Rome and Lazio display good economic data in a first half of the year that remains highly problematic for the Italian economy due, above all, to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the turmoil in the Middle East, and the continued high level of interest rates. In the first quarter of 2024, the Capital had the best entrepreneurial balance in Italy, with 9,000 registrations and 7,713 terminations, for a positive balance of +1,287 firms. Additionally, a growth rate of 0.29% was achieved, which stands in opposition to the negative national average of -0.18%. At the end of March 2024, Rome and its province had a total of 444,295 registered firms. Corporations are the most common legal form in Rome, with over 237 thousand registered in the Business Register, followed by sole proprietorships and partnerships. Capital data that propels Lazio to the top of the Italian region in terms of business growth rate (+0.17%, the only region with a positive rate alongside Basilicata) and surplus: +993 companies (+11,555 registrations against 10,562 terminations) in the first quarter of 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the total number of firms registered in Lazio was 600,621.
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