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ABI brings Italian banks onto the blockchain
March 4, 2020The head of innovation at the Italian banking association talks about a real-life application of distributed ledger technology to drive efficiency in an interbank reconciliation process.

Italy’s finance minister eyes China as Europe tensions grow
June 3, 2019Italy’s finance minister talks to The Banker about his government’s disagreements with Europe and advancing Italian involvement in China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Recovering UniCredit makes return to form with bond bonanza
May 1, 2019UniCredit's restructuring programme has paid off, enabling the Italian bank to return to the market with a handful of regulatory capital deals.
Why more banks must support the circular economy
March 1, 2019The circular economy is a disruption to to the business model that Intesa Sanpaolo is supporting, its CEO Carlo Messina writes, and more banks should be doing the same.
Why Italy’s banking problems are Europe’s banking problems
February 1, 2019Italy’s financial challenges are far from unique, and are in fact shared by some of its neighbours, writes Giorgio Di Giorgio of the Arcelli Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies.
Italian job unfinished, but progress is being made
January 17, 2019Italy’s banks have done well to reduce exposure to NPLs in recent years, but there remains much work to be done. Katrien Van Hoof reports.

Lorenzo Codogno: Why Italy’s budget brings major sustainability risks
January 2, 2019The Italian coalition government's strategy is unlikely to improve the economy in the long run, says London School of Economics visiting professor Lorenzo Codogno.

UniCredit leads Italian Schuldschein surge
October 8, 2018Following Italian tax reforms making it easier to use Schuldschein, UniCredit has led two pioneering deals by corporates wanting to take advantage of the instrument.

Padoan reflects on negotiating Italy's slow financial recovery
May 1, 2018As Italy faces yet another change of government, outgoing finance minister Pier Carlo Padoan is optimistic that the country is resilient enough to sustain growth and increase productivity in the coming years. He talked to Silvia Pavoni at the G20 meeting in Argentina.