Don't let the corona-crisis go to waste, ECB tells Italy

Reuters

Published Jun 13, 2020 09:09AM ET

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Italy must not let the economic crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic "go to waste" and should instead reform its stagnant economy so that it thrives after the outbreak, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Saturday.

"I therefore encourage you, as policymakers, not to let this crisis go to waste," Lagarde told Italian policymakers via video-link during a consultation launched by the government.