Mario Draghi
Comment: Filling Fazio's shoes
Giulio Tremonti, Italy's finance minister, said in an interview on Wednesday that the person who replaces Antonio Fazio as the governor of the Bank of Italy will "capable, honest and respectable". Here is a brief look at the main candidates that are…
Comment: Fazio steps down
Antonio Fazio's resignation as Bank of Italy governor is welcome, but long-overdue. The way is now open for the implementation of much-needed reforms, as the Bank seeks to regain its lost credibility.
Italy nominates candidate for ECB board
Italy nominated Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a senior finance official in Rome, as candidate for the European Central Bank's executive board this week.