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Nov 5th 2005
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Parmalat and its bankers
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


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Addio, dolce vita
A survey of Italy
Nov 24th 2005

A survey of ItalyFor all its attractions, Italy is caught in a long, slow decline. Reversing it will take more courage than its present political leaders seem able to muster, says John Peet ... more





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