Rule reminder

Italian economic writing uses specific verb-noun collocations. Key examples: 'ridurre il debito' (to reduce the debt); 'aumentare i tassi' (to raise interest rates); 'tagliare le spese' (to cut spending); 'varare una legge' (to pass/launch a law); 'approvare il bilancio' (to approve the budget); 'emettere obbligazioni' (to issue bonds); 'contrarre un prestito' (to take out a loan). Using the wrong verb sounds unnatural to Italian speakers.