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Doing business in Italy

A selection of articles, books and online resources to help you explore the key issues for doing business in Italy.

Guides

Overseas Business Risk - Italy
Report from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office looking at potential risks for UK businesses operating in this country. It includes economic and political risks, human rights issues, bribery and corruption, terrorism, intellectual property and organised crime.

Italy country profile
Guide produced by KPMG in January 2021 outlining tax and other advantages.

Doing Business in Italy
Guide prepared by a local firm within the UHY network which provides an overview of the relevant issues to consider when establishing a business in this country. Published in December 2017.

Exporting

On our Exporting to Italy page you can find export guides, trade forecasts and economic and political updates.

Chambers of commerce and business networks

British Chamber of Commerce for Italy
A support network for promoting business and trade between Britain and Italy.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the United Kingdom
A support network for promoting business and trade between the UK and Italy.

Enterprise Europe Network
Network created by the European Commission of business support organisations helping SMEs to gain access to the EU market.

Articles and books in the Library collection

Selected books

The Business Operations in... series from Bloomberg BNA provides expert guidance on the tax aspects of expanding and operating businesses abroad.

Business Operations in Italy
Analysis of the business environment in Italy, focusing on: the economy and government, operating a business, forms of doing business, principal taxes and taxation of domestic corporations.

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