ITALY

摘要

After becoming Italy's youngest post-war prime minister last month, Matteo Renzi has pledged to overhaul the economy by slashing red tape and cutting labour taxes. However, recent data underscore the magnitude of the task facing the new broad-coalition government. While the Q4 national accounts confirmed a return to growth as GDP advanced by a modest 0.1% (q-o-q), a crippled job market remains the major impediment to a sustainable recovery.