Press review

November 29, 2023

Denmark and Germany have the highest water prices in Europe and with this revenue they finance large investments in the sector. In Italy, every cubic meter of water is paid 2.1 euros against the 3.2 EU average, the 9.9 euros of Denmark and the 6.3 euros of Germany. According to the analysis presented during the 5th edition of TEHA's "Value of Water for Italy" Community, which represents 36 partners among the main companies and organisations of the extended water supply chain, Italy’s low water tariff limits the investments needed to improve the integrated water service.

November 29, 2023

Emissions from energy-intensive or "hard to abate" industrial sectors (hard to break down), such as steel, cement, glass, ceramics, paper, chemical, foundries, amount to 63.7 million tons of CO2 in Italy. Electrification, energy efficiency, bioenergy, hydrogen and variation of raw materials could contribute to a reduction of up to 52% of these emissions.

November 28, 2023

The foreign capital companies associated with Iapg (Italian pharmaceutical companies group with American capital) and Eunipharma (Italian pharmaceutical companies group with European and Japanese capital) constitute a driving force and a strong stimulus for innovation in the Italian pharmaceutical sector, with an impact in terms of production value greater than 60%.

November 20, 2023

Italy still devotes few resources to healthcare, in one of the countries with the oldest population on the European continent. According to a study by The European House - Ambrosetti, by 2050 the sanitary fund will require up to 211 billion euros each year in order to ensure the healthcare assistance to Italian citizens.

November 13, 2023

The study "Industrial opportunities from the energy transition in Sicily, Italy and Europe", realized by the Hydrogen Community and the Floating Offshore Wind Community of The European House - Ambrosetti analyzes the opportunities for economic and industrial development for the region in the broadest efforts of decarbonisation in the Continent and the world.

November 8, 2023

The study by The European House - Ambrosetti: if all of Italy's Special Economic Zones (ZES) had similar results to those obtained by the Campania Region there would be an increment of 23% of the total Value Added of the Southern regions of the country.

October 24, 2023

"The welfare system in our country is increasingly expensive, but pays more for the past than the future, penalizing education". Valerio De Molli, Managing Partner and CEO of The European House Ambrosetti, said on the sidelines of the presentation of the report of the "Welfare, Italia" Think Tank, supported by Unipol Group with the collaboration of The European House - Ambrosetti, during the Welfare Italia Forum 2023, in Rome. 

October 12, 2023

According to a report by The European House - Ambrosetti and Salesforce, Italy is among the most committed countries in Europe for the adoption of artificial intelligence in public administration, but must invest more to fill the gap with the rest of European countries.

September 29, 2023

Lorenzo Tavazzi, Partner and Head of global intelligence and scenarios of The European House - Ambrosetti tells the business opportunities between Italy and ASEAN countries. Since 2017, TEHA organizes the event High Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations; in 2023 it will be held in Bangkok.

September 26, 2023

Connectivity is not only an enabler of digital inclusion, but also of economic and social inclusion. The analysis of The European House - Ambrosetti and Eolo that was presented today brings to the attention an opportunity, but also the weight of the existing digital divide. In short: if all Italian provinces had reached an ultrabroadband subscription rate equal to the top performer province (Milan), the national GDP would have had an increase of 69 billion, equal to +3.54%.

September 20, 2023

Foreign companies have always played a fundamental role in the Italian economy, contributing to export, employment and innovation. In some cases, Italy has also become the centre of pivotal transformations.

September 19, 2023

Italy is the first manufacturer of footwear and leather goods in the high range, represents 60% of tanned leather in Europe and is a leader in cutting-edge technologies: the strengths of a sector that boasts the highest commercial balance in absolute terms.

September 11, 2023

Pharmaceutical companies with foreign capital (29 billion of production) ask to revise the payback system in Italy to create more favorable conditions, as it has been done in Germany, France and Spain. The contribution that foreign-owned pharmaceutical companies make to the Italian ecosystem is quantified in the White Paper "Increasing the attraction of foreign investments for the competitiveness of Italy. What strategy for the pharmaceutical industry" of The European House - Ambrosetti, prepared with the support of Iapg (Italian pharmaceutical companies with American capital) and Eunipharma (European and Japanese capital).

September 14, 2023

"Today we need to make the most of all the resources we have and look at our geographical location as one of our strengths. From this point of view, the sea is everything in Italy: it is tourism, biodiversity, the environment, fisheries and transport. Whatever comes to mind passes through the sea, but we have not worked enough to give value to this resource" said the minister Francesco Lollobrigida at the Risorsa Mare Forum of The European House - Ambrosetti.

September 3, 2023

A study of The European House - Ambrosetti estimates an expenditure of 23 billion euros per year up to 2070 to correct the ongoing denatality and mortality trend and bring the Italian population back to 60 million inhabitants.

September 2, 2023

The Nobel Prize for Economics on the sidelines of the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio: "The economic policy of the Meloni government? I think there is a problem of lack of skills".

September 2, 2023

The European House - Ambrosetti's CEO, in front of the financial elite, opened the Cernobbio Forum with worrying data on the social and economic implications of the decline in births: «In two centuries the last Italian child will be born».

August 18, 2023

108 million cubic meters per day of desalinated water are generated in the world; yet in Italy we produce only 650 thousands - 5.9% of European daily production. In addition, 89% of rainwater is lost. 

August 4, 2023

The Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata and Exprivia will host for the third year in a row the hub in Puglia of the Cernobbio Forum by The European House - Ambrosetti.

July 31, 2023

In Europe, 22% of organizations with more than 10 employees report cyber breaches, such as unavailability of ICT services, interruption or corruption of data and publications or theft of sensitive data. In Italy, the percentage is lower (16%), a value that, however, is due to a weakness: it should not be read as a symptom of a greater preparation of the enterprises in the field of cybersecurity, but it must be considered in the light of the still modest digitalization of companies in Italy.

July 25, 2023

"In Italy, public spending continues to be below the European average and even the financing of the National Health Fund, although increasing, is insufficient to cover the healthcare needs of a population that has an increasing number of chronic elderly people", Valerio De Molli, Managing Partner & CEO of The European House - Ambrosetti.

July 20, 2023

The preservation of culture is a heritage to be protected for future generations: this was the main ethical theme that emerged at the first Italian Culture Forum "Public Museums of Rome: a strategic heritage", a meeting of the culture system promoted by The European House - Ambrosetti.

July 18, 2023

The discussion of the Intermediterranean Commission was related to innovative infrastructures that may guide the transition to renewable energy sources and the impact of EU directives on the fisheries sector.

July 18, 2023

The Mediterranean is facing a series of events that put a strain on its resilience, requiring decisive and determined action. At the 34th General Assembly of the Intermediterranean Commission of the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions, the main issues were: transportation and integrated maritime policy, territorial cooperation and macro-regional strategies, water and energy, economic and social cohesion.

July 16, 2023

The food delivery sector is now worth 1.8 billion euros and currently serves 71% of the Italian population. At The European House - Ambrosetti's 7th "The Roadmap of the future for food&beverage" Forum in Bormio, it has been emphasized the fundamental role of the food delivery platforms, which over the last year have covered 97% of the total value of all sold meals. Only 3% come from online channels of traditional restaurants.

July 10, 2023

The Report of the 7th Think Tank Liguria 2030 was presented in Rapallo with the support of the Liguria Region. Valerio De Molli: "Thanks to the PNRR, the Liguria Region has attracted resources for 6,8 billion euros, about 14% of the regional Gdp"

July 10, 2023

A survey by JAM - Join the Ageless Mind, an initiative by The European House - Ambrosetti, highlights that most people aged under 30 want to work in the digital field. Among the most requested jobs are: crypto, gaming, e-sport, robotics, high-tech, drop shipping.

June 23, 2023

Since the foundation of the European Union, France and Italy have supported and conveyed a vision of Europe based on the principles of sharing and exchange. The two countries are pillars of the European project and have the duty to keep a fruitful relationship. The meeting "Italy and France: together to face the great European challenges" took place as the final event of the 6th edition of the "Italian-French Dialogues for Europe": an initiative launched in 2018 by Luiss Guido Carli University and Sciences Po University, in collaboration with The European House - Ambrosetti.

June 21, 2023

Hydrogen can be a driver of sustainability and competitiveness for Italy, which already has distinctive skills in the production of specific technologies related to its use, but for now it is expected a much lower national production than other EU countries, 15 times lower than Germany.

June 12, 2023

The Italian Sounding, that is the misleading trade of products that "sound" Italian, while they are not, is valued as much as the entire Italian agri-food exports. Exports could be doubled if this phenomenon were counteracted with adequate investments. It emerged from a report made by The European House - Ambrosetti and ISMEA and presented on the second day of the 7th edition of the forum "The Roadmap of the future for food&beverage: evolutions and challenges for the coming years" organized in Bormio by The European House - Ambrosetti with Ambrosetti Club's Food&Bevergage Community.

June 9, 2023

Seven out of ten Italian companies (69.2%) in the food&beverage sector think that energy inflation is the most serious problem caused by the state of permanent crisis ("poli-crisis") that the global economy has been experiencing for over three years. The European House - Ambrosetti interviewed a sample of 500 companies in the sector with a survey presented at the 7th forum "The Roadmap of the future for food & beverage: evolutions and challenges for the coming years" organized in Bormio, Lombardia.

June 2, 2023

The EU Directive on the energy classes of buildings will enter the approval phase with the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union. According to the Smart Building Community of The European House - Ambrosetti, the cost of adjustment will be paid in 12 years.

May 24, 2023

According to the analysis by Iren Group and The European House - Ambrosetti, the Italian need for critical raw materials is expected to grow up to 11 times compared to current levels by 2040.

May 21, 2023

Sorrento hosted the second edition of "Verso Sud (Looking Southward). Europe’s Strategy for a New Geopolitical, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Season in the Mediterranean", the annual Forum organized by The European House - Ambrosetti. Today more than ever, the ambition of Verso Sud has been to break a fatalistic and resigned narrative of our country, stimulating companies and social partners to design a future of geopolitical, economic and social leadership of Italy in the Mediterranean region, in alignment with the institutions.

May 4, 2023

In Italy, the agri-food value chain directly supports about 30 macro-chains and generates a total Value Added of 282 billion euros, 16.4% of its GDP. In 2022, the trade balance is in the red, after three consecutive years of surplus, but there is a record of exports, worth 58.8 billion euros. These are the main data provided by The European House - Ambrosetti during the presentation of the seventh Food&Beverage Forum, to be held in Bormio on June 9 and 10, 2023.

May 2, 2023

The event "Strengthening Italian-Saudi cooperation for a common and sustainable development - The Italian economic landscape" took place in Rome. The initiative, organized by The European House - Ambrosetti, followed the strategic journey of the members of the Ambrosetti Club in Saudi Arabia and was attended by Saudi and Italian companies, the president of the Saudi - Italian Business Council, Kamel Almunajjed, representatives of the Government and the Sovereign Investment Fund of the Middle Eastern country.

April 28, 2023

Decades of misuse, mismanagement, over-extraction of groundwater and contamination of freshwater reserves have exacerbated water stress in the world, along with the scarcity of water caused by climate change and the degradation of natural ecosystems. The Value of Water for Italy Community is committed to monitoring the evolution of the situation and the impacts caused by these trends.

April 6, 2023

Increasing renewable energy sources and decommissioning of coal thermoelectric generation capacity: the two key dynamics that increase the importance of storage systems, of which hydroelectric pumping represents a strategic resource. Supporting data are contained in the report "The strategic role of hydroelectric pumping in the energy transition", presented in Rome by The European House - Ambrosetti in collaboration with Edison.

April 1, 2023

At the Finance Workshop in Cernobbio it is said that only 6% of funds from the NRRP have been spent. The Minister for Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, said: "We are studying a measure to improve efficiency in the Public Administration". The European Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni: "I acknowledge the good will of the Government".

March 31, 2023

The electronic polls at the Workshop by The European House - Ambrosetti showed that only 10.9% of participants are «very» worried by war. A year ago 19% of them gave this answer. The case of the Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse are considered «isolated cases» by 47.9% of participants, but 35.4% think that they are «precursors of a systemic crisis of financial institutions». At the last place we find worries about climate change, expressed by 2.3% of them only.

March 30, 2023

Updated data on electronic payments in Italy was presented at the Round Table of the Cashless Society Community, organised by The European House - Ambrosetti. The study shows that Italy's transition to cashless is proceding smoothly, but the performance is still unsatisfactory when compared to the European average. Italy is third to last, and loses a position since 2021, with better results than Romania and Bulgaria only. Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands are the best performers.  

March 14, 2023

96.3% of Italians say that they often have sustainable behaviours, but less than 30% regularly drink tap water. However, young people could reverse this trend: 60% of people under 30 are already drinking public water.

March 9, 2023

Italy ranks second in the EU for the number of construction companies. but bureaucracy is an obstacle.We presented in Rome a new report during the "Public Administrations Technology Forum - Dialogues with the P.A.": a meeting among the Vice Minister of Infrastructures; Edoardo Rixi, and Valerio De Molli, Managing Partner & Ceo The European House - Ambrosetti and Corrado Panzeri, Partner & Head of our InnoTech Hub.

March 7, 2023

Sicily is the 4th largest agricultural economy in Italy and in 2021 generated a turnover of 5.4 billion euros, 8.1% of the national total. The current water crisis puts at risk the agricultural sector, which must be supported with new digital technologies.

March 2, 2023

Created by the Pordenone-Udine Chamber of Commerce, together with The European House – Ambrosetti, the first edition of «Open Dialogues For Future» took place in Udine: a forum that gathers entrepreneurs and geopolitics experts who discuss today's most pressing issues (war, pandemic, economic crisis, energy transition, climate change, work) and their impacts on the Region and the nation.

February 27, 2023

Available data on women employment is not positive: out of 334 new employees over a span of a year, more tha 88% are men. However, there are some sectors where there is a greater female employment, such as healthcare, tourism, retail, social services. In this list, The European House - Ambrosetti highlights the impact of the Modern Distribution, which has registered a growth of 32% in comparison to the national average. 

February 10, 2023

In a view of mutual learning, senior and junior professionals may create new leadership methods that enhance individual skills and encourage everyone to express their ideas, adopt technologies, and demonstrate that the dream job is real. Jam - Join the Ageless Mind believes that this is all possible.

February 9, 2023

«Water is a strategic asset for Italy: it generates more than 15% of the national GDP», said Valerio De Molli, Managing Partner and CEO of The European House - Ambrosetti, commeting on the preview of the 2023 White Book of the Value of Water for Italy Community.

January 31, 2023

According to the study prepared by Netcomm (the consortium of the e-commerce sector in Italy) in collaboration with The European House – Ambrosetti, e-commerce “is not just a trend anymore”. Currently, the value chain comprises 723.000 companies, and generates over than 70 billion euros in revenue.

January 26, 2023

Italy's sports industry generates an Added Value of 24.5 billion euroes, equal to 1,37% of the national GDP: this is one of the main outcomes of the presentation of the first "Value of Sport Observatory", organised by The European House - Ambrosetti at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

January 22, 2023

Lorenzo Tavazzi, Partner of The European House - Ambrosetti and Coordinator of the Smart Building Community, comments on the energy consumption of buildings in Italy.

January 17, 2023

An antidote to inflation and a lifesaver for the household shopping, Private Labels reached a turnover of 12.8 billion in 2022 with growth close to 10%, with a market share of about 20.8%. These data were illustrated by Valerio De Molli, Managing partner & CEO, The European House - Ambrosetti, during the presentation of the position paper «Today and tomorrow's Italy: the social and economic role of Modern Distribution» prepared by The European House - Ambrosetti for Adm, the Italian Modern Distribution Association.

January 16, 2023

At the opening event of the Modern Distribution fair "Marca by BolognaFiere 2023", Valerio De Molli presented the study prepared by The European House - Ambrosetti for ADM – Associazione Distribuzione Moderna, in collaboration with Marca by BolognaFiere, Ipsos, and Iri: it confirmed the significant role of the distribution sector in Italy and illustrated its future development scenario.

January 10, 2023

By analysing numerous case studies at national and international level, the Act Tank Sicilia platform, promoted and managed by The European House -Ambrosetti with the involvement of the main public and private operators of the Island, showed that the creation of ecosystems may encourage the economic growth of the Sicilian territory in the field of innovation, as it happened in the Campania Region.