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financial sector is scarcely used to finance their investments. The lack of funding for the SME sector, or its high cost, has a …
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The paper assesses the degree of banking competition and efficiency in Italy?over time as well as compared to that in … to be an important consideration, both in enforcing Italy''s antitrust laws and in ensuring that the procedures for …
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There is broad agreement on the appropriateness of the budget deficit target. The government aims to strengthen expenditure control and efficiency, at the national and at subnational levels, to achieve a reduction in the tax burden while cutting the fiscal deficit. The IMF staff suggested...
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the regions may increase the efficiency and the productivity of the health care system. The information on Italy's economy …
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This Selected Issues paper for Italy presents updated estimates of potential growth for Italy, using new techniques … but also for macrofinancial developments. The paper reviews developments in fiscal federalism in Italy and draws on cross …
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This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that despite the better cyclical outlook, medium-term trends for Italy …
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analyzes the reasons behind Italy's persistent inflation differential vis-a-vis the euro area. It reviews Italy's large … reviews the case for additional pension reform steps in Italy …
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markets, there was agreement that progress had been secured over recent years, but also that Italy continued to suffer from …
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This report assesses the Observance of Standards and Codes on Fiscal Transparency for Italy. The report finds that … significant progress has been made in budget management, especially in recent years, and that Italy meets the standards of the …
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