Small and medium-sized enterprises’ financial reporting is generally inefficient and can be improved by a wider use of XBRL. In particular it could be useful to create a web platform for financial reporting documents to enhance the benefits of XBRL in all enterprises

Italian Government has recently approved measures to promote the development of a bond market for small and medium-sized enterprises. The new rules have stimulated the launch of such instruments. Operators are now required to develop the best practices needed to complete the market

In Italy the use of bond covenants is restrained by the predominance of SMEs, the significant role of relationship banking, the high costs related to public placements, the lack of investors‘ financial culture, the low amount of loans normally requested by each firm and the lack of liquidity...