Selling off Italy
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The collapse of Ferruzzi SpA, Italy's second-largest private company, leaves a huge debt burden on state-owned banks, just as Italy is trying to sell off its public sector. Privatization has gained momentum from political reforms and new commercial-bank rules and must not be slowed down.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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Street-wise about property
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Wall Street investment banks are likely to purchase a large share of the commercial property portfolios being sold by commercial banks. Many big securities houses have formed property funds that buy undervalued real estate.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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