Former Bank of Italy governor gets pacemaker

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who was governor of the Bank of Italy between 1979 and 1993, underwent surgery to install a pacemaker last week, his office said.

The 83-year-old former premier is expected back at work at the beginning of the week, his office said in a statement. He was reported in "good spirits" when he talked to colleagues after the operation, the ANSA news agency said.

The surgery had been set in advance for Saturday because Ciampi had no major commitments in the coming

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.