The most interesting articles from major foreign papers from January 29 to 30:
The MPS probe
Le Figaro – L’affaire Monte dei Paschi embarrasse Draghi
Bloomberg Businessweek – Italian bank official: Nationalization is possible
El Pais – Grilli dice que la Banca Monte dei Paschi es sólida y no es insolvente
Financial Times – Minister defends Italy bank supervision
Wall Street Journal – Bank of Italy Says It Tightly Supervised MPS
La Tribune – La banque centrale d’italie donne son feu vert au sauvetage de Monte dei Paschi
Les Echos – Mario Monti souhaite un nouveau « partenaire financier » pour MPS
Financial Times – Draghi meets minister over MPS
Reports and comments on the Monte dei Paschi di Siena scandal
Italy’s future
Financial Times – Italy’s next PM must generate growth
The issue of growth takes center stage in Italian elections
REstoring the Trevi Fountain
Washington Post – Fendi sponsors $2.9 million restoration of Rome’s Trevi Fountain, site of “Dolce Vita” fame
El Pais – La vieja Fontana de Trevi pasa por la modista
The China Post – Fendi to fund Trevi Fountain repairs in Rome
Fendi is sponsoring the restoration of the symbol of “La Dolce Vita”