The Italian Banking System: Impact of the Crisis and Future Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)

Why was the Italian Banking System more resilient during the sub-prime crisis and harder-hit in the sovereign crisis? Will their strength in the retail market result as an asset or a liability for Italian banks in the future? This book offers an in-depth analysis of one of the most important EU banking systems its attempts to weather the crisis.