Economy
Novara is an important commercial centre of the Padan plain and is the seat of the Centro Intermodale Merci (CIM: Goods Intermodal Centre). Economically, it is affected by the proximity of Milan, and in fact many Milanese firms have offices in Novara.
The main economic products and services are:
- agriculture: rice and maize (American English: corn)
- metallurgical production
- chemicals and petrochemicals
- pharmaceuticals
- food products
- intermodal commerce and logistics
- banking and insurance services
- rice products exchange
The city of Novara is a member of the TOP-IX (Torino-Piemonte Exchange Point) internet exchange consortium, a consortium to create an Internet Exchange Point for northwestern Italy.
Companies based in Novara include the publishing company De Agostini.
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