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Future of Government
What can Italy do to encourage economic growth?
Slow growth remains Italy's 'Achilles’ heel' say the authors.
Italy
5 charts that explain big challenges facing Italy’s new government
As Italy’s new coalition government settles in, here’s a look at just a few of the challenges it faces on key economic issues.
Italy
How can Italy resolve its debt crisis?
Political unrest and economic uncertainty have left Italy with very few recovery options.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
A new ‘electric highway’ is going to connect Europe from Norway to Italy
E-mobility companies E.ON and CLEVER are teaming up to build a new charging station network that will start in Norway and end in Italy.
Italy
Italy is handing out castles for free. But there's a catch
Italy is giving away free castles, farmhouses and historic sites in the hope that it will boost its faltering regional tourism sector.
Italy
Italy may have a struggling economy but its people are the healthiest in the world
Italy tops a ranking of the world’s healthiest countries, and diet may play a central role.
Italy
The impact of the ‘no’ vote in Italy’s referendum
Italian voters have rejected plans for constitutional reform supported by the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Future of Economic Progress
Italy's referendum: what's at stake?
Mario Margiocco evaluates the upcoming Italian referendum.
Italy
Capital flight from Italy and what it can tell us about the referendum
Examining economic and political conditions in the run-up to the Italian election.
Financial and Monetary Systems
The forgotten cost of tax evasion
Research in Italy looks at the impact of tax evasion on productivity, innovation and growth.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Italy is giving itself a digital makeover. Here’s how
Digital innovation in Italy is on the up, according to this year’s Global Information Technology Report by the World Economic Forum. We take a look at what it means.
Future of Economic Progress
600 years later, the same families in this city still have the wealth
A comparison of tax records in 1427 and 2011 shows the big earners today are descended from the same families at the top of the socioeconomic ladder six centuries ago.
Ageing
How can Italy reverse its brain drain?
An effective strategy is needed to revitalize the Italian economy and stop its young people from leaving.
Future of Economic Progress
Could Italy become Europe’s next growth engine?
“I bet you that in the next 10 years, Italy will return to be the [economic] leader of Europe, the locomotive of Europe.” When reading these words on TIME magazine in late April 2014, man...
Italy
How will Italy’s new employment law affect jobs?
Since 1 March 2015 all new open ended contracts in Italy offer graded security, that is, severance payments in case of dismissals (see Lexology 2015), which are gradually and steadily inc...