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Central lender’s use of tiered interest rates offers arbitrage opportunity
Ex-Deutsche Bank and Nomura staff sentenced in Milan alongside former managers at Italian bank
The lender is doing well but Del Vecchio is likely to push for change
Country’s ruling coalition may have fallen apart, but its government bonds rallied last week
Business owners warn of credit squeeze since start of the year
Strong demand for bonds comes after Brussels admonished Rome over its budget deficit
The US group’s withdrawal creates a dilemma for Italy’s populist, anti-establishment coalition
Milan-based bank to trim Italian bond exposure in what some see as potential M&A set-up
Italy’s largest bank has been offloading non-core assets as part of restructuring
Foreign investors must tread carefully when turning corporate debt into equity
Carlo Messina blames ECB and Brussels antitrust authorities for recent financial woes
Move reinforces independence after criticism from populist government
Main lenders have cut toxic loans but remain exposed to a sovereign bond sell-off
Will the central bank renew its 720bn of loans to European banks?
Lenders bought a net €11bn of government bonds in January
Country’s assets especially banks outperform European peers
Strains within coalition as campaigning ramps up ahead of EU elections
Country’s banks continue to tighten credit standards, central bank finds
Outlook for this year and next also reduced
Targets for cleaning balance sheets unsettle investors in Italian lenders
Country’s new populist government turns to an old playbook as Genoan lender struggles
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