Moody's raises its outlook on Italy to 'positive'
Moody's has raised its outlook on Italy to 'positive', affirming Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's efforts to tackle the country's finances.
It comes just weeks after rival ratings agency S&P raised its Italy rating to triple-B-plus.
Silvia Amaro takes a deep dive into how the Italian equity and bond market has performed since Meloni took office and discusses the outlook for the country with Nichola James, MD for Global Sovereign Ratings at Morningstar DBRS
Moody's has raised its outlook on Italy to 'positive', affirming Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's efforts to tackle the country's finances.
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