PIGS
group of European Union countries
Also known as: PIIGS
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Italy
- In Italy: Scandal and the struggling economy
…escalated for the so-called “PIGS” (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) countries, as the EU and International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for the enactment of austerity measures in those countries and provided financial bailouts for Greece and Ireland, primarily to preserve the stability of the euro. Italy’s outstanding public debt,…
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