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 has leapt up eight places in a ranking of the world’s most attractive countries for foreign investment, mostly due to a revamp of its sclerotic labour market. https://www.thelocal.it/20150504/italy-now-a-bright-spot-for-foreign-investors Mon, 04 May 2015 14:40:06 +0200 italy-now-a-bright-spot-for-foreign-investors Foreign investors have steadily increased their ownership of Italian firms amid the economic crisis, with over 40 percent of the stock in listed companies now in foreign hands, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.it/20140825/foreign-investors-flock-to-italy-amid-crisis Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:40:00 +0200 foreign-investors-flock-to-italy-amid-crisis Foreign investors are showing an increasing appetite for commercial property in Italy, a trend that is expected to continue as Italy hopes to raise more than €500 million through the sale of historic buildings. https://www.thelocal.it/20131104/foreign-property-investors-flock-to-italy Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:28:00 +0100 foreign-property-investors-flock-to-italy