By the age of 15 Italian students are the equivalent of one school year behind in mathematics: according to an OECD survey, Italy ranks 26th out of 29 countries.
In reflecting on what we have learned today, the most pertinent short-run issue facing us all relates to the survival prospects of businesses. Up to now, the exceptional nature of policy support provided to the sector has meant that companies have in the main avoided insolvent liquidations.