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Italy's GDP to grow by 0.6% in 2025, 0.8% in 2026 - Istat
Italy's GDP is expected to grow by 0.6% in 2025 and 0.8% in 2026 after a 0.7% increase over the previous two years, Istat said on Friday. "The increase in GDP over the two-year forecast period would be entirely supported by domestic demand net of...
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Gwyneth Paltrow Soaks Up the Italian Sun While Yachting Around the Capri Coastline
NEED TO KNOW Gwyneth Paltrow was photographed enjoying her Italian vacation on Wednesday, June 4 She was spotted yachting around the Capri coast in a black one-piece swimsuit The actress was also seen heading to the seaside town with her husband,...

YPF signs LNG export deal with Italy’s ENI during Milei's stop in Rome
Argentina’s state-run oil company YPF signed an agreement on Friday with the Italian energy giant ENI to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). The deal was sealed during President Javier Milei’s official visit to Rome to meet Italian Prime Minister...

Milei in Rome: Argentina’s YPF and Italy’s ENI sign deal to export natural gas
President Javier Milei has arrived in Rome, where he attended the signing of an investment commitment contract between the Argentine state-owned energy company YPF and the Italian multinational ENI. His Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni also...
Italy stats bureau cuts 2025 GDP growth estimate, in line with government
ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s economy will grow by 0.6% this year, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, trimming a previous forecast of 0.8% made in December amid mounting uncertainty over the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff...

Business News | Sonalika Charges Ahead in FY'26 with Highest Ever May Overall Sales of 14,213 Tractors
PNN New Delhi [India], June 6: India's No. 1 tractor export brand Sonalika Tractors has intensified its FY'26 journey with a new milestone of clocking the highest ever May overall sales of 14,213 tractors. The new achievement is an outcome of...

India & Italy agree to deepen ties in aerospace, agri, energy transition
Brescia: India and Italy have agreed to strengthen cooperation in emerging and strategic sectors including aerospace and energy transition, agriculture, and global connectivity initiatives such as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor...

Bank of Italy: MiCA not enough buffer from stablecoin risk
Homepage > News > Finance > Bank of Italy: MiCA not enough buffer from stablecoin risk The Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework was a landmark moment for the European digital asset space and was hailed as the most complete...
Headquarter Happenings: TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Stay Connected at Annual Travel Market Conference
This week, members of TRAVELSAVERS and NEST gathered in Orlando for Travel Market, the biennial conference of the American Marketing Group (AMG) companies. The theme of this year’s conference, held at the Hyatt Grand Cypress in Orlando, was...

Business News | India and Italy to Strengthen Cooperation in Agriculture, Food Processing: Commerce Ministry
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): India and Italy will strengthen cooperation in agriculture and food processing, and set up Joint Working Groups in the automobile and space sectors, the Minister of Commerce & Industry said in a release. The...

Former Buca di Beppo in Whitehall to become restaurant, market for Mediterranean and international foods
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — The site of a popular Italian restaurant that closed five years ago will become an international market and kitchen with a Mediterranean focus, a real estate group said Friday. A "team of experienced food entrepreneurs"...

Business News | India Gets Major Investment Boost During Piyush Goyal's Italy Visit as Top Firms Pledge Expansion, Increased Commitments
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): India has received significant support from global companies and investors during Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal's visit to Italy, as several leading Italian companies announced plans to expand their...

Shoe Brands at FFANY and FSNYE Learn to Navigate Tariff Uncertainty at June Market Week
Shoe executives at FFANY and FSNYE were upbeat for the spring 2026 season, despite global trade tensions and the overhang of uncertainties due to tariff rates. “All the retailers are here,” said Matt Priest, president and CEO of the Footwear...

Local and foreign ‘finfluencers’ may be skirting B.C. stock market rules, regulator warns
The B.C. Securities Commission has issued 76 letters to foreign YouTubers who may have been improperly promoting B.C. public companies without proper disclosure A new version of stock touts has emerged over the past decade that has increasingly...

“Slice & Pie and taste of Lucy to Open in Union Market this Summer”!! (in the former Parachute Pizza space.)
photo by Maria Lustre Rebrikova From a press release “Slice & Pie, named the country’s #2 slice shop by Italian organization 50TopPizza, will open a second location in Union Market this summer. The DC-based business from master pizzaiolo Giulio...

Indian, Italian Ministers Discuss India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
Home Europe Indian, Italian Ministers Discuss India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor India and Italy agreed to prioritise cooperation in several emerging and strategic sectors, including Industry 4.0, aerospace, energy transition, and...

HSBC AM forays into active ETF market with five funds
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has launched the HSBC PLUS Active ETF range, marking its entry into the active ETF market with five new funds. This launch aims to provide investors with country and regional exposures, combining the benefits of the...

39th Annual Creole Tomato Festival returns to the French Market this weekend
NEW ORLEANS — The 39th Annual Creole Tomato Festival returns to the French Market this weekend, bringing two full days of music, food, and fun for all ages. The fest kicks off Saturday, June 7, and runs through Sunday, June 8, celebrating the...
ISTAT cuts Italy's 2025 growth forecast amid global uncertainty
ROME, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Italy's main statistical agency on Friday lowered its forecast for the country's economic growth, citing continued global economic uncertainty. ISTAT, Italy's National Statistics Institute, now projects the country's gross...
Italians vote on easing citizenship requirements, reversing labour reform
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Italians will start voting on Sunday in a two-day referendum on whether to ease citizenship laws and reverse a decade-old liberalisation of the labour market, but the vote may fail to generate sufficient turnout...