The international investors continue, rightly, to concentrate their attention on our ability to keep the public finances in balance and energetically pursue the goal of increasing potential growth. The recurrent tensions are a reminder of how fragile the situation remains. The yield spread between Italian and German government securities is still wider than is consistent with the fundamentals and potential of our economy.
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