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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Giuseppe Fonte

Italy's Finance Minister tightens grip on nominations for top jobs at state-backed firms

FILE PHOTO: Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends a news conference for the government's first budget in Rome, Italy November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Italy's Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti is working on an internal directive stressing that the main steps for an imminent round of appointments to top state-controlled firms must pass through his office, political sources said.

The move emphasises efforts by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government to curtail the role of senior unelected technicians who wield power behind the scenes.

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