Italy's €17bn banks rescue | World

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Intesa to partially acquire Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza

Italy has moved to shore up confidence in its fragile banking system after agreeing to pump €5bn of taxpayers’ money into two failed mid-sized banks while handing their good assets to Intesa Sanpaolo, the country’s strongest lender.

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