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 IMF slashes Italy's growth forecast to just 0.1 percent 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 economic policies will hit the poor hardest: IMF Economic policies implemented by the populist government in Rome leave Italy's economy vulnerable to recession, with the poorest likely to suffer the most, the IMF warned. https://www.thelocal.it/20190207/italys-economic-policies-will-hit-the-poor-hardest-imf Thu, 07 Feb 2019 10:45:58 +0100 italys-economic-policies-will-hit-the-poor-hardest-imf Italy defiant after IMF slashes growth forecasts The Italian government was defiant after IMF revised down GDP growth forecasts yesterday, saying Italy is a not a risk factor for the global economy - but the IMF's own policies are. https://www.thelocal.it/20190122/italy-defiant-after-imf-slashes-growth-forecasts Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:56:23 +0100 italy-defiant-after-imf-slashes-growth-forecasts Italy must 'play by the rules' on budget: IMF chief IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Thursday that Italy must abide by EU norms on fiscal discipline amid concerns that the country's 2019 budget could exacerbate its financial problems. https://www.thelocal.it/20181011/italy-must-play-by-the-rules-on-budget-imf-chief Thu, 11 Oct 2018 11:16:41 +0200 italy-must-play-by-the-rules-on-budget-imf-chief Who is Carlo Cottarelli, the technocrat set to be Italy's next PM? Carlo Cottarelli, a former International Monetary Fund director, will face an uphill battle to form a technocrat government for Italy in the midst of a deep political crisis and populist rage at the financial "elite". https://www.thelocal.it/20180528/carlo-cottarelli-profile-mr-scissors-imf-italy-government-known-as-mr-scissors Mon, 28 May 2018 09:57:49 +0200 carlo-cottarelli-profile-mr-scissors-imf-italy-government-known-as-mr-scissors Rosier outlook for Italian economy as IMF ups forecast Italy’s economy received a small boost on Monday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) upped its 2017 and 2018 growth forecast for the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20170724/rosier-outlook-for-italian-economy-as-imf-ups-forecast Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:35:07 +0200 rosier-outlook-for-italian-economy-as-imf-ups-forecast IMF increases its growth forecast for Italy The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday increased its 2017 growth forecast for Italy to 1.3 percent from the previously more modest 0.8 percent. https://www.thelocal.it/20170613/imf-increases-its-growth-forecast-for-italy Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:50:26 +0200 imf-increases-its-growth-forecast-for-italy IMF tells Italy to push on with economic reform The International Monetary Fund on Thursday called on Italy to persist in making economic reforms despite Sunday's failure of a government-backed referendum. https://www.thelocal.it/20161209/imf-tells-italy-to-push-on-with-economic-reform Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:51:02 +0100 imf-tells-italy-to-push-on-with-economic-reform Italy needs 20 years to tackle jobless rate: IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has dampened the optimism over Italy’s recovery after saying it will take almost 20 years for the country to get its unemployment rate down to pre-crisis levels. https://www.thelocal.it/20150728/italy-needs-20-years-to-bring-jobless-rate-down-imf Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:25:52 +0200 italy-needs-20-years-to-bring-jobless-rate-down-imf IMF raises Italy's 2015 growth forecast The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday upped Italy's 2015 growth forecast. https://www.thelocal.it/20150519/imf-raises-italys-growth-forecast Tue, 19 May 2015 12:53:14 +0200 imf-raises-italys-growth-forecast 'Italy must overhaul its labour market': IMF Italy's government must overhaul its labour market to kick-start its economy, which is set to shrink for the third year running in 2014, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140919/italy-must-overhaul-its-job-market-imf Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:53:00 +0200 italy-must-overhaul-its-job-market-imf 'Renzi must act fast to boost weak growth': IMF Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi must rapidly enact labour reforms and clean up corruption to boost weak growth in the eurozone's third-biggest economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140618/renzi-must-act-fast-in-labour-reforms-and-corruption Wed, 18 Jun 2014 10:34:00 +0200 renzi-must-act-fast-in-labour-reforms-and-corruption Italy hit with new S&P credit rating cut Ratings agency Standard and Poor's on Tuesday downgraded the sovereign rating of crisis-hit Italy by one notch to 'BBB' on worries over the country's ability to resist effects of a dilapidating recession. https://www.thelocal.it/20130710/sp-cuts-italys-rating-to-bbb Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:11:00 +0200 sp-cuts-italys-rating-to-bbb IMF cuts Italy growth forecast The International Monetary Fund on Thursday cut its growth forecast for Italy and urged it to speed up reforms, warning that prospects remained weak, unemployment was "unacceptably high" and market sentiment was "fragile". https://www.thelocal.it/20130704/imf-cuts-italy-growth-forecast Thu, 04 Jul 2013 19:59:22 +0200 imf-cuts-italy-growth-forecast Italian journalist makes DSK sex assault claims An Italian journalist has claimed that disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her while he was France’s finance minister in the late 1990s, it was reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130605/italian-journalist-makes-dsk-sex-assault-claims Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:59:00 +0200 italian-journalist-makes-dsk-sex-assault-claims