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The election of Parmalat's new boss Nov 10th 2005 The future of Parmalat Why Parmalat's administrator intends to postpone his retirement Nov 3rd 2005 The Italian prime minister and the Iraq war Silvio Berlusconi tries to please two audiences at once Nov 3rd 2005 Consumer banking in Italy at last focuses on customers A small revolution in Italian banking Oct 27th 2005 Alitalia stumbles on State-funded parachutes for Italy's national airline Oct 20th 2005 Italy's violent politics While deepening Italy's democracy, the primaries showed a dark side too Oct 20th 2005 Italian culture Italians are angry over fresh cuts in the funding of culture Oct 13th 2005 Fascism in Italy It wasn't just Mussolini Oct 6th 2005 Still crying over spilt milk The trial of Calisto Tanzi, former boss of Parmalat, has opened in Milan. This and other legal action relating to the accounting scandal that bankrupted the Italian dairy giant will remind investors that Italy is in need of better financial regulation. But the chances of reform look slim Oct 4th 2005 Central banks The fiasco in Italy does not undermine the principle of independent central banks Sep 29th 2005 Italy tries out American-style primaries A wobbly step towards two-party politics Sep 29th 2005 Fazio, humiliated, still fails to take the hint The refusal of Italy's central-bank chief, Antonio Fazio, to resign over a banking scandal has led to extraordinary scenes at an international finance meeting in Washington, in which Mr Fazio was openly mocked by Giulio Tremonti, Italy's new finance minister, and then stripped of his authority to represent the country Sep 26th 2005 Italy's finance minister resigns The day Domenico's patience ran dry Sep 22nd 2005 Italian banks After a tortuous battle, a foreign takeover of an Italian bank is in sight Sep 15th 2005 |
With the Economist Intelligence Unit Forecast The political and economic outlook Factsheet Basic data Economic data Ten economic indicators over four years. Downloadable as a spreadsheet Political structure The political system described, and the names of all cabinet ministers Political forces Political parties and groupings, plus the names and roles of key political actors Economic structure Economic strengths and weaknesses, products and markets, and comparisons with similar economies
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