Pub date: 28 Mar 2012 Europe / Italy Business Forecast Report
Core Views The new technocratic government led by Mario Monti will embark on a last-ditch attempt to restructure the economy and consolidate the country's public finances. Measures that are likely ... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2012 Europe / Italy Agribusiness Industry Report
BMI View: With the country's economic outlook bleak on most fronts, we do not foresee much investment into the Italian agriculture sector. In fact, a contraction in growth could lead to a dearth in c... Read More
Pub date: 30 Mar 2012 Europe / Italy Autos Industry Report
BMI believes that the collective labour agreement signed between Fiat and its 86,000 Italian work force in December 2011 - calling for increased shifts and shorter breaks in exchange for a EUR20bn i... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Europe / Italy Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: Emergency liquidity measures provided by the ECB and the Bank of Italy have staved off the threat of an immediate liquidity crisis, providing the banking sector with a window to restructure... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Europe / Italy Defence & Security Industry Report
Along with several other countries in the eurozone, Italy is currently in the middle of a severe financial crisis that is causing its government to make some tough decisions regarding defence spendin... Read More
Pub date: 12 Apr 2012 Europe / Italy Food & Drink Industry Report
We expect private consumption to contract by 0.5% in real terms in 2012 as fiscal consolidation and wider economic uncertainty depress household spending. Tax increases constitute two-thirds of the ... Read More
Pub date: 25 Nov 2011 Europe / Italy Freight Transport Industry Report
BMI View: We are bearish on the Italian economy in 2012, expecting GDP growth to be under 1%; however, we expect the freight sector to hold up reasonably well in volume growth terms. Railfreight will... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Europe / Italy Metals Industry Report
Italian crude steel output grew 11.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2011 to 28.66mn tonnes (mnt), securing its position as the EU's second-largest steelmaking country as well as the most impressive growth ... Read More
Pub date: 04 Apr 2012 Europe / Italy Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: Aside from the country's well-publicised economic challenges, Italy is at a crossroads in terms of energy market development. The public is rejecting state efforts to revive nuclear strateg... Read More
Pub date: 17 Feb 2012 Europe / Italy Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: The pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector will be a target of further cost containment, particularly as National Health System (SSN) data for H111, which shows a decline in spending, highl... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Europe / Italy Power Industry Report
BMI View: The Italian public has said 'no' to nuclear, and Italy is now resigned to import dependency, the continued high-level use of costly natural gas for generation and a need to rapidly boost it... Read More
Pub date: 26 Mar 2012 Europe / Italy Telecommunications Industry Report
Q311 data from the regulator, along with preliminary Q411/YE2011 data from key players Telecom Italia and Vodafone as well as broadband player Fastweb show that the Italian mobile and broadband marke... Read More