1、 Business Climate Survey for Swedish companies in Italy 2026 A report from Team Sweden in Italy Business Climate Survey Italy Table of Contents Foreword.4 Executive summary .5 About the survey .6 Economic outlook .7 The market.11 How Swedish companies succeed in Italy.17 Acting sustainably.20 Contac
2、t us .23 Key contributors to this report Business Sweden in Italy Pelle Jacobson Rebecka Svensson Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Italy Jessica Karlsson copyright 202 6 Team Sweden 49 respondents (total+2,250 respondents for 41 markets)Current business climate Industry turnover Future investments 78%
3、of Swedish companies have a neutral view of the local business climate 57%of Swedish companies expect their industry turnover to increase 41%of Swedish companies plan to increase their investments in the next 12 months Globally valued success factors Brand Sweden 1.Cost efficiency 2.Sales competence
4、 3.Partnerships/local relationships 80%of Swedish companies abroad consider Brand Sweden beneficial for business Local conditions where Swedish companies express a high level of satisfaction Local conditions where Swedish companies express a low level of satisfaction 1.Distributors 2.Suppliers 3.Per
5、sonal safety 1.Corporate taxation 2.Digitalisation 3.Licences,permits and approvals Environmental considerations Corruption Human rights violation s and labour rights abuse s 73%of respondents believe the environment is a considerable factor in their customers purchasing decisions No reports of corr
6、uption by Swedish companies in Italy No reports of human rights or labour rights violations by Swedish companies in Italy Foreword Business climate survey for Swedish companies in Italy 2026|4 Foreword Team Sweden in Italy,co mprising the Embassy in Rome,Business Sweden,and the Swedish Chamber of Co