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 Inside the world of Italy's designer to 'the 0.001 percent' Florence-based luxury designer tells of super-rich customers who shop by private jet, and his experience of dressing the Pope. https://www.thelocal.it/20190523/inside-the-world-of-italys-luxury-designer-for-the-0001-percent Thu, 23 May 2019 13:11:26 +0200 inside-the-world-of-italys-luxury-designer-for-the-0001-percent The richest Florence families in 1427 are still rich today A study by two Italian economists has shown that despite huge political and social changes in Florence over the past 600 years, one thing has barely changed at all: the surnames of the city's richest inhabitants. https://www.thelocal.it/20160818/the-richest-families-florence-1427-wealth-hereditary-social-mobility-italy Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:48:53 +0200 the-richest-families-florence-1427-wealth-hereditary-social-mobility-italy Wealth falls for families in Italy Italian families' wealth fell by 1.4 percent in 2013, although they are relatively better off than those in the US and Germany, the Bank of Italy has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20141218/wealth-falls-for-families-in-italy Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:28:00 +0100 wealth-falls-for-families-in-italy What do Italians think of new Pope's money talk? Since arriving at the Vatican in March, Pope Francis has not been shy in expressing his views about wealth. Earlier this week, he said that money makes us lazy and selfish. The Local spoke to researcher Sebastiano Sali for some insight into his remarks. https://www.thelocal.it/20130531/pope-francis-says-money-makes-us-lazy-and-selfish Fri, 31 May 2013 15:00:00 +0200 pope-francis-says-money-makes-us-lazy-and-selfish