Global Scans · Italy · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: The Italian economy is already in a fragile state and a now likely period of political uncertainty would be likely to do further damage. In particular, Italy's banking industry is seen as vulnerable to a loss of confidence. Italy could be the next domino to fall out of the EU through increasing populist party support.

• [New] Travelers and commuters in Italy are preparing for major disruptions throughout November as unions across the transport sector plan a series of strikes expected to affect air travel, trains and local public transportation networks nationwide. InTrieste
• [New] From Italy to Belgium, Germany, and France, several countries will experience transport strikes that could affect everything from public transit to international rail connections. Travel And Tour World
• [New] The von der Leyen Commission's sustainable mobility agenda is an opportunity, especially for Italy, a leader in the production of synthetic fuels. Eunews
• [New] Member States with industrial clusters (Germany, France, Italy) will push for more flexible state aid to boost local innovation and diversify supplies. Atalayar
• [New] People travelling and commuting in Italy in November 2025 face disruption due to a series of strikes affecting air travel, trains and local public transport services. Wanted in Rome
• [New] Used in football predictions, in less than 30 years, in 2054, Italy will win the World Cup for the fifth time. Il Sole 24 ORE
• [New] The positive trend is expected to continue in the current two-year period, with a slight growth in revenues in 2025, after a difficult 2024, and a more robust recovery, equal to 1.7%, in 2026, although there are differences from sector to sector. / Italy Il Sole 24 ORE
• [New] Companies from outside the EU will not be able to reclaim Italian VAT. Global Insulation
• [New] Eruption of Solfatara in Italy's Campi Flegrei buried villages in ash and gas, claiming 30 lives and poisoning livestock; it highlighted volcanic risks near Naples, influencing modern monitoring tech. Risk Prevention Mitigation and Management Forum
• [New] Italy's status as a travel hub is only going to grow stronger, with tourists eager to combine the allure of the Winter Olympics with Italy's world-renowned cuisine, art, and history. Travel And Tour World
• [New] Italian inflation is expected to nudge lower, from 1.8% YoY to 1.6%. investing.com
• [New] Nigeria, Italy, and Japan are expected to join India and the US as the top five 5G FWA markets by 2030. Yahoo Finance
• [New] The new rate, set at €300,000, will still make Italy one of the more generous jurisdictions in Europe for high-net-worth newcomers, even as similar programmes elsewhere are being scaled back or scrapped. European Business Magazine
• [New] Italy's meeting with Israel is expected to be a tense affair, surrounded by pro-Palestinian protests, and only 5,000 tickets have been sold. Al Jazeera
• [New] European markets such as Italy and the UK are showing growing potential. Macquarie
• The Italian economy is expected to grow slowly, maintaining the 0.5% pace seen last year, with an improvement towards 1.0% in 2027-2028. MIT OpenCourseWare
• Germany is heading for a substantial fiscal easing and Italy is factoring in some tax cuts into its 2026 budget plans. Investec
• The forecasted temperature anomalies for December-February feature a near-normal outlook for most of Western Europe, with some potential for cold anomalies in Southwest (Southern France, northern Spain and Italy) and Central-East (Poland, Baltic states, Western Russia). Archer Financial Services
• Google Subsea's planned $400 million network will run between India and Italy avoiding Egypt by travelling overland through Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Oman. Middle East Research and Information Project
• Risk factors such as regulatory shifts in Italy and Spain, or foreign exchange volatility in Latin America, could quickly reshape Enel's expected outlook. Simply Wall St
• The Commission's growing interest in curbing intra-EU tax competition, combined with political momentum for harmonization, could limit Italy's freedom to sweeten its fiscal offers indefinitely. European Business Magazine

Last updated: 14 November 2025