Castle amid the ruins: Bank of Italy
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Banca d'Italia is growing financially despite political troubles in Italy. Unlike most central banks it is run almost independently from the government and thus has been able to escape the political corruption and public distrust faced by other government institutions.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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Bugging the castle: civil liberties
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UK's House of Lords will likely approve a measure that would allow MI5 agents to search property, tap telephones, set bugs and read mail of people suspected of criminal behavior. The measure removes safeguards against citizens to protect them from such surveillance.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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The jobless besiege Castle Europe
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European Community conferees in Copenhagen failed to agree on job creation methods and on lifting the Bosnian arms embargo. Economic measures they have taken include capital spending, European Investment Bank infrastructure loans and loan guarantees.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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