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 Italy's GDP grew just 0.1 percent in the first quarter of this year, official figures showed on Friday, revising downwards an earlier forecast in bad news for the government as it locks horns with Brussels. https://www.thelocal.it/20190531/italy-gdp-growth-forecast-first-quarter Fri, 31 May 2019 14:37:42 +0200 italy-gdp-growth-forecast-first-quarter The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday sharply lowered its growth outlook for the eurozone, as powerhouse Germany sputters while Italy looks set to miss out on growth altogether. https://www.thelocal.it/20190409/imf-slashes-italys-growth-forecast-to-just-01-percent Tue, 09 Apr 2019 17:17:50 +0200 imf-slashes-italys-growth-forecast-to-just-01-percent Italy's centre-left government has slashed its growth forecasts for this year and next, nine weeks before a make-or-break referendum that could deepen the European Union's existential crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160928/italy-slashes-growth-figures-ahead-of-crucial-referendum Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:54:02 +0200 italy-slashes-growth-figures-ahead-of-crucial-referendum Italy's economy stalled in the second quarter of the year, official data indicated on Friday, exacerbating fears a sluggish recovery from recession is running out of steam. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/italian-economy-grinds-to-a-halt-as-recovery-runs-out-of-steam Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:38:14 +0200 italian-economy-grinds-to-a-halt-as-recovery-runs-out-of-steam Italy and Japan want the upcoming summit of Group of Seven leaders to send a "strong signal" of support for using flexible budget policies to stimulate a slowing global economy, the leaders of the two countries said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160502/italy-and-japan-urge-g7-to-spend-for-growth Mon, 02 May 2016 16:42:41 +0200 italy-and-japan-urge-g7-to-spend-for-growth Italian confectionery giant Ferrero is set to become the first Italian food company to rake in more than €10 billion in a year. https://www.thelocal.it/20160404/turnover-of-italian-chocolate-giant-ferrero-to-go-beyond-10-billion Mon, 04 Apr 2016 18:40:19 +0200 turnover-of-italian-chocolate-giant-ferrero-to-go-beyond-10-billion Italy's recovery from recession virtually stalled towards the end of 2015, complicating Italian efforts at debt reduction, worse-than-anticipated growth figures indicated on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160212/italys-stalled-recovery-threatens-debt-plan Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:23:21 +0100 italys-stalled-recovery-threatens-debt-plan The European Commission on Thursday issued revised growth rate predictions for Italy, lowering expectations for 2016 GDP growth to 1.4 percent – down from the 1.5 percent predicted in November. https://www.thelocal.it/20160204/european-commission-lowers-figures-for-italian-growth Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:00:58 +0100 european-commission-lowers-figures-for-italian-growth Italy's Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said that Italy's predicted return to growth for 2015 could be harmed by the fallout of the recent Paris terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.it/20151130/terror-threat-could-harm-italy-recovery-padoan Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:08:06 +0100 terror-threat-could-harm-italy-recovery-padoan Italy’s GDP growth rate slowed in the third quarter, rising 0.2 percent on the second quarter as international trade weakened. https://www.thelocal.it/20151113/italys-growth-rate-slows-in-q3 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:14:20 +0100 italys-growth-rate-slows-in-q3 Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan has praised Italy's economic recovery after the OECD raised its growth forecast for the economy in 2016 and 2017. https://www.thelocal.it/20151109/italian-recovery-gathering-pace-oecd Mon, 09 Nov 2015 17:37:01 +0100 italian-recovery-gathering-pace-oecd Italy's centre-left government on Thursday approved an expansionary budget designed to ensure a fledgling economic recovery takes wing in 2016 at the cost of slowing the reduction of the country's massive 2.2-trillion debt. https://www.thelocal.it/20151015/italy-goes-for-growth-with-expansionary-budget Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:29:24 +0200 italy-goes-for-growth-with-expansionary-budget Italian bosses on Thursday raised their growth forecasts for this year and next in a boost for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi as he prepares to unveil a tax-cutting budget designed to bolster the fledgling economic recovery. https://www.thelocal.it/20150917/bosses-upbeat-on-italy-growth-ahead-of-tax-cuts Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:59:13 +0200 bosses-upbeat-on-italy-growth-ahead-of-tax-cuts The Italian economy grew by 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2015, lower than the EU average, according to figures released by the national statistics agency, Istat. https://www.thelocal.it/20150814/italys-economy-grows-slower-than-eu-average Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:17:07 +0200 italys-economy-grows-slower-than-eu-average Italy’s economy has made a comeback, growing 0.3 percent in the first quarter of this year – as fast as Germany, perceived to be the eurozone’s economic ‘powerhouse’. https://www.thelocal.it/20150513/boost-for-italy-as-growth-matches-germanys Wed, 13 May 2015 12:31:48 +0200 boost-for-italy-as-growth-matches-germanys Italy's economy stagnated in the fourth quarter of 2014 thanks to sluggish domestic demand, going against the European trend in which most countries registered growth, figures released on Friday show. https://www.thelocal.it/20150213/italys-economy-among-eus-worst-in-q4-2014 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:08:00 +0100 italys-economy-among-eus-worst-in-q4-2014 Italy’s economy is set for a gradual recovery this year as exports grow and households have more money to spend due to lower energy bills, according to the latest forecast from the European Commission (EC). https://www.thelocal.it/20150205/exports-and-lower-energy-bills-to-spur-italy-economy Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:57:00 +0100 exports-and-lower-energy-bills-to-spur-italy-economy Italy's economy will register "around zero" growth over the course of 2014, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi admitted on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140910/italy-set-for-zero-growth-in-2014-renzi Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:43:05 +0200 italy-set-for-zero-growth-in-2014-renzi Support for Italy’s prime minister Matteo Renzi has risen from 61 to 64 percent since July but support for his government’s reforms is wavering, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.it/20140908/popular-renzi-fails-to-convince-on-reforms Mon, 08 Sep 2014 18:35:00 +0200 popular-renzi-fails-to-convince-on-reforms Italy's back in recession, but many experts believe that things are better than they look, and the country will soon turn a corner. Even so, serious reform is needed, economist Christian Schulz tells The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20140806/italys-economy-could-soon-turn-the-corner Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:24:00 +0200 italys-economy-could-soon-turn-the-corner