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Italian deputy governor warns on hurdles to capital markets union

Many obstacles in front of proposed reforms, Salvatore Rossi says

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Bank of Italy's Salvatore Rossi: A CMU that excluded the City of London "would have little sense"

Overcoming the "variety of national habits and interests" of European nations to achieve a true capital markets union (CMU) is an inherently difficult task, the senior deputy governor at the Bank of Italy has said.

A CMU is necessary to break European economies' dependence upon banks for finance, Salvatore Rossi said in a speech in Rome on December 11. This was "bad, in any circumstance", but especially so when increased capital requirements on banks were making them more reluctant to lend to

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