Italy: 2006 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Italy

International Monetary Fund

No 2007/064, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that Italy’s economy is enjoying a broad-based, if comparatively modest, cyclical upswing. Output is estimated to have grown by 1¾ percent in 2006—the strongest pace since the beginning of the decade. Inflation is close to that of the euro area, financial conditions are favorable, unemployment is falling, and the current account deficit is moderate. Some progress has been made on broad-based structural reform. Recent initiatives in labor contracting envision a partial rollback of earlier liberalizing reforms.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; liberalization; product market; State fund; firm; deficit; containment initiative; liberalization measure; market share; ODA-to-GNI ratio; authorities' strategy; growth projection; firm contestability; debt ratio; Budget planning and preparation; Employment; Pension spending; Pension reform; Global; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53
Date: 2007-02-15
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