Public Incentives: 88.3 million already spent, 94% for buying motorcycles

93.7% of contributions offereed by the Italian Government for the motorcycles have alreadt run out. From the 12 million available 11.252.097 Euros has been already disbursed. Of these more that 11.148 have been requested for motorcycles up to 4 horses or up to 70KW 'Euro 3' and 104.000 Euros have been granted for other motorcycles and electric hybrids.
On the total of 300 million, 30% contributions that have been already used (about 88.314 million Euros). As for contributions to the kitchens 40% have been already disbursed (35 million on a total of 60 million) while for broadband the quota is 19.6% of the total funds amounting at 20 million Euros. For the appliances the quota is less than 17%. On a total of 50 million, there are still available more than 42 million Euros. In the field of agricultural machineries 43% of the available resources has been already disbursed, while for the truck tows the percentage is almost 26% (more than 2 million over a total of almost 6). The quota paid for contributions to enegry-efficient buildings is lower, approximately 13% on a total of 60 million. 3.8% of contributions paid are for tower cranes for construction and 0.1% for industrial energy efficiency (inverter). Already run out also the funds for nautical sector.

Italian exports: the heart is the machineries! Not fashion!

According to a study recently published by BNP Paribas Center Studies, the positive balance of manufacturing confirmed its important role for the external accounts of Italy. In 2009 while accusing a decline of 15 billion compared to 2008, the surplus in the sector has provided the resources nedeed to counteract the energy deficit. Within the 48 billion of surplus achieved, more than 36 come from manufacturing of machineries.
Encouraging signs arrive from the dynamics of bank loans to the segment of "family business" (small companies employing up to 5 people) that in Italy in February 2010 have marked an increase of 1,2% on annual basis.