A green light to the tax incentives for people investing in start ups, a measure passed at the end of 2012 by the Monti administration to support development and the affirmation of innovative business ideas.
A renewable energy champion grows in Arezzo
Thirty sites in Italy for the production of solar energy for a total power of 60MW, 14 research permits for the exploitation of geothermal resources, a plant in Emilia Romagna is ready to start producing energy from biomasses.
Renewables – GSE and Region of Tuscany alliance
The Region of Tuscany allies with the Gestore dei Servizi Energetici [Energy Services Management Company], the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s company that distributes incentives for the production of energy from renewable resources and promotes, at the informational level, green energy.
Quality of life, Siena and Florence in the top ten
Siena and Florence are among the top ten cities and provinces in Italy, for quality of life.
Return to the earth, record foreign investments in Italian agricultural businesses
Rock star Sting, former Timer Warner manager Richard Parsons, and businessman James B. Sherwood. Three internationally known names with a common interest: the Tuscan countryside and its food products.
Tuscan economy, 3 good news from abroad
The positive signals for Tuscan economy all come from abroad. Despite a comprehensively weak economic juncture, in the first semester of 2013 the orders to industry, export, and international tourism, as well as the transit of foreign travelers in airports are all shown a slight recovery in the regional territory.
The Italian Ministry chooses three Pisa researchers to co-ordinate national projects
The Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research has assigned funds to the FIRB (Funds for Investment in Fundamental Research) ‘Future in Research’ project selecting three researchers from the University of Pisa as Italian project co-ordinators and another three as local unit heads.
Culture, an asset of 4,500 museums in Italy. Tuscany ranks first in terms of visitors and structures
A cultural and artistic heritage asset constituted by 4,500 sites that attract over one hundred million visitors every year, and among which Tuscany stands out for its primacy, both in terms of offer and demand.
With the “David’ as Italy’s symbol, the Tuscan challenge for Expo2015 commences
Italy’s symbol for Expo 2015 – the Universal Exposition that will take place in two years in Milan, and that represents a great opportunity for the hosting country, both in terms of visibility and development, possibly economic – will be “an icon of Italian art and genius throughout the world”.
Privatizations take off with 8 prized assets
Stocks in the ‘bigs’ of oil and technology, the gas and energy networks, the shipbuilding sector and other prized assets: all this on the platter with which Italy opens an new season of privatizations, from which it hopes to collect 10 to 12 billion in 2014