Corporate crisis, judicial liquidations up 13.6% in the third quarter
Company failures are not stopping. After a quiet start to the year, the third quarter of 2026 has seen a 13.6% increase in judicial liquidations in Italy; in total there have been...
In Italy, 2,158 judicial liquidations were recorded in the third quarter of 2026, a 13.6% increase from the same period last year. The commerce sector accounted for 162 of the 259 additional procedures, with a 30.4% increase in judicial liquidations. According to Cribis, a group part of Crif, this confirms a trend of growth in procedures that started in 2022.
The increase is attributed to rising energy costs and fuel prices, which are affecting production and transportation costs. The regions most affected are Lombardy, Lazio, and Piedmont.
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