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Lombardy is the house of ICT in Italy

Lombardy is the house of ICT in Italy

As reported in another post Milan is certainly the point of reference of the Italian ICT industry, where we are talking about 75,000 companies and nearly half a million of employees. This time we focus on some evidences of this leadership. The first sign is the abundance of events related […]

di × 1 settembre 2015 ×

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Hotel Investment Appeal Index: the Attractiveness of Milan in the Hospitality Real Estate

Hotel Investment Appeal Index: the Attractiveness of Milan in the Hospitality Real Estate

The old town Center for the Five Stars hotels, the Central Station for the four stars and the Third Circle for the three stars; according to the Hotel investment Appeal Index made by World Capital, these are the areas of Milan with the highest level of attractiveness in the Hospitality real estate. Being one of the most important cities of Italy, because of its position as Business and Fashion […]

di × 26 giugno 2015 ×

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New investment opportunities in Italy thanks to new employment law reforms

New investment opportunities in Italy thanks to new employment law reforms

The reforms in recent years that have involved employment law in Italy have, for some institutions, resulted in radical innovations which were not even imaginable up until a few months ago and have completely overturned the principles that historically inspired the dynamics of the job market. The legislative interventions, which […]

di × 25 giugno 2015 ×

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New package of measures  to make the Italian tax system more competitive

New package of measures to make the Italian tax system more competitive

On 21 April 2015 the Italian Government issued a package of measures (International Tax Decree and Certainty Decree) which significantly changes the tax rules applicable to cross-border operations and gives a specific definition to the concept of abuse of law and tax avoidance. The whole package is even designed to […]

di × 24 giugno 2015 ×

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New Decree on internationalization: more tax certainties for International business

New Decree on internationalization: more tax certainties for International business

In line with those practices that some countries offer to investors, Italy is opening the chance to obtain tax rulings on international businesses. The new Decree of the government which is going to be enforced within September provides the right to agree in advance with tax authorities some arguments that […]

di × 19 giugno 2015 ×

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Biotechnology in Lombardy: leadership among Italian industries and excellence around the world

Biotechnology in Lombardy: leadership among Italian industries and excellence around the world

Nowadays Biotechnology is a hot topic. During these days the 2015 BIO International Convention  takes place in Philadelphia (US). It is the world’s largest biotechnology gathering, and Invest in Lombardy, of course, is attending. Biotech is a point of strength for the Italian economic development and Lombardy is a territory where this industry has […]

di × 16 giugno 2015 ×

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Productivity: heaven or hell?

Productivity: heaven or hell?

Flexible working practices pose challenges and solutions Rising numbers of people worldwide are now opting to work outside the main office for at least a proportion of their business hours. A recent report that can be found on sites like https://deskview.co/blogs/products/floating-desk , by global workplace provider Regus that surveyed 22,000 […]

di × 15 giugno 2015 ×

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The new simplified limited liability company

The new simplified limited liability company

Background The numerous recent legislative initiatives regarding limited liability companies (“S.r.l.”), are noteworthy for having created new opportunities for the use of this corporate vehicle. In particular, the enhancement of the S.r.l., which started with the company law reform of 2003, has been accentuated over time both as to its […]

di × 12 giugno 2015 ×

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Jobs Act: what do companies think about it?

Jobs Act: what do companies think about it?

The Jobs Act is a revolution in the Italian labour market. The introduction of the “progressive tenure employment contract” will be the leading driver of choices for companies, making permanent contracts attractive again. When the real effects of this reform will be felt in the market is hard to predict.  […]

di × 11 giugno 2015 ×

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Patent Box – Tax benefits on the use and transfer of intangible assets (trademarks, patents, industrial processes)

Patent Box – Tax benefits on the use and transfer of intangible assets (trademarks, patents, industrial processes)

The 2015 Italian Stability Law – Law no. 190 dated 23.12.2014 established the “Patent Box”: a special optional tax regime for income deriving from some types of intangible assets. The regulation was expanded with Article 5 of Italian Decree Law no. 3 of 2015 (“DL Investment Compact”). The aforementioned optional […]

di × 10 giugno 2015 ×