Doing business & staying in touch while in San Marino

San Marino: Doing business & staying in touch

Doing business in San Marino

A suit is recommended and prior appointments are absolutely essential. Avoid making appointments early in the morning or straight after lunch. A knowledge of Italian is useful.

Office hours: 

Mon-Fri 0900-1700.

Economy: 

Light industries have been expanding quickly in recent years as the government seeks to diversify the economy away from tourism. Nonetheless, tourism continues to provide much of the republic's income, accounting for about half of GDP.

Quarried stone is an arcane though important export. Another unusual source of revenue is the sale of postage stamps and coins: both are popular with collectors and together account for over 10% of government income.

San Marino enjoys the status of a tax haven, as a growing number of non-resident deposits have been made in the principality's banks.
For information, contact the State Tourist Office (see Contact Addresses).

GDP: 

€1,180 million (2006).

Main exports: 

Building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts and wheat.

Main imports: 

Manufactured goods and food.

Main trading partners: 

Italy, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South America and China.

Keeping in Touch in San Marino

Telephone: 

There are no area codes.

Mobile phone: 

Roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies.

Internet: 

Internet cafes can be found in all main towns.

Post: 

Good postal service. Airmail to European destinations takes approximately four days.

Press: 

• Daily newspapers published in San Marino are La Tribuna Sanmerinese, Nuovo Corriere di Informazione Sammarinese and San Marino Oggi.
• Italian and foreign newspapers are widely available.

Television: 

• San Marino RTV is the state-run TV network.

Radio: 

• San Marino RTV is the state-run radio network.