https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ratings agency S&P has downgraded its outlook for Italy's sovereign debt but left its credit rating untouched, upping the pressure on Rome amid a stand-off with Brussels over its budget. https://www.thelocal.it/20181027/outlook-for-italy-credit-rating-negative-sp Sat, 27 Oct 2018 13:31:49 +0200 outlook-for-italy-credit-rating-negative-sp Europe’s chief banker, Mario Draghi, is the world’s most powerful Italian, at least according to Forbes magazine, which has published its annual list of the most powerful global figures. https://www.thelocal.it/20151105/draghi-is-the-worlds-most-powerful-italian Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:26:20 +0100 draghi-is-the-worlds-most-powerful-italian European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi rejected speculation on Wednesday that he had his eye on the Italian presidency. https://www.thelocal.it/20150114/ecbs-draghi-denies-italy-presidential-bid Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:03:00 +0100 ecbs-draghi-denies-italy-presidential-bid European Central Bank President Mario Draghi came down hard on his home country on Wednesday, blaming Italy's economic hardship on bureaucracy, low private investment and a lack of structural reforms. https://www.thelocal.it/20140807/ecb-chief-comes-down-hard-on-italy-over-economy Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:33:00 +0200 ecb-chief-comes-down-hard-on-italy-over-economy