Tissue In Italy: From Pandemic to Endemic
Ian Bell
Italy remains at the centre of the European tissue industry from a consumption, production, and also from a manufacturing technology standpoint. A lot can be learned from the country's pandemic experience.
Product Availability in Italy: What Is In Demand?
Euromonitor International
Italy was one of the first countries in Europe to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of 2021, cases have been gradually rising with tougher restrictions in place until at least April. Countries around the globe have been in and…
Italy in Crisis as Tourism Demand Collapses Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Caroline Bremner
This article is part of a series on COVID-19 focusing on how the outbreak is affecting industries. Italy has found itself at the epicentre of the second-largest coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak after China. As the fifth most popular tourist…
Italy's New Populist Government and the Eurozone: Prelude to a Crisis?
Daniel Solomon
On June 1st a new populist coalition government entered office in Italy. The coalition of the 5 Star Movement (M5S) and the League represents a strong rejection of previous fiscal austerity programmes, and a more sceptical attitude to the EU and its…
Fresh Food in Italy Forecasted to Grow
Euromonitor International
Consumers Demand Convenience in Fresh Food Fresh food saw low growth in total volume sales in 2017. Consumers continue to be concerned about health and wellbeing; however, at the same time, convenience is also highly valued. In particular,…
Italy’s Banking Crisis Poses a Threat to the Eurozone’s Recovery
Roshni Wani Thapa
Euromonitor International’s Italy Economy, Finance and Trade Country Briefing, focuses on Europe’s fourth largest economy (in US$ terms), which is undergoing a banking crisis, given poor capital ratios and a high propensity of loan defaults. After…
Top Three Trends in Economy, Finance and Trade in 2017
Euromonitor International
Uncertainty is going to be the dominant theme in the global economy in 2017. Continuing political, policy, and economic volatility around the world pose risks of further inertia due to a “wait-and-see” sentiment in the private and public sectors.…
Italy: Political Uncertainty Will Adversely Impact Business Environment
Euromonitor International
The rejection of the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s referendum in December, whereby the number of decision makers in the senate would have been reduced significantly-decreasing the time in implementing laws, indicates the bending of popular…
Top 5 Major Business Environments to Avoid in 2016
Carrie Lennard
While many markets are making headway to improving their business environments, there are a handful of relatively major markets that are set to be temporarily diminished in their attractiveness for investors in 2016. It should be noted that there are…