Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Aiaf, Italy’s association of financial analysts, said the country needs a precautionary “program” from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund because it may not be able to raise funding on the markets.

The country needs to cut debt by 200 billion euros by levying taxes on private wealth, Aiaf said in an e-mailed statement today.

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