"This edition of Imprese Vincenti is very timely because it has made tangible the role of SMEs as the engine of the economy in this phase of relaunching the country".
This was stated by Stefano Barrese, head of the Banca dei Territori Division of Intesa Sanpaolo, about the final stage of Imprese Vincenti.
"If in Italy - he adds - the recovery is faster than expected and above the eurozone average, we owe it largely to the SMEs. In the path developed this year, Imprese Vincenti has highlighted realities that have been able to adapt and react to crisis situations, which have invested in their human capital or digital technologies, which have adopted a new approach towards sustainable transition or which have faced the crisis by improving their potential through advanced platforms and information systems. They are companies that operate in the supply chains and in local industrial districts, highly specialized and often highly representative of the quality and excellence of Made in Italy ".
"Technological transition - he concludes - digitalization, qualified partnerships, internationalization, investments in training and human capital are among the main challenges that Italy of companies and beyond is called to face in order to relaunch its production structure. Intesa Sanpaolo is committed to activate, over the period of the NRP, medium / long-term disbursements for over 410 billion euros, of which 270 for businesses, in order to accelerate, through the mobilization of private investments, digitization, infrastructure and environmental projects, the strengthening of the health system, research and social cohesion ".