{"id":39709,"date":"2026-01-23T19:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/?p=39709"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:50:29","slug":"italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Ukraine & Italy economic dialogue<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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IT is UA\u2019s 7th largest export destination<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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UA diaspora 1\/10 of the total number of the non-EU citizens in IT<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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And 6th largest source of imported goods<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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UA accounts for less than 0.5% of IT\u2019s trade in goods<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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IT\u2019s Intesa Sanpaolo operates in UA through Pravex Bank, one of the largest European banks with a long-standing presence in the UA financial sector<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Metinvest operates several metallurgical plants in Italy, which form part of its European production chain<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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With donor support, CES has launched a series of studies on trade relations between Ukraine and the European Union countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Free movements of goods and services<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Pre-war: UA exported steel, iron, and pipes (mainly for Metinvest\u2019s Italian plants), now it\u2019s mainly agri<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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IT is among the top 10 UA service trade partners<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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IT sends 9% of its defense exports to UA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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UA’s occupies less than 0.5% \r\nof IT\u2019s extra-EU imports \r\nof services and is not even \r\nin the top 40 partners list<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Around 40% of IT\u2019s imported corn comes from UA and plays a key role in IT\u2019s livestock sector<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Trade balance UA-IT 2024<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Free movement of persons and capital<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Pre war:<\/div>\n
223k<\/div>\n

Ukrainians in IT \u2014 EU\u2019s 2nd-largest community<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Post-2022:<\/div>\n
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+167k<\/div>\n

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~390k<\/div>\n

legally in IT (May 2025)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

~ 66% employed; ~80% higher education; ~50% with good living conditions; mostly women in care services<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n

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