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Italy to pay up to 17 bn euros to save two troubled banks:govt

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Italy will pay up to 17 billion euros (USD 19 billion) to rescue two Venetian banks that are facing bankruptcy, the government said today.

"The total resources mobilised could reach a maximum of 17 billion euros - but the immediate cost to the state is a little more than five billion," said Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan.

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First Published: Jun 25 2017 | 10:42 PM IST

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