Trento/Milan, 03.02.2025 – Finlombarda S.p.A., a financial company based in the Lombardy Region, and Cassa Centrale Banca, parent company of the Cooperative Banking Group of the same name, have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at supporting the launch of joint initiatives and projects for businesses, with particular attention paid to sustainable investment programmes and with a strategic focus on the primary sector.
The collaboration will enable us to enhance our respective skills and knowledge through the organisation of joint training and refresher initiatives, the sharing of assessment models and the pooling ofmutual experiences on the specific characteristics of agricultural loans.
“The agreement forms part of our corporate strategy of expanding the offer of financial products aimed at companies in Lombardy, including in support of other intermediaries. These actions are in line with the institutional mission of supporting regional economic development programmes in the area, mainly through the granting and management of loans, guarantees and contributions with EU, regional and own resources", according to Andrea Mascetti, Chairman of Finlombarda.
“The collaboration with Finlombarda, which is encompassed within the memorandum of understanding signed with ANFIR - Associazione Nazionale Finanziarie Regionali (the National Association of Regional Financial Institutions in Italy), will allow us to further increase our proximity to the primary sector, historically important for the Group's Banks, by focusing on the needs of companies during this delicate period of transition. The partnership will enable us to offer even more practical and timely support, by helping companies to seize the opportunities offered by the changes in progress,” explains Sandro Bolognesi, Chief Executive Officer of Cassa Centrale Banca.