Rome [ENA] According to UNWTO virtually all source markets reported higher tourism spending in 2017, reflecting continued strong demand for international tourism across all world regions. Both emerging and advanced economies fuelled growth, led by the United States which spent US$ 12 billion more on travel abroad. China spent US$ 8 billion more, consolidating its leadership as the biggest spender in the world.   [Full story...]

Rome/Brussels [ENA] An interesting Working Paper - The Impact of Industrial Robots on EU Employment and Wages: A Local Labour Market Approach- has been recently published by the European think tank specializing in economics and established in 2005: Bruegel. It is an independent and non-doctrinal think tank. The authors of this working paper Francesco Chiacchio, Georgios Petropoulos and David Pichler   [Full story...]