Italian Government Solicits €20bn to Support Their Struggling Banks
December, 20 2016
The Italian government waiting for parliamentary approval to borrow as much as 20 billion Euro equivalent to 17 billion pound to backed up weak banking sector especially Monte dei Paschi. This puts pressure to the newly elected Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni afraid to suffer losses regards to bailout rules of European Union.
He indicated that this serves as a preventive measure to protect savings. Also, Pier Carlo Padoan the Italian economy minister said that this would be used to induce liquidity in the banking industry to support troubled banks. They are looking for ways to pay losses incurred by retail investors.
