This Selected Issues paper focuses on labor productivity dynamics in Spain. Labor productivity has been a long …-standing structural challenge in Spain. Productivity performance has been weak across several dimensions: labor productivity levels are … productivity in Spain exhibited a counter-cyclical pattern driven by the large reduction in employment. Total factor productivity …

This 2022 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic activity in Spain has remained resilient despite the new … risks materialize. Spain is making progress on its ambitious reform agenda and the execution of investments under the …

Italy: Detailed Assessment of IAIS Insurance core Principles. …

-- FUTURE CHALLENGES FACING ITALY'S FINANCIAL SECTOR -- A. The Evolution of the Bank Business Model -- B. Recommendations -- C … ITALY: AN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS -- A. Background -- B. Comparison with Euro Area Spending and Efficiency Indicators -- C …. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- REFERENCES -- FIGURE -- 1. Italy and Euro Area: Increase in Spending by Level of …