Gross investments amounting to 71 billion euros - with 60% directed toward Southern Italy - are distributed across a portfolio of 64 projects currently under monitoring.
This emerges from data updated as of March 2026 regarding the institutional tutoring activities of the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT). These activities are carried out by the Technical Secretariat of the Foreign Investment Attraction Committee (CAIE), an inter-ministerial body that coordinates and guides national policies for attracting foreign investment. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Minister for Public Administration, and the Conference of Regions also participate, with the support of Invitalia and the Italian Trade Agency (ICE).
According to data collected by the Invest in Italy National One-Stop Shop - a government platform dedicated to guiding and supporting foreign investors through all administrative procedures - the initiatives involve 21 countries, with the United States as the top partner by number of projects. They cover 16 strategic sectors, with a particular focus on energy and infrastructure, mining and critical raw materials, life sciences, tech, and quantum technologies.
One of the most significant elements of the 2025–2026 portfolio is precisely the presence of investments in the frontier technologies of the future. These position Italy among the leading European countries in sectors of high strategic and competitive value.
More than half of the project portfolio—equivalent to 39 projects worth 36 billion euros—is concentrated in the South (Mezzogiorno), with approximately 22 billion euros distributed across 12 specific projects. This figure confirms the growing role of Southern Italy as a hub for innovation and technological development.
The acceleration recorded last year, with 25 new projects launched - nearly three times the total of the 2023-2024 two-year period - represents a strategic turning point. It strengthens Italy's positioning as an attractive market for high-value-added investments. This trajectory has been confirmed in the first months of 2026 as well, with 6 new initiatives already launched.