Construction Stone Market in Italy: Business Report 2009

Table of Contents

1. ITALY: COUNTRY PROFILE

1.1. Geographical position
1.2. Historical background
1.3. Demography
1.4. Administrative divisions
1.5. Political situation
1.6. Economic situation
1.7. Foreign relations
1.8. Social environment and culture. Cultural differences and their impact on business negotiations

2. ITALY: FINANCIAL AND ECONOMICAL PROFILE

2.1. Country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP): historical trends and projection
2.3. Industrial production outlook
2.4. Italy foreign trade
2.2. Current investment climate
2.5. Labor market overview. Current employment state
2.6. Ratings by major rating agencies

3. PECULIARITIES OF DOING BUSINESS IN ITALY

3.1. Procedures for starting a business
3.2. Routine for building permits obtaining
3.3. Employment laws
3.4. Registration of ownership rights
3.5. Basic terms of providing business loans by banks
3.6. Measures for investments protection
3.7. Tax system
3.8. Foreign trade transactions
3.9. Debt collection
3.10. Business liquidation

4. CONSTRUCTION STONE MARKET IN ITALY

4.1. Overview of construction stone market

4.2. Producers of construction stone in Italy, including contact details and product range
4.2.1. Producers of landscaping stone
- Cobbles and pebbles producers
- Curbstones producers
- Paving stone producers
4.2.2. Producers of quarry stone and slabs
- Basalt producers
- Granite producers
- Marble producers
- Sandstone producers
- Slate producers
- Travertine producers
- Producers of other quarry stone and slabs

4.3. Stone wares for construction purposes manufacturers, including contact details and product range
4.3.1. Producers of countertops, vanity tops and table tops
4.3.2.Producers of stone carving and sculpture
- Fountains producers

4.4. Italy’s foreign trade in construction stone
4.4.1. Export and import of pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone: volume, structure, dynamics
4.4.2. Export and import of setts, curbstones and flagstones: volume, structure, dynamics
4.4.3. Export and import of granite: volume, structure, dynamics
4.4.4. Export and import of sandstone: volume, structure, dynamics
4.4.5. Export and import of basalt, porphyry and similar stones: volume, structure, dynamics
4.4.6. Export and import of limestone: volume, structure, dynamics
4.4.7. Export and import of marble, travertine, ecaussine: volume, structure, dynamics
4.4.8. Export and import of worked monumental or building stone: volume, structure, dynamics
4.4.9. Export and import of crude and worked slate: volume, structure, dynamics

4.5. Major wholesalers and trading companies in Italy

5. ITALY ECONOMY NEWS AND ANALYSIS DIGEST

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