• March 14 2024
  Sovereign bonds

  Italy’s bond spread sinks to 2-year low as economy outshines Germany

  Gap between the countries’ borrowing costs narrows while investors position for interest rate cuts

  
• March 11 2024
  Singapore chipmaking start-up to invest €3.2bn in Italy

  Silicon Box to create hundreds of jobs in industrialised north as EU seeks to reduce dependence on China

  
• March 7 2024
  Italy: Europe’s unlikely outperformer

  DIY GDP

  
• January 30 2024
  Eurozone economy

  Eurozone economy flatlines in fourth quarter

  Shrinking German output and stalled French growth offset improved figures in Italy and Spain

  
• January 27 2024
  Automobiles

  Why Giorgia Meloni is picking a fight with Stellantis’ John Elkann

  Agnelli family heir caught in Rome’s crosshairs as prime minister demands automaker increases domestic production

  
• January 24 2024
  Sovereign bonds

  Investors pile into peripheral eurozone bonds in hunt for yield

  Spread between Italian and German debt narrows as traditional core-periphery dividing lines fade

  
• January 19 2024
  Capital markets

  Finance industry attacks Rome’s late additions to markets reform plan

  Banks and asset managers say late amendments to proposed overhaul of capital market rules could deter investors

  
• December 1 2023
  Italian employers oversubscribe visa lottery for non-EU workers

  Over 600,000 pre-applications have been filed for 2024 — four times above the government quota

  
• November 22 2023
  Enel SpA

  Italy’s Enel to cut renewable investments

  State-controlled utility rows back on green spending in new 3-year plan after clash with government

  
• November 21 2023
  EU budget rules

  EU urges member states to scrap energy subsidies

  Commission calls on Germany, Portugal and Malta to remove measures as soon as possible

  
• November 20 2023
  Italian bonds rally after Moody’s credit rating reprieve

  Ten-year borrowing cost falls to 2-month low after Rome avoids downgrade to ‘junk’ status

  
• November 16 2023
  Special ReportDiversity Leaders

  FinecoBank takes on Italy’s women-in-workforce challenge

  Part-time work option and hybrid model assist in supporting female participation in labour market

  
• November 15 2023
  LexCamilla Palladino

  The Lex Newsletter: threat of junk inspires no funk for Italy Premium content

  Despite country’s huge debt load, politicians, central banks and rating agencies prevent it tumbling into the abyss

  
• October 25 2023
  Top Italian finance official criticises government over bank windfall tax

  Federico Freni says communication on new levy was poor, while measures on bad loans are unnecessary

  
• October 19 2023
  Inside BusinessSilvia Sciorilli Borrelli

  Italian coalition members risk another clash with investors

  Members of the government want to make it easier for companies to repurchase impaired loans

  
• October 16 2023
  Italy unveils €24bn in tax cuts and pay rises to spur faltering growth

  Premier Giorgia Meloni launches ‘serious’ budgetary measures amid market concern over country’s public finances

  
• October 8 2023
  Interview

  Italy’s central bank governor urges Meloni to heed investors’ debt fears

  Ignazio Visco says concerns persist about country’s long-term growth prospects

  
• September 28 2023
  Sovereign bonds

  European bond market hit by Italy’s plans for higher borrowing

  Yields reach highest level in a decade as investors’ deficits worries add fuel to sell-off

  
• September 28 2023
  Italy raises budget deficit forecast amid mounting economic pressures

  Giorgia Meloni’s government aims to reach EU rule of 3% of gross domestic product in 2026

  
• September 22 2023
  Italy’s budget plans boosted as 2021 economic growth figure is revised upwards

  Revision to GDP numbers provides some relief to Giorgia Meloni’s government as markets scrutinise economic policies

  
• September 20 2023
  Airlines

  Meloni government retreats on plan to cap some internal air fares

  Strong pushback from airlines persuades Rome to relent on decree restricting increases to 200% of average prices

  
• September 19 2023
  Inside BusinessSilvia Sciorilli Borrelli

  Italy’s push to reform its capital markets hits a hitch

  Convoluted amendments threaten to reduce the appeal of a package of measures

  
• September 19 2023
  Italy turns to Kyrgyz shepherds to revive Sardinian farming

  Farming body seeks recruits from 6,000 miles away in fight to help rural economy

  
• September 18 2023
  News in-depthItalian politics

  ‘Honeymoon is over’: Meloni’s budget to test rocky relations with investors

  Sharp economic slowdown increases concerns about rightwing government’s policy stance after bank tax disaster

  
• September 15 2023
  Lex

  Italian bonds: Meloni’s moves may yet scare investors Premium content

  There are good economic reasons for nerves and the PM has shown herself willing to rattle markets