As the European Central Bank prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in more than a decade, the challenges for one of the bloc’s largest economies balloon again.

With the ongoing national challenges such as slow GDP growth, an immigration crisis and a soft labour market, the global scenario remains bleak. For Italy, growth, albeit small, might still be on ...

Italy's dismal economic performance continues. Surveys and economists continue to forecast a return to growth. But without reform, there is little reason for hope.

The annual report of the Istat analyzed how in 2024 Italy has undergone many changes, in a country that is aging and where demographic, territorial, and registry frailties are increasing. This ...

Weekend Edition Sunday guest host Linda Wertheimer talks with author Bill Emmott about his book Good Italy, Bad Italy, which explores some of the economic challenges Italy faces.

Political instability and the worst recession since World War II -- Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief brought in to rescue his native Italy, has some major challenges ahead ...

These days, no one is more negative about the European economy than the Italians. In Sunday’s general elections, here’s how Italy’s hard economic times will likely factor. A decade after the ...

A look into what happened during Italy's 2018 economic crisis and how the country is faring now.

The European nation’s long-overlooked problems will be much tougher to solve than Greece’s.

Cannes: Spain and Italy Adjust to Economic Crisis Amid economic challenges and box office declines, two countries that once lived large on the Croisette now attend Cannes on a shoestring.

Italy's Giuseppe Conte acknowledged it was a "very delicate phase" for the country as he agreed to lead a new coalition government following the fall of a populist coalition. Here are some of the key ...