IMF
| Date Published | 2015 |
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| Primary Author | Nadège Jassaud and Kenneth Kang |
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| Country | Italy |
Addressing the buildup of nonperforming loans (NPLs) in Italy since the global financial crisis will remain a challenge for sometime and be important for supporting a sustained, robust economic recovery. The buildup reflects both the prolonged recession as well as structural factors that have held back NPL write-offs by banks. The paper discusses the impediments to NPL resolution in Italy and a strategy for fostering a market for restructuring distressed assets that could support corporate and financial restructuring.