In this edition
Milan Reads the Markets, and the Markets Read Italy
From Piazza Affari, the economy desk watches how the world's investors price the Republic.
Beatrice Comolli · 70 words
Geography & climate
Continental, foggy winters, hot humid summers.
The Po plain, the great pre-Alpine lakes — Como, Garda, Maggiore — and the Orobic Alps.
Economy & culture
Finance and the stock exchange, fashion, design, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing — Italy's richest region.
Cosmopolitan Milan, fashion and design weeks, La Scala, a fast and money-minded north.
Recent headlines from this bureau
- Milan Fashion Week Through the Eyes of the Global Style Press
- Foreign Investors Read Piazza Affari for Italy's Direction
- European Wires Track Milan's Post-Pandemic Boom