In spite of the downward trend of Asian stock markets, the Nikkei index continues on a positive note with a 0.96% increase thanks to acquisitions of Japanese technology, like Sony and Fujitec. On the other hand, Toyota’s car output decreased by 7% in the first semester of this year with respect to 2023, due among...
ll Concordato Preventivo Biennale (CPB) è uno strumento che stabilisce un accordo tra le piccole partite IVA (professionisti e piccole imprese) e il fisco per «congelare» le tasse per gli anni 2024-2025. Introdotto dal decreto legislativo n.13 del febbraio 2024, esso permette di pagare una quantità fissa in base a un reddito futuro stimato in...
The new Italian Budget Act was recently signed by the president of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella. Among the important measures that it includes, one has been widely commented on the Italian media: the reduction of the Italian tax wedge, which is among the highest in Europe. In sum, the threshold for tax benefits is raised...
The presidential campaign between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump has generally shown 50/50 support for both candidates on the polls. For example, while Atlas Intel showed a slight nation-wide advantage for Trump, two polls by the New York Times and Siena College Research institute showed Harris taking the lead in the swing state of Pennsylvania....
Italy’s history as a unified state started in 1861, but its actual history began centuries earlier. Florentine poet Dante Alighieri already praised the virtues of the Belpaese (“beautiful country”) just before the Renaissance movement would turn cities such as Rome, Milan and Florence into the cradles of art and scientific inquiry that characterize Western civilization....
The Governing Council of the European Central bank announced yesterday 25 bp cut on interest rates. The rate on deposit thus goes down to 3.25%, while those on main and marginal operations reach 3.40% and 3.65% respectively, with the measure having effect from the 23rd of October. The decision was taken after a careful analysis...
This year seems very promising for southern European economies: for the first time in years, Greece, Spain and Italy have positive growth prospects, especially in comparison to other European countries. In fact, while France is expecting 1.1% GDP growth for this year, Germany is expected to close this year with a negative growth of -0.2%,...
Despite the adverse international context, Italian exports resist, giving an important boost to the Italian economy. This is the opinion of Matteo Zoppas, president of the Agency for the Internationalization of Italian firms, at the last Made in Italy Summit 2024, an event organized by Il Sole 24 Ore along with SkyTg24 and the Financial...
The famous credit rating agency, Moody’s, published a new report that reasserts the negative performance suffered by different European car manufacturers like Volkswagen, Stellantis, and BMW for this year. Low estimates for sales, profitability and cash-flow characterize the outlook for the whole 2024. According to the rating agency, a return to positive performance could be...
A recent meeting between Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the CEO of Blackrock, Larry Fink, indicates a potential investment opportunity or the New York-based asset-management collosus. Blackrock already possesses shares of several Italian companies like UniCredit and Eni, and was allowed by the Italian government to own more than 3% of the shares of...
