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Ex-Bank of Italy chief cleared of market-rigging charges
(ANSA) – Milan, December 6 – An appeals court in Milan on Friday cleared former bank of Italy chief Antonio Fazio and another 12 people of market-rigging charges in a case involving insurer Unipol’s 2005 attempt to buy Italian bank … Continue reading
Ejecting Berlusconi ‘the right thing to do’ says PD chief
(ANSA) – Rome, November 27 – Democratic Party (PD) chief Guglielmo Epifani on Wednesday said the Senate vote to eject convicted ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi was the right thing to do. “The Senate did its duty and applied the law. Anything … Continue reading
Civil protection chief blames flood deaths on poor planning
(ANSA) – Rome, November 27 – Civil protection chief Franco Gabrielli on Wednesday told a Lower House hearing that the extreme weather alert system worked, but people died anyway due to poor planning. Gabrielli was summoned to answer for the … Continue reading
OECD chief economist says Italy on track for recovery
(ANSA) – Paris, November 19 – OECD chief economist Carlo Padoan on Tuesday said the Italian government was doing the right things to encourage economic recovery, but that it could use prodding to do even more. Thanks to measures announced … Continue reading
ASEZA chief tells Jordan TV about king’s visit to Aqaba
(ANSA) – Aqaba, October 28 – Jordan TV Channel’s 60 minutes programme played host to Professor Kamel Mahadin, Chief Commissioner of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), and Engineer Ghassan Ghanem, CEO of the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), on Friday … Continue reading
Benedict XVI surprised by IOR chief sacking, says secretary
(ANSA) – Vatican City, October 22 – Benedict XVI’s secretary admitted in an interview Tuesday that the pope emeritus was caught off-guard when the Vatican bank chairman was ousted during his tenure in May 2012. Ettore Gotti Tedeschi was sacked … Continue reading
Tax-office chief arrested in Pesaro
(ANSA) – Pesaro, October 18 – The chief inspector of an inland-revenue office in the Marche city of Pesaro was arrested Friday on suspicion of taking bribes from a furniture-making company. Police said Piero Micheli was paid to turn a … Continue reading
Civil Protection Chief says Italy ‘going to pieces’
(ANSA) – L’Aquila, October 10 – Italy’s Civil Protection chief Franco Gabrielli on Thursday said, ”Italy is going to pieces” due to hydrogeological instability. Speaking at the Water Festival in the city of l’Aquila, which was hit by a devastating … Continue reading