Strong confidence in the growth and competitiveness of the Italian economy are the main themes underpinning the new agreement between Intesa Sanpaolo and Confindustria, the national association of industrialists, signed in Rome. The banking group is making available 200 billion euros between now and 2028 to give new impetus to the national production system, seizing opportunities from tools such as Transition 5.0 and I.A, thus complementing the resources already allocated by the bank for the realization of the objectives of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The new agreement between Intesa Sanpaolo and Confindustria consolidates and renews a collaboration started in 2009 that, thanks to a volume of loans disbursed to the Italian production system amounting to 450 billion euros in 15 years, has helped evolve the relationship between bank and business by accompanying the needs of SMEs and mature industries even in the most complex phases. The agreement reinforces the actions already activated to support the real economy, starting with investments in research and development and the enhancement of the supply chain system.