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The financial structure of Italian companies and the challenges of the pandemic

Giovanni Sabatini
April 2021 - n. 4
Keywords: Imprese, banche, pandemia
Jel codes: G21, G28, G32, I10

Italian companies are benefiting, in dealing with the crisis, from a major financial strengthening carried out in recent years. However, as the Governor of the Bank of Italy has also pointed out, measures are essential to rebalance their financial structure, to strengthen capitalisation and to facilitate the necessary transition to digitalization and sustainability. From a banking point of view, given the regulatory framework, the supply of credit is easier for properly capitalised companies, resulting in lower financial risks. Banking regulation must evolve towards greater cooperation between the bank and the company. A set of measures to support and encourage a financial strengthening of Italian enterprises is therefore outlined.

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