The Local Italy 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 Pope hits out at financial speculators Pope Francis earned a rapturous reception on a visit to a struggling steel factory in northern Italy on Saturday as he denounced financial speculators and demanded dignity for working people. https://www.thelocal.it/20170527/pope-hits-out-at-financial-speculators Sat, 27 May 2017 16:35:55 +0200 pope-hits-out-at-financial-speculators Italy's banks rebound as crisis subsides...for now Italy's banks rebounded on Thursday after the government moved to reassure investors there was no justification for three days of panic selling linked to a toxic loan crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160122/italys-banks-rebound-as-crisis-subsidesfor-now Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:22:21 +0100 italys-banks-rebound-as-crisis-subsidesfor-now EU's Juncker sees 'no risk' of major Italian bank crisis European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday he sees no risk of a major Italian banking crisis, amid fears the lenders are saddled with a mountain of bad debt and need bailing out. https://www.thelocal.it/20160120/eus-juncker-sees-no-risk-of-major-italian-bank-crisis Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:24:49 +0100 eus-juncker-sees-no-risk-of-major-italian-bank-crisis 'We saw a gap in the market in Italy' With its precarious economy, high corporate tax and cumbersome bureaucracy, Italy isn't usually top of the list for foreign business investment. But one company is seeing a golden opportunity amid all the obstacles. https://www.thelocal.it/20140319/italian-are-the-most-courteous-people-weve-dealt-with Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:00:00 +0100 italian-are-the-most-courteous-people-weve-dealt-with Telecom Italia probed by market regulator Italy's market regulator Consob and financial police on Wednesday carried out an inspection of Telecom Italia's offices in Milan and Rome following the company's decision to sell assets. https://www.thelocal.it/20131113/telecom-italia-probed-by-market-regulator Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:05:00 +0100 telecom-italia-probed-by-market-regulator Italy imposes tax on high-frequency trading Italy implemented a new tax on high-frequency trading on Monday, becoming the first country to impose a levy on an opaque and little-regulated market. https://www.thelocal.it/20130902/italy-imposes-tax-on-high-frequency-trading Mon, 02 Sep 2013 19:04:00 +0200 italy-imposes-tax-on-high-frequency-trading Italy small shop closures 'a massacre' Italy is losing 134 retail outlets a day because of the financial crisis, the latest figures from Confesercenti, the association for small and medium-sized businesses in the retail and tourism sectors, show. https://www.thelocal.it/20130619/italy-loses-134-shops-a-day Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:07:00 +0200 italy-loses-134-shops-a-day