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Just 379,000 babies were born in 2023, despite PM Giorgia Meloni’s efforts to reverse demographic decline
Italy’s premier pressed to defend rights of Milan woman standing trial over allegations of involvement in violent attacks
Agnelli family heir caught in Rome’s crosshairs as prime minister demands automaker increases domestic production
Banks and asset managers say late amendments to proposed overhaul of capital market rules could deter investors
Financial policymakers say market’s success would be undermined by government plans to help small borrowers
Giorgia Meloni administration adjusts €1bn incentive scheme to favour domestic production
Milan appeals court says the state-owned bank’s former bosses committed no crime
Italian museum seeks to repatriate marble base from Germany sold to the Nazi regime together with ‘Discobolus’
Rome blessed purchase of Sicily plant by a company connected to billionaire convicted of corruption in Switzerland
Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government opposes ‘veg prosciutto’ and ‘tofu steak’
Members of the government want to make it easier for companies to repurchase impaired loans
Ignazio Visco says concerns persist about country’s long-term growth prospects
Sicilian Cosa Nostra group waged war against state but has since been overshadowed by newer rivals
ECB had warned the move by Giorgia Meloni’s government risked making lenders more vulnerable to a downturn
Strong pushback from airlines persuades Rome to relent on decree restricting increases to 200% of average prices
Antitrust investigation to focus on airline’s efforts to sell travel-related services on its website
There are good economic reasons for nerves and the PM has shown herself willing to rattle markets
Price ceiling is latest stand-off between corporate world and Giorgia Meloni’s government
Steps like those announced in Italy this week damage lending and the wider economy when recession may be on its way
Data-collecting tech in tyres deemed of national security importance as governance dispute with Sinochem hots up
Marco Tronchetti Provera has warned Rome that the Italian company is under threat from Beijing’s tightening grip
Prime minister Giorgia Meloni says ‘debate is open’ on whether to leave Xi Jinping’s foreign investment programme
World’s largest sovereign fund will vote against appointment of Paolo Scaroni at shareholders’ meeting next week
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Short sellers pull back after fall in gas prices and less political turbulence than expected
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