CICC Business Survey | 2019 Edition
The survey, conducted during the period May-June 2019 on a sample of 206 Members of the business community, was carried out by CICC in collaboration with the strategic consulting firm In3Act with the main purpose of deepening the knowledge on the Sino-Italian business community and investigating its approach towards the future.
From the survey, it emerged that despite a growth slowdown with respect to the previous year, the companies recorded increasing gross profit margins. E-commerce still represents a marginal component of the turnover of Italian companies, in spite of the spiking importance of the sector in China. While only one fourth reports a violation, half of the companies analyzed believes that IP rights in China are at risk. Three out of four say they do not have a center for R&D in China with obvious consequences on the number of patents and utility models registered with local authorities.
