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 The Italian government on Tuesday sold part of air traffic service company Enav on the stock exchange, netting €759 million. https://www.thelocal.it/20160726/italys-government-nets-759-million-in-air-traffic-sale Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:19:36 +0200 italys-government-nets-759-million-in-air-traffic-sale The Italian government has approved the privatization of up to 40 percent of the national rail operator, the Ferrovie dello Stato said on its website on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151124/italy-approves-privatization-of-40-of-rail-operator Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:51:51 +0100 italy-approves-privatization-of-40-of-rail-operator Italy on Tuesday privatized its historic national postal service in the biggest listing of a state-owned company in 15 years and just the first of a series aimed at boosting the debt-laden state coffers. https://www.thelocal.it/20151027/italys-privatization-drive-launches-with-postal-debut Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:04:25 +0100 italys-privatization-drive-launches-with-postal-debut The privatization of Italy’s post office, Poste Italiane, will generate €3.4 billion for the state’s coffers, Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20151023/poste-italiane-ipo-to-generate-34bn-for-italy Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:50:38 +0200 poste-italiane-ipo-to-generate-34bn-for-italy Italy's government plans to list a 40 percent stake in the national post office, Poste Italiane, on the Milan exchange later this year as part of a drive to privatize state-run assests. https://www.thelocal.it/20150720/italy-begins-privitazation-wave-with-post-office Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:47:19 +0200 italy-begins-privitazation-wave-with-post-office Italy raised €2.2 billion in a sale of 5.7 percent of electricity company Enel, the economy and finance ministry said on Thursday, as part of a €10 billion privatization effort. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/italy-raises-22bn-in-sale-enel-stake Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:25:00 +0100 italy-raises-22bn-in-sale-enel-stake Italy hopes to sell off major parts of the postal service, air traffic control company and national railway in 2015 after the "unfavourable" market of 2014, the economy minister has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20141217/italy-eyeing-partial-privatizations-in-2015-minister Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:45:00 +0100 italy-eyeing-partial-privatizations-in-2015-minister Italy on Wednesday took the first concrete step towards privatizing its railway system and listing it on the stock exchange as part of efforts to cut the country's gargantuan public debt. https://www.thelocal.it/20141120/italy-takes-first-step-to-shore-up-cash Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:17:00 +0100 italy-takes-first-step-to-shore-up-cash