WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Thursday called on Italy to persist in making economic reforms despite Sunday's failure of a government-backed referendum.
The remarks follow Wednesday's announcement by the ratings agency Moody's that it was downgrading its outlook for Italy's sovereign debt from stable to negative in light of the victory of the "no" vote, which it said could delay reductions in the country's debt load at a time of sluggish growth.
Italian voters rejected proposals to modify the constitution in an effort to expedite economic reforms sought by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who announced his resignation.
"We of course have taken note of the choice made by the Italian people in the referendum on constitutional and institutional reforms," IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters in Washington.
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