It is titled “Invest” there first round table Of the ninth edition of La Riparza, the event conceived by Nicola Porro. The protagonists of this comparison on the economy (but not only) Maria Pace Odescalchi – President of the Italian Historical Historical Historical Association, Dario Scannapieco – CEO and General Director of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Spa, Emiliana Limosani, Riccardo Toto – General Manager of Renexia Spa, Matteo Sarzana – Country Manager Airbnb Italia and Southern Europe, Guglielmo Maisto – Professor of Tax Law.
The CDP mission
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti has an ancient name but a very modern function, there is no doubt. “It is a pre -unification institution, which this year is 175 years old,” he ironized Dario Scannapieco At the opening, by placing the emphasis on the institution’s mission, divided into five points: financing for businesses and infrastructures; investments, “has important networks and also makes indirect investments to grow the Italian ecosystem”; consultancy to the public administration, “we help to spend money well”; mandate management, “helping the state or regions that have resources to achieve certain objectives”; Development Finance Institutions, CDP is “Italian Institution of International Cooperation”. On the latter point, just think of the Mattei plan: “We have over 1 billion funding made, we have open offices in Africa because we have to know the territory”.
Historical residences, the identity of a country
Neoeletta president of the Italian Historical Historical Association, Maria Pace Odescalchi He lit the spotlight “on the identity of the country”. “Nobody can have our historical homes, 45 thousand bound assets that represent the identity of our territory” its analysis: “We are custodians of these places. These houses are not static. From 2021 to 2023 these places have brought a 1.9 billion induced on restoration and maintenance investments. Together with the tourist indict, the two sectors represent 2 percent of employment”. The data speak clearly: the historical houses in 2024 hosted 35 million visitors. Odescalchi is peremptory: “It is a fundamental offer for our country”.
The Airbnb phenomenon
The theme short rents is almost on the agenda and the restart is a guest a prominent face of the sector as Airbnb. Country Manager Italy and Southern Europe Matteo Sarzana He has pitted some data: “If we look at the percentage of houses that are today on the platforms, we are talking about 1.1 percent of the total houses. Of these, those totally dedicated to Airbnb represent 0.2 percent. Today empty houses in Italy are ten times so much the houses made available for short rents”. The numbers vary according to the cities and also of the individual areas, continued Sarzana, and then dwell on another interesting fact: “Tourists 80 nights out of 100 pass them to hotels”. But who brings these people to historic centers? “Without Airbnb, alternatives would miss his judgment. The numbers also in this case speak clearly: Airbnb generates 20 billion euros as induced for Italy. And “it’s all protected, it’s all tracked, taxes are paid,” Sarzana remarked.
Aeolian but not only: the Renexia strategy
Large investments are made in the energy sector that features Renexia Spa. The general manager Riccardo Toto He emphasized the importance of renewables: “The numbers speak clearly. The data tell us that we have to take energy somewhere. We can take it from the gas, but we cannot talk about security. But we can try to create from the wind and the sun. The renewables cost less than the other energy sources. We want to get along with the territory and not weigh on the pockets of the Italians. The future will come from Tunisia, we have a project with large investments.” But there is also another aspect not to be underestimated: “Whoever thinks they are only a world of renewables is wrong, there will always be a need for a mix with gas and with the rest”. No to intervention, it is the guideline: “There has been a prejudice on the fossil, just as there has been on nuclear power. Then it is up to companies how we unhinge these prejudices and carry on the projects”.
The tax component
Investments also come and more and more from abroad. From this point of view, the strategy of attracting the “ricconi” with a fixed fee was successful, this is the analysis of the expert Guglielmo Maisto: “The tax authorities observes the behaviors of taxpayers and intervenes where there is a potential. Those who come by visitor is interested in our artistic and cultural heritage and could be interested in moving to our country. Intervening with a tax incentive, Italy has attracted people with important assets”. “We attracted 8,000 foreigners or Italians who were abroad, bringing a billion of euros” added Maisto: “Many people come to Italy also because they have the desire to invest in culture and art. Maybe there is the banker who becomes a sculptor, or the patron that establishes a foundation or the magnate that wants to invest in historic residences”.
The role of ITA
When we talk about investments, one cannot fail to think of Ita Airways. “We have grown in terms of destinations, but they will never be enough to cover the needs. We transported 18 million passengers last year, of which 45 percent international” underlines Emiliana Limosaniwhich then focused on the importance of the business component: “There is not only tourism, there is also the part of business travel which is fundamental. We are around 40 percent business travel and 60 percent of tourism with departures from Italy, percentages that become 30 and 70 with departures from abroad”. Another central dossier is that of the spread of airports in the country, Limosani is direct: “It takes a few and put well, in the sense that in Italy we have many airports and does not make sense to ping up, go to fragment. We cannot serve them all, it is good to connect with additional services”.
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