There are hopes Europe's 750 billion euro stimulus will change the course of the Italian economy.
Italy has one final chance to reform its economy as the European Union prepares to disburse a historic amount of money, experts told CNBC on Friday.— an unprecedented move for the bloc. Though the plan has yet to overcome some legislative steps before funds are available in 2021, there are hopes it will change the course of the Italian economy.
Italy is expected to receive about 81 billion euros in grants and about 127 billion euros in loans from the European Union, starting in 2021. What is going to be critical is whether Italy now takes this as an opportunity to introduce the reforms that are long-overdue.Certain EU countries and economists have criticized Italy in recent years for not updating its labor market policies nor cutting red tape, among other much-needed reforms. This is seen as an impediment to reducing the country's significant debt pile — the highest among EU nations, after Greece.
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