Event on family business as an economic model in Istanbul

(ANSA) - ISTANBUL, 31 GEN - Yesterday evening, the Italian Ambassador to Turkey, Giorgio Marrapodi, presented an event at the Palazzo di Venezia in Istanbul with family business expert Alessandro Scaglione, author of numerous publications on the subject, as part of 'Meetürkitaly', the series of meetings promoted to encourage the sharing of success stories between Italy and Turkey. Many leading figures from the Italian and Turkish economic and social worlds attended the meeting, where Marrapodi and Scaglione held a dialogue on the value of family business continuity as a model of socio-economic success. The Italian ambassador highlighted how, in both Italy and Turkey, family businesses represent the backbone of their respective economies. "This is a point of contact, a defining trait, which brings our economies closer together, and therefore deserved to be put at the centre of this new appointment of our review," said Marrapodi during the event, where the great contribution of family businesses for the two countries and the challenges they face in today's increasingly competitive, interconnected and digital global market were discussed.
    Not only economics and business management, the dialogue highlighted the value of the family, which 'from being an essential nucleus of society, identity and traditions can also become, with the genius and flair that distinguish Italy and Turkey, an economic driver,' stressed Scaglione, who has just published his third book, 'Italia, che impresa!', published by Guerini e Associati.