01601cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002760 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451819755 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Italy : Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (59 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Economic activity stagnated in the first half of 2003, but recent indicators point to a gradual recovery. On product markets, there was agreement that progress had been secured over recent years, but also that Italy continued to suffer from insufficient competition in a number of protected sectors. Consolidation, privatization, and improvements in risk management in recent years have helped the banking system weather the current economic slowdown. The authority for telecommunications has recently revised downward the price cap in the retail market. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/351 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/351/002.2003.issue-351-en.xml IMF e-Library