Doing Business in Italy

The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in” Italy” are the following:

1. To analyze the Italian Economy and Global Trade;
2. To know the business opportunities in the Italian market;
3. To analyze the trade relations of Italy with the country of the student;
4. To know the Italian Free trade agreements (FTA) as a member of the European Union;
5. To develop a business plan for the Italian market.

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Italy” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate (DIB): European Business, World Trade.

Masters (MIB): International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters and Doctorate in International Business adapted to the Italian Students.

Learning materials in + Italia Italie Italia.

1. Credits of the Subject “International Trade and Business in” Italy”: 2 ;
2. Duration: two weeks.

EENI Global Business School in Italian Commercio Estero.

1. Baltic-Adriatic Transport Corridor (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Slovenia);
2. Access to the:
   1. Atlantic Transport Corridor (Portugal-Spain-France-Germany);
   2. North Sea-Mediterranean Transport Corridor.

Italian Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements:

1. Italy and the European Economic Area;
2. European Union
   1. Economic and Monetary Union;
   2. European Customs Union;
   3. European Single Market;
   4. EU Services Directive;
   5. European Digital Single Market;
   6. As a member of the European Union, Italy is a beneficiary of the EU Free trade agreements.
3. Central European Initiative (CEI);
4. Adriatic-Ionian Initiative;
5. Regional Cooperation Council (RCC);
6. Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer country).

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
   2. WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS);
   3. WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
   4. WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI);
   5. WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG);
   6. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
2. International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (UNECE);
3. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR, UN);
4. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
5. Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF);
6. International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC);
7. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, Chicago Convention);
8. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC);
   2. Convention Relating to Temporary Admission (Istanbul Convention).
9. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
   1. TIR Convention;
   2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport.
10. International Chamber of Shipping (ICS);
11. Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM, CIT);
12. Customs Convention on Containers (CCC, UN) - not a member.

European Trade and Economic Organizations:

1. European Union
   1. European Central Bank;
   2. European Investment Bank (EIB);
   3. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
   4. EU-CELAC Summit;
   5. Group of States of the European Council Convention against Corruption (GRECO).
2. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Global Organizations:

1. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
2. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM);
3. Inter-American Development Bank (Non-borrowing country);
4. Asian Development Bank (ADB);
5. African Development Bank (AfDB);
6. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
   1. OECD anti-corruption measures.
7. United Nations (UN)
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
   2. International Trade Centre (INTRACEN);
   3. Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL);
   4. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
8. World Bank (WB);
9. World Trade Organization (WTO);
10. International Monetary Fund (IMF);
11. Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (observer country).

Italy is an observer member

1. Association of Caribbean States (ACS);
2. Latin American Integration Association (ALADI);
3. Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS);
4. Black Sea Economic Cooperation;
5. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA) (dialogue partner).

Italian Republic (Europe).

1. Borders of Italy: France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia;
2. Official Language of Italy: Italian;
3. Italian Capital: Roma;
4. Area of Italy: 301,340 square kilometers;
5. Italian Population: 61 million people;
6. Government of Italy: Parliamentary Republic.

Religion in Italy: Christianity.

1. Roman Catholicism is the main religion in Italy.

Italy belongs to the Western Civilization (European Economic Area).

Italian Economy

1. The Italian economy is the fourth largest in the European Union;
2. The largest sectors of the Italian economy (61 million people) are fashion, mechanical construction, tourism (the fifth country in the world that receives more tourists), chemical export products, automotive sector and food products;
3. The Northern regions are among the richest in the European Union;
4. Milan is the financial and industrial centre of the Italian Republic, Milan is one of the world fashion capitals;
5. Rome is the third most visited city in the European Union;
6. Turin is the Italian automotive industry centre.

Italian Foreign Trade

1. The main Italian export products are engineering, textiles, industrial machines, vehicles, transport equipment, chemical products, foods, beverages, minerals...;
2. Top Italian export markets: Germany, France, the United States, Spain, the United Kingdom;
3. Top Italian import partners: Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain;
4. As a member of the European Union, Italy is a beneficiary of the EU Free trade agreements: South Korea, Tunisia, India, the ASEAN, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia...

(c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2023)
We do not use cookies
Top of this page