General Confederation of Italian Industry explained

Confederazione generale dell'industria italiana
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Headquarters:EUR, Rome
Region Served:Italy
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Emanuele Orsini
Membership:113,000 companies

The General Confederation of Italian Industry (Italian: Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana), commonly known as Confindustria, is the Italian small, medium, and big enterprises federation, acting as a private and autonomous chamber of commerce, founded in 1910. The association network is made of 222 associations, bringing together more than 150,000 companies of all sizes on a voluntary basis, accounting for around 5,400,000 individuals. It aims to help Italy's economic growth, assisting, in doing so, its members. It is a member of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE). The President is Emanuele Orsini since 23 May 2024.

Confindustria was a founding member of several organizations, including ISTUD (Istituto Studi Direzionali) and Assingegneria (an organization set up by Confindustria, which has since merged with OICE, L'ingegneria italiana organizzata - which in itself belongs to Confindustria).

Members of Confindustria include ANIMA, the Federation of the Italian Associations of Mechanical and Engineering Industries.

It owns the prominent newspaper . With local chapters all over Italy, it is popularly synonymous with Italian business.

Branches

These are the main branches of the Confindustria Association:

Former Presidents

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Face value: Putting Italy back on the podium . The Economist . May 22, 2004. 2012-12-18.
  2. Web site: Confindustria elects first-ever female president . Eurofound.europa.eu . 2012-12-18.