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Paolo Gentiloni named Italy’s new Prime Minister
Paolo Gentiloni has been named as Italy’s new prime minister after the resignation of reformist leader Matteo Renzi in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat. Gentiloni is a close ally of Renzi and was Renzi’s foreign minister. The elections in Italy are due by February 2018. Italy is facing a troubled banking sector and ..
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Italy’s PM Matteo Renzi announces resignation
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has tendered his resignation after being roundly defeated in a referendum to make changes in the Constitution. Renzi announced his resignation taking full responsibility for the ‘extraordinary defeat’. This pushed the third largest Euro economy into uncertainty. Financial markets gave a sharp reaction as the euro saw a sharp decline ..
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