IMF: Italy a 'model' for reforms Work still to be done, says European director

(ANSA) - Rome, May 16 - The director of the International Monetary Fund's European department, Reza Moghadam, said at a meeting in Rome on Wednesday that Italy is "truly a model for Europe" and has made "notable progress" in the last six months.Moghadam added that Premier Mario Monti's government still needs to do more for growth, should press ahead with labor market reforms and said that public services need improving.Monti's government of non-political experts, which replaced Silvio Berlusconi's in November, is now seeking to put growth at the top of both the domestic and European agendas.