Why you don’t pay VAT in Livigno: the history of the duty-free zone for over 500 years
Livigno is a Lombard municipality in the province of Sondrio, located in Alta Valtellina. Since 1500, Livigno has been one ...
Current accounts, Italians with 1,163 billion: but in Europe we are low
A recent report by Efama, the European Fund and Asset Management Association, the European association representing the investment management industry, ...
Btp-Bund spread at 84 basis points and yields close to 4%: it’s a record
The spread between Italian BTPs and German Bunds reached 84 basis points at the opening of July 20th. This is ...
Extreme climate, how much it costs Italy: over 20 billion in damages
In Italy, around 700 extreme weather events occurred in the month of June alone, equal to over 23 episodes per ...
Do you say octopus or octopus? Both are correct, but they are not exactly the same thing
At the restaurant do you order the “octopo alla luciana” or the “octopo alla luciana”? At the supermarket, at the ...
The national teams that have won two World Cups in a row: Pozzo’s Italy and Pelè’s Brazil
Winning a football World Cup is one of the most difficult feats to achieve, but managing to win it twice ...
Drought and agriculture: the map of the regions most at risk
The exceptional heat wave that is affecting much of Italy, accompanied by increasingly scarce rainfall, is putting pressure on the ...
The submerged city in the Gulf of Khambhat may not exist: India’s Atlantis 9,000 years ago
For over twenty years the Gulf of Khambhat, on the western coast of India, has been at the center of ...
Notifications to remind birthdays are arriving on WhatsApp: how the reminders will work
Image generated for illustrative purposes only with AI. Remembering the anniversaries of friends, relatives and colleagues every year could become ...
Fixed price electricity and gas offers 2026: the best rates
With the winds of war in Iran continuing to shake energy markets, finding the right tariff for electricity and gas ...
