Italy after the referendum
Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s caretaker prime minister, said all the right things at his year-end news conference in Rome, but he lacks the clout to get them done (source: dpa)
General info
What's inside
- Matteo Renzi and other Italian party leaders are pressing for early elections
- However, rise of Five Star Movement may force establishment to play for time
- The caretaker government has good ideas but not enough clout to fix the economy
- Without economic improvement, Beppe Grillo’s populists could gain or even win power
Who will benefit?
- Report is targeted to the decision makers in cross country manufacturing – suppliers, manufacturers, logistics.
- Also considered useful for the administrative university facilities, to better understand the possibe effects of current decisions.
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