Europe is seen as a "stable
environment" with an ample and accessible market; despite the
pandemic, direct foreign investment only fell by 13% in 2020 and
"we expect it to rapidly recover"; while "Italy has shown itself
to be extremely resilient and has succeeded in increasing its
attractiveness with a number of direct foreign investment
initiatives that has grown by 15%", ANSA was told by Julie
Teigland, Area Managing partner of EY Europe, Middle East, India
and Africa (EMEIA).
Now, with the propulsive impetus that is expected this year with
the implementation of "investment projects which were suspended
in 2020, we have every reason to believe that when this capital
is released, Europe will experience a rebound," said Teigland,
highlighting that in this context "Italy now has an
unprecedented opportunity with the National Recovery and
Resilience Plan (NRRP)".
EY's survey on attractiveness shows, for example, that "48% of
the managers interviewed say they are ready to invest in Italy",
Teigland stresses, while warning that our country "needs to
start implementing incisive and courageous reforms and I really
believe that the country is ready, now more than ever, to take
up these challenges and become one of the main European
destinations for direct foreign investments".
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