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Italy's Government Endorses Tata Motors' Iveco Bid
Hours after Mumbai-based Tata Motors Commercial Vehicle and Iveco Group announced a definitive agreement to combine their commercial vehicle (CV) businesses in a landmark €3.8 billion all-cash deal, Palazzo Chigi (the official residence of the...

Ramadan in Italy 2026: A Celebration of Tradition, Fusion, and Togetherness
When is Ramadan in Italy in 2026? In Italy, Ramadan 2026 is expected to begin on the evening of Tuesday, 17 February, with the first full day of fasting on Wednesday, 18 February, and conclude around Thursday, 19 March. The exact dates are...

These Italian Niche Brands Are Updating Made in Italy Credentials for the Chicago Collective Audience
MILAN — The allure of Made in Italy continues to reverberate Stateside. Even if recent tariff threats and negotiations have cast a gloomy outlook on the Italian fashion brands eyeing to grow their business in the U.S., this week’s edition of the...

NewPrinces’ move for Carrefour’s Italy stores stuns sector
The origins of Italy’s NewPrinces date back little more than 20 years but, in its two decades of existence, the food and drinks group has grown mainly through M&A and its deal-making has often attracted attention. The company’s moves for, say, UK...

Businesses struggle as construction continues in downtown Buchanan
BUCHANAN, Mich. -- There has been some confusion as to when the Buchanan downtown construction project will be complete. According to a post on Facebook from the city, the project is nearing the 60% completion mark. ABC 57 spoke with the mayor as...
Market Talk - Thursday, July 31
Thursday, July 31, 2025 4:49 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 415.12 points or 1.02% to 41,069.82 • Shanghai decreased 42.51 points or -1.18% to 3,573.21 • Hang Seng...
Where's Your TACO Now: Futures Slide, Global Markets Tumble After Trump Unleashes Harsh Tariffs
Global markets and US equity futures extended a selloff as Trump’s sweeping import tariffs sparked renewed fears about the outlook for economic growth amid traders. The MSCI All Country World Index fell for a sixth day, the longest streak since...

Türkiye's exports hit record $25 bln in July
ANKARA Trade Minister Ömer Bolat declared July 2025 a "record-breaking month" for Türkiye's exports, with shipments reaching an all-time high of $25 billion, up 11 percent from last year, while the trade deficit narrowed by 12.1 percent amid...

Erdoğan urges Gaza ceasefire, reaffirms support for 1967-based Palestinian state
ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and renewed his support for the establishment of a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, during a trilateral summit in Istanbul with Italian Prime...

Assessing Work–Life Balance in Malta and Italy: A Cross-Cultural Investigation Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling (ESEM)
Introduction Work-life balance (WLB) is a broadly studied construct in several fields (eg, psychology, sociology), but the balance between work and private life in the general population has undergone important post-pandemic re-evaluations that...
Behcet's Disease Market Analysis and Forecast, 2025-2035 | AbbVie, Novartis, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, J&J, and BMS Advance Biologics and Immunomodulatory Therapies to Transform the Landscape - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2025-- The "Behcet's Disease Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Distribution Channel, Route of Administration, Type, Country, and Region - Analysis and Forecast, 2025-2035" report has been added to...

Italian restaurant closes Uptown location after 14 years: ‘It’s been our pleasure’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - An Italian restaurant closed its Uptown location after 14 years. Bella Ciao, located along South Tryon Street near East 4th Street, is now listed as permanently closed. The restaurant pinned a note on its door to inform...

Poland to have more tanks than UK, Germany, France and Italy combined after signing new K2 deal
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How Can EU Businesses Handle Fake Reviews and Review Extortion Legally?
Online reviews can make or break a business. In the EU, fake reviews and review extortion have become a growing problem. Competitors post false complaints. Customers demand refunds or freebies under the threat of bad reviews. For businesses,...

Giorgio Armani Pushes Back at Italian Competition Authority’s 3.5M-euro Sanction
MILAN – The Giorgio Armani company is pushing back on the decision of the AGCM, the Italian Competition Authority, to fine the luxury brand for alleged misleading advertising. The authority is imposing sanctions of 3.5 million euros on Giorgio...
Italian Iveco Group sold all assets for 5.5 billion euros
AK&M 31 July 2025 18:30 Italy's Iveco Group NV has divvied up assets worth 5.5 billion euros ($6.3 billion) as part of deals with Leonardo SpA and India's Tata Motors Ltd. This is reported in the Iveco press release. In particular, Iveco sold...

Bacon Industry Size Forecast (Pork, Chicken, Turkey) 20252033: Market Outlook
(MENAFN- IMARC Group) The global bacon market is experiencing robust growth, driven by the increasing demand for convenient and flavorful food options. In 2024, the market was valued at USD 73.2 billion and is projected to reach USD 95.9 billion...

Giorgio Armani hit with US $ 4 million penalty for unfair commercial practices in Italy
Image Courtesy: https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/ Fashion brand Giorgio Armani and one of its companies were penalised US $ 4 million by Italy’s antitrust authority for engaging in unfair business practices, the agency said Friday. The Giorgio...

Libyan-Turkish-Italian hold summit in Istanbul on economic cooperation in the Mediterranean
01 august 2025 - 10:34:52 MA/BBA 217 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, will participate on Friday in a tripartite summit in Istanbul, Turkey, with the Turkish president, Recep...

Top 5 trade partners of the Republic of Moldova in the EU
0 Romania continued to be, even in 2024, the main trading partner of the Republic of Moldova among the member states of the European Union, with a share of over 21% of the country’s total foreign trade volume. The following positions are occupied...