The Allied invasion of Italy in 1943 caused the Italian political structure—and the economy—to rapidly collapse. The Allies, on the one hand, and the ... Renaissance · Fascist Italy · Post-World War II economic...

Many factors are to blame: poor economic incentives, a large share of small and unproductive firms, a lack of domestic market competition, and policy capture.

Italy is presently one of the most vulnerable economies in the eurozone. Over the past twenty years it has failed to adapt to increasing global competition.

22 янв. 2024 г. · With the ongoing national challenges such as slow GDP growth, an immigration crisis and a soft labour market, the global scenario remains bleak.

Savings became nearly worthless, and rents collected by landowners plummeted in value. Meanwhile, the major arms and shipbuilding firms went bankrupt after the ...

9 апр. 2024 г. · Declining productivity and growth Italy has been in structural decline, and not just since the 1990s. Productivity problems are much longer- ...

Italy was among the countries hit hardest by the Great Recession of 2008–2009 and the subsequent European debt crisis. The national economy shrunk by 6.76% ...

In 2024, the general government deficit is forecast to drop to 3.8% of GDP, from 7.2% in 2023. This large decline is driven by the phase-out of measures to ...

2 янв. 2024 г. · In 2023, the recovery of the Italian economy slowed in a somewhat bumpy way. Real GDP rose by 0.6% q/q in Q1, declined by 0.4% q/q in Q2 and then slightly ...

Italy is now in a six-year-long recession. Indeed, the Italian economy has barely grown since it joined the euro area in 1999.