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Italy: New government, same challenges

The formation of a grand coalition government in Italy is clearly a step forward, but we doubt that this marks a period of lasting political stability. In addition, despite calls from Prime Minister Letta for Europe to re-examine fiscal targets, a significant discretionary fiscal loosening seems unlikely.

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