Subnational B-Ready Report on Italy: Insights for Regional Competitiveness

Join us for the launch of the World Bank Subnational Business Ready (B-Ready) Report on Italy. The Institute for Economic Development and the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) are pleased to invite you to join this event to hear the findings of the latest report on Italy’s local business environment.

This report is part of a series of subnational assessments of the business environment in EU countries, requested and funded by the European Commission (DG Regio) and implemented by the World Bank. It explores within-country variations in regulatory frameworks, in the availability of public services, and in the efficiency of administrative procedures across 13 Italian cities. 

The event will shed light on the scale of subnational differences characterizing Italy, particularly in comparison with the other 11 EU countries assessed using the same B-Ready methodology. It will also highlight local challenges and showcase replicable good practices. This is the third subnational study of its kind on Italy, following similar exercises conducted in 2013 and 2020. 

The conversation will offer an opportunity for participants to take stock of changes, reforms, and progress in the regulatory environment in which Italian firms operate.