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Italy's 2024 public accounts prove sweet and sour for PM Meloni

Italy's economy grew by a listless 0.7% last year, below the government's official 1% forecast, but the budget deficit fell by more than expected as tax revenues jumped

Italy's 2024 public accounts prove sweet and sour for PM Meloni
Economy|Europe|Political

Big but toothless - Italy's unions blamed for wage stagnation

After three decades of wage stagnation, workers in Italy have plenty to protest about, yet strikes over pay are rare and seldom

Big but toothless - Italy's unions blamed for wage stagnation
Business|Economy|Europe|Political

Italy's economy stagnates, casting shadow over outlook

The Italian economy stagnated in the fourth quarter of last year from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Thursday, missing a

Italy's economy stagnates, casting shadow over outlook
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Italian debt markets sanguine ahead of Moody's ratings test

Investors will nervously await a review of Italy's ratings on Friday, although analysts see little risk that Moody's will relegate the country's debt to

Italian debt markets sanguine ahead of Moody's ratings test
Economy|Europe|Finance

G7 to back EU line on frozen Russian assets, Italian official says

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies meeting in Italy next week will back a European Union plan to use the income from frozen

G7 to back EU line on frozen Russian assets, Italian official says
Economy|Europe|Finance|World

G7 finance chiefs seek common line on Russian assets, China

G7 finance chiefs meeting in Italy this week will attempt to find common ground on pulling forward earnings on frozen Russian assets to boost funding

G7 finance chiefs seek common line on Russian assets, China
Economy|Europe|Finance|News

G7 officials play down expectations on details of loan for Ukraine

G7 finance chiefs are not expected to agree on details of a loan for Ukraine at their meeting in Italy starting on Friday, several officials

G7 officials play down expectations on details of loan for Ukraine
Economy|Finance|News|World

G7 aims to use frozen Russian assets to help 'desperate' Ukraine

The G7 will explore ways to use the future income from frozen Russian assets to boost funding for war-torn Ukraine, finance

G7 aims to use frozen Russian assets to help 'desperate' Ukraine
Economy|Europe|Finance|News

Italy pledges responsible budget policy after EU disciplinary step

Italy will take a "responsible" approach to its budget policy, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said, after the European Commission recommended

Italy pledges responsible budget policy after EU disciplinary step
Europe|News|US

Italy's Meloni put domestic concerns first in rejecting von der Leyen

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's decision not to back Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission chief was driven by fear of losing rightwing

Italy's Meloni put domestic concerns first in rejecting von der Leyen
Environment|Europe|News|Science|World

Global warming may be factor in deadly Italian shipwreck, climatologist says

Global warming may have contributed to the freak storm that sank a luxury British-flagged yacht off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Italian climatologist Luca Mercalli

Global warming may be factor in deadly Italian shipwreck, climatologist says
Europe|News|World

After yacht sinks, experts say Mediterranean growing more dangerous

The shipwreck of a luxury yacht moored off the coast of Sicily is the latest sign that the Mediterranean is becoming a more dangerous sea to sail

After yacht sinks, experts say Mediterranean growing more dangerous
Business|Economy|Finance

Italy economy minister says 2024 growth target may be out of reach

The Italian government's 1% economic growth target for this year will be more difficult to reach after downward revisions made last week by national

Italy economy minister says 2024 growth target may be out of reach
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Italy business morale sinks, casting shadow over growth prospects

Italian business and consumer confidence both dropped unexpectedly in October, data showed on Friday, with a multi-year low in sentiment among companies casting a

Italy business morale sinks, casting shadow over growth prospects
Business|Economy|Europe

Italy economy stagnates in Q3, in blow to Meloni government

Italian gross domestic product stagnated in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, missing forecasts and

Italy economy stagnates in Q3, in blow to Meloni government
Business|Environment|Europe|Food

Cactus pear is a crop with potential in Italy's parched south and beyond

Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy's arid south, but a startup founded by a former telecoms

Cactus pear is a crop with potential in Italy's parched south and beyond
Economy|Europe|Finance|Political

Italy's tax system under scrutiny as study shows it favours rich

Italy's tax system is skewed in a way that lets society's wealthiest 7% pay proportionately less tax than low and middle-income

Italy's tax system under scrutiny as study shows it favours rich
Business|Economy|Europe|Political

Italy's growth bubble bursts to reveal fragile outlook

Italy's growth rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic is petering out much faster than expected as structural weaknesses resurface, raising risks for the fragile public

Italy's growth bubble bursts to reveal fragile outlook

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