A growing destination

Tourism/Hospitality sector

More than 40 million passengers use the airports in Lombardy every year, and the region offers more than 4,000 accommodation facilities. Milan is one of the capitals of fashion and shopping.

Finance and business consulting

Milan hosts more than 10,000 financial services companies and is the home of the Borsa Italiana (part of the London Stock Exchange Group) that lists the best Italian companies.

Creative industry

With more than 18,000 businesses, Lombardy is the leader in design. The region is home to more than 34,000 companies in the fashion industry, and Milan is one of the international fashion capitals.

ICT - Information and Communication Technologies

Lombardy is the vital center of Italy’s ICT industry: the region is in the European top 10 in public investments in the field. The technology infrastructure and specialized human capital available make it the best hub in Italy for ICT clusters.

Advanced manufacturing

Lombardy is the first region in Italy in terms of sales and the third region in Europe in number of employees in manufacturing.

Pharmaceuticals and chemistry

Lombardy is the first region in Italy and in Europe in the number of employees in the pharmaceutical field. It is home to one third of the Italian businesses in chemistry.

Life sciences and biotechnology

Lombardy is the number one region in Italy in the biotechnology field: it hosts almost 30% of the businesses in the sector, which generate more than half of the sales and R&D; investments in the biotech supply chain.

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