Liguria’s three-day mission to Georgia ended in Atlanta with discussions on shipping, potential air connections and cooperation between technology companies. Held at the offices of law firm Miller & Martin, the final meetings focused on how businesses in the two regions could develop commercial ties, from using Savannah and Genoa as entry points to their respective markets to supporting startups seeking to expand abroad.

The opening session examined how artificial intelligence and automation are changing logistics, transport and supply chains. Participants included representatives from Delta Air Lines, Logistics Reply, JAS and Miller & Martin, alongside the Italian logistics federation Federlogistica, the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and Genoa Airport.

Federlogistica president Davide Falteri outlined the work he expects to follow: identifying the needs of Italian companies interested in entering the United States through the Port of Savannah, and those of American businesses considering Genoa as a route into Europe. Alberto Pozzobon, marketing manager at the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, said the meetings in Savannah and Atlanta had generated interest in the Ports of Genoa’s role in serving Italian and European markets. He also noted that attending together had allowed institutions and operators to present the region’s services and expertise jointly.

For Genoa Airport, the Atlanta meeting provided an opportunity to discuss potential new connections directly with Delta Air Lines. Airport general manager Francesco D’Amico said the airport has been working to strengthen its presence in the North American market. Its presentation covered both Liguria’s tourism offering and travel linked to the region’s businesses and industries.

“This is a process that starts here, and we will continue working on it over the coming months,” D’Amico said.

A second session brought together companies and professionals working in manufacturing, consulting, technology and research, with representatives from the University of Genoa and FILSE. Discussions covered technology transfer and possible cooperation to help businesses develop internationally. Two Ligurian companies, Cactus Holding and Firmamento Technologies, also took part in the Atlanta meetings.

Maria Nives Riggio, FILSE’s deputy general manager, pointed to exchanges with Italian entrepreneurs who have already established a presence in the United States. She said Atlanta’s network of services and support could be useful for Ligurian startups, and that the meetings had identified several areas of shared business activity. FILSE’s next task, she added, would be to follow up on those contacts.

The delegation was led by Admiral Massimiliano Nannini, chief of staff to the president of the Liguria Region, and also included representatives from Liguria’s port authorities, Agenzia in Liguria and Liguria International. Nannini said the priority after the mission would be to turn the initial discussions into specific opportunities for cooperation. A visit to Liguria by a delegation from the State of Georgia is being planned for 2027 to continue the talks.

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Liguria’s regional delegation met with Delta Air Lines in Atlanta to discuss the possibility of a new connection between Genoa and the North American market. Representatives of Genoa Airport joined the meeting at the airline’s headquarters during the second day of the region’s mission to the U.S. state of Georgia. Discussions are still at an early stage, and no new route was announced.

Genoa Airport’s managing director, Francesco D’Amico, said the airport had been in contact with Delta for about two years. The meeting provided an opportunity to explore potential services and their role in bringing more North American visitors to Liguria. D’Amico pointed to recent coverage of Genoa and the region by The New York Times and Lonely Planet as a basis for developing those connections.

Massimiliano Nannini, chief of staff to Liguria’s regional president and head of the delegation, reported strong interest from Delta. He described the effort to reach a commercial agreement as a process that had only just begun.

The delegation also met with representatives of the State of Georgia and the Metro Atlanta Chamber to continue work on a memorandum of understanding between Georgia and Liguria. Discussions covered the subjects to be included in the agreement, particularly the maritime economy, the Port of Savannah and digital technology. Federlogistica also contributed to the meeting. The memorandum has yet to be signed.

Alongside the institutional meetings, the delegation visited organizations that support technology companies and university entrepreneurship. At Tech Square and the Advanced Technology Development Center, which helps startups and technology businesses, representatives explored possible collaborations with Liguria.

A meeting with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and Partnership Gwinnett focused on the county’s economy, its international businesses and potential ties with Ligurian companies. Ports, logistics and global supply chains were among the topics discussed, along with advanced manufacturing, water technology, life sciences, startups and tourism.

At Emory University, the delegation visited The Hatchery, the university’s innovation and entrepreneurship incubator. Discussions addressed artificial intelligence, health technology, research and the transfer of research into business applications. One possibility under consideration is a program for startups and innovative companies in 2027.

Agostino Massa, a professor at the University of Genoa, identified research cooperation and student exchanges as potential areas for collaboration. Maria Nives Riggio, deputy general manager of FILSE, said the meetings had also generated interest in Liguria’s support for startups, including the experience of its BIC incubator.

The delegation included representatives of Federlogistica, the Ligurian Sea port system authorities, the University of Genoa, Genoa Airport, Agenzia in Liguria, the Italian Institute of Technology, Liguria International and FILSE.

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Port connections and the movement of goods inland were the main topics of the Liguria regional delegation’s first day in Savannah, Georgia. Led by Massimiliano Nannini, chief of staff to the region’s president, the delegation visited the Georgia Ports Authority and Garden City Terminal before meeting local business representatives at the World Trade Center Savannah.

The Port of Savannah handled 5.70 million TEUs, the standard measure of container traffic, in 2025, one of its highest totals on record. Five regular container services already connect Georgia’s ports with those in Liguria. Discussions focused on how the two port systems could build on these links and reach more inland markets through intermodal transport, which combines different modes of transportation.

Alberto Pozzobon, marketing manager at the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, outlined their respective goals: Savannah aims to strengthen its position as a gateway to the southern United States, while Genoa, Savona-Vado and La Spezia seek to serve the Mediterranean and southern Europe. He also identified digital freight corridors as a possible area of cooperation to make cargo movements faster and more efficient.

Nannini pointed to transport and digital infrastructure, including high-speed rail and submarine cables, as factors that could help Liguria attract business. Davide Falteri, president of Federlogistica-Conftrasporto, said the aim was to establish lasting logistics links between Georgia and Liguria, centered on Savannah and Genoa, and turn those relationships into opportunities for trade and investment.

At the World Trade Center Savannah, the delegation met local economic and business representatives to discuss international trade and potential cooperation. The meeting also introduced Liguria’s support programs for innovative startups.

Maria Nives Riggio, deputy director general of FILSE, presented the regional network connecting universities, research centers, businesses and institutions. She outlined the tools available to support startups from incubation through international expansion, explaining how FILSE’s BIC connects regional policies with companies’ practical needs. The discussions explored possibilities for future cooperation between the two regions.

Following Savannah, the mission’s itinerary included meetings in Atlanta on September 24 with the Metro Atlanta Chamber and representatives of the State of Georgia. The scheduled discussions covered economic ties, investment, technology, research and cooperation between businesses in the two regions.

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Italy’s Liguria region is beginning a three-day mission to the U.S. state of Georgia on Wednesday, September 23, with stops in Savannah and Atlanta. The delegation will meet public officials, businesses and researchers to discuss cooperation in shipping, logistics, technology and tourism. The regional government’s stated aim is to turn those meetings into joint initiatives and projects as early as 2027.

The delegation is led by Admiral Massimiliano Nannini, chief of staff to Liguria’s regional president. It includes representatives from the Ligurian port system authorities, Federlogistica, the University of Genoa, Genoa Airport, Agenzia in Liguria, the Italian Institute of Technology, Liguria International and FILSE. Two Ligurian companies, Cactus Holding and Firmamento Technologies, will join the group in Atlanta.

The first day in Savannah will focus on ports and international trade. The delegation is scheduled to meet the Georgia Ports Authority for a discussion of its operations and development plans, followed by a visit to Garden City Terminal. An afternoon meeting at World Trade Center Savannah will bring the group together with logistics, import-export and international trade businesses to explore potential cooperation between Georgia and Liguria.

In Atlanta on Thursday, September 24, the agenda will expand to investment and technology. At the Metro Atlanta Chamber, the delegation will meet representatives of the state government and the metropolitan area’s chamber of commerce. Discussions will cover the memorandum of understanding between Georgia and Liguria, trade and investment, and potential partnerships in advanced manufacturing, automation, financial and technology services, automotive, electric mobility and aerospace.

The group will then visit Tech Square, an Atlanta innovation hub, and ATDC, a center supporting startups and technology companies. In the afternoon, meetings in Gwinnett County will involve the local chamber of commerce and Italian and international businesses operating there. The delegation will also visit Emory University to discuss entrepreneurship, health technologies, artificial intelligence, research and technology transfer. A visit to the university’s incubator, The Hatchery, is also planned.

Nannini said the intention is to establish relationships that continue beyond the visit. “Our goal is to build a process that can deliver results over time, following up on these meetings and developing new joint initiatives and projects as early as 2027,” he said. Angelo Vaccarezza, the regional councillor responsible for international relations, said the mission is intended to help Ligurian companies reach overseas markets and attract investment.

The final day, Friday, September 25, will return to logistics, with a discussion of artificial intelligence, automation and changing supply chains involving representatives from logistics, air transport and Liguria’s ports. A further session on innovation and business opportunities in Atlanta will include companies, the University of Genoa, FILSE and the Italian Institute of Technology. The delegation is also scheduled to meet tour operators to explore potential tourism partnerships.

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In July 2026 it is estimated that the seasonal index of industrial production increases by 0.7% compared to June. On the average of the May-July period there was a decrease in the production level of 0.1% compared to the previous three months. This is what emerges from Istat data on industrial production for July 2026. The seasonal index shows in July a conjunctural decrease only for energy (-0.9%); vice versa, increases for consumer goods (+2.1%), intermediate goods (+0.5%) and instrumental goods (+0.2%).

Net of the calendar effects, in July 2026 production remained unchanged compared to the previous year (the calendar working days were 23 as in July 2025). An increase only for energy (+6.4%); negative changes are observed, instead, for instrumental goods (-0.1%), intermediate goods (-0.8%) and consumer goods (-1.2%). The sectors of economic activity that record the highest tendential increments are the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air (+7.6%), the production of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+7.4%) and the manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products, electromedical equipment, measuring devices (+2.4%).

Larger flexions are found in other manufacturing industries, repair and installation of machines and equipment (-4.6%), chemical products (-3.4%) and electrical equipment and non-electric household equipment (-2.8%).

“In July the seasonally adjusted industrial production recorded a conjunctural increase – Istat highlighted in the comment –. A monthly positive dynamic is found for all groupings of industries except energy. However, the overall average of the May-July period (-0.1%) declined. In tendential terms production, net of the calendar effects, remains unchanged. Among the main sectors of activity, apart from energy, is the annual growth of pharmaceutical products”.

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Spa announces that it has deposited with CONSOB, the National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange, the offer document relating to the public offer of totalitarian voluntary exchange “subject to the totality of ordinary shares of Banco BPM Spa”, and the document relating to the public offer of totalitarian voluntary exchange “subject to the totality of ordinary shares”.

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In June, private sector loans, based on the harmonized methodology agreed within the European System of Central Banks (SEBC), increased by 3.3 percent over the twelve months (3.1 in the previous month). The Bank of Italy is known. Household loans increased by 2.7 percent (2.6 in the previous month) while non-financial companies increased by 3.2 percent (3.5 in May). Private sector deposits increased by 2.8 percent (2.7 in the previous month); bond collection increased by 6.0 percent (4.1 in the previous month). In June the Global Effective Annual Rate (TAEG) on new loans to households for the purchase of housing was 3.95 percent (3.96 in the previous month); the share of these loans with the initial determination period of the rate up to 1 year was 19.9 percent (18.7 in the previous month).

The TAEG on new consumer credit issues was 10.33 percent (10.37 in the previous month). Interest rates on new loans to non-financial companies amounted to 3.70 percent (3.67 in the previous month), those of up to 1 million euros were 4.38 percent, while the rates on new loans amounting to more than 3.36 percent. Passive rates on the existing deposits complex amounted to 0.67 percent (0.65 in the previous month).

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) – SACE, the Italian Export Credit Agency participated by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, and Banco de la Nación Argentina (BNA), the main public banking institution in Argentina, signed an agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two institutions and supporting new export opportunities for Italian companies in Argentina.

The agreement was signed in Buenos Aires, as part of the entrepreneurial mission in Argentina and Brazil organized by Confindustria and ICE Agency, in coordination with the Embassies of Italy in Buenos Aires and Brasilia, by the CEO of SACE Michele Pignotti, at the head of the delegation of the company in Latin America and Rodrigo Luis García, Senior Deputy General Manager Business of BNA.

The agreement defines a framework of collaboration for the exchange of information and the identification of projects and opportunities of interest for Italian companies. Thanks also to the wide and diversified base of corporate customers of BNA, the agreement will contribute to creating new business opportunities and to facilitate the entry and growth of Italian companies on the Argentine market, with particular attention to small and medium-sized enterprises and the chains of Made in Italy.

SACE and BNA will work together to facilitate access to financial, insurance and guarantee solutions to support commercial transactions between Italy and Argentina, involving Italian exporters and local buyers. The collaboration will cover, in particular, the sectors of energy and sustainable transition, infrastructure, mechanics, agri-food, textiles and construction, sectors in which Italian companies express excellence skills and solutions.

“The collaboration with Banco de la Nación Argentina strengthens SACE’s commitment alongside Italian companies looking at Argentina and, more generally, at Latin American markets. Through this agreement we aim to facilitate new export opportunities to the country, making financing, insurance and guarantee tools more accessible and accompanying companies, in their growth and internationalization routes. The agreement is fully integrated into the trajectory of our strategic SACE50 and confirms our willingness to consolidate the presence in the region, strengthening support for Italian exports and contributing to create new business opportunities for Made in Italy”, said Michele Pignotti, CEO of SACE.

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MILAN (ITALPRESS) – Cherry Bank published the results for the first half of 2026 approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank chaired by Marina Natale. The profit imposed on 30 June 2026 is 38 million euros, in line with the results of 30/6/2025 (38.1 million). Net profit is EUR 23.6 million, including higher tax impacts for regulatory changes introduced since 2026. ROE is 20.4%. The intermediation margin is EUR 102.2 million and is substantially stable in the year-over-year dynamic (103.8 million at 30/6/2025). Net of the tax credit contribution, the intermediation margin is up by 7% a/a. The margin of interest is 25.2 million euros, up 63% a/a (15.5 million at 30/6/2025). Net commissions are 10,5 million (+51% compared to 7 million at 30/6/2025). Value adjustments on credits at 30/6/2026 amounted to 6.2 million (7.1 million at 30/6/2025).

The net result of the financial management is 96 million euros and is substantially aligned to the first half of 2025 (96.8 million at 30/6/2025). The total operating costs amounted to 58 million, a slight decrease on an annual basis of 1% (58.7 million euros at 30/6/2025). “The results of the first half of 2026 are positive and slightly above the expectations of our Strategic Plan 2026-2028. As early as 2025, a progressive review of the business model is underway according to clear and consistent guidelines: the development of Factoring and special finance to companies, the consolidation of the Relationship Bank model thanks to the services of Private & Wealth Management and the Retail network. The new business shows a dynamic growth and confirms that the tracked direction is correct and will allow us in the next few months to consolidate our role as a reference partner for entrepreneurs and their businesses”, said Giovanni Bossi, CEO of Cherry Bank.

In the first six months of 2026, in line with the guidelines of the Strategic Plan 2026-2028, the Bank continued in the process of repositioning the business model already started in the course of 2025. In particular, in these first six months, Cherry Bank has strengthened, with new specialist skills, the Corporate & Investment Banking Area; continued in the development of the Relationship Bank Area, according to the model constituted a year ago, through: the strengthening of the Business Unit Private & Wealth Management – focused on providing a synergistic proposal with the CIB – with 31 relationship managers (at 30.6.2026) and with the expansion of the partner Cherry Bank continued the path of gradual completion of the business of tax credits, in line with what is foreseen by the Strategic Plan, with a contribution to the economic result that remains positive, although expected in progressive reduction until 2028. The growth of Factoring and the CIB Area will allow, in fact, to completely replace the contribution of this profitability within the horizon of the Strategic Plan. He also maintained “a highly rigorous and selective approach to the business of NPLs, maximizing profitability with a very rapid turnover of the capital used to optimize asset impacts.”.

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) – “We need to develop a European policy that allows our continent to compete fully in the new spatial dimension, in which Italy is increasingly playing a central role, from lunar missions to Earth observation, from launchers to satellites.” In an interview with the newspaper MF, the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso.

“If we want Europe to become a real space power of the 21st century, this ambition must be translated into concrete, autonomous and competitive capacities – explains Urso. This means a stronger industrial base, able to compete globally. We hope that the Commission will share the need to support the process of creating European industrial actors with the dimensions, technological capabilities and competitiveness required by the global market. In the meantime, we supported French friends. I met seven times in a few months with Minister Baptiste, the last at the Fucino Space Centre, and the comparison was constant. We are ready to contribute, both as institutions and as an entrepreneurial ecosystem.”.

“Italy has proven since the beginning of the space adventure to have the capacity to access the Space and in 1964 launched, the first European actor, its artificial satellite in orbit. Since then we have strengthened this capacity, both in the national and in the European context – the minister emphasizes -. Today our Avio provides the Vega family carriers, under the Esa flag, and also contributes substantially to the French carrier Ariane 6. European autonomy must therefore be credible, economically sustainable and globally competitive. It must preserve a sufficient number of industrial and technological capacities, while guaranteeing Member States reliable and independent access to space. And the success of the small German launcher Spectrum by Isar Aerospace, which started in recent days from the spaceport of Andoya in Norway, which I visited a few months ago, is a further step forward in this direction. With Norwegian colleague Cecilie Myrseth and German colleague Dorothee Bar, we will also meet again in Paris.”.

For Urso “the great advantage of our aerospace industry is to have great actors, Leonardo “in primis”, but also pmi that strengthen the industrial chain, making it resilient and innovative. It is no coincidence that the Italian space sector is growing throughout the national territory, from North to South, with 16 regional aerospace districts. Our task – he adds – is to strengthen it, providing funding at European level (see the success of the use of the Pnrr funds, all committed in the expected time). The same national law on space, approved in recent months and gradually implemented, provides for a Fund for the economy of space, aimed above all to stimulate and grow startups and small enterprises”.

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