The latest Italian banking whodunnit has it all
A tale of vaulting ambitionPhotograph: Getty Images
Apr 9th 2026|Rome|3 min read
ITALIAN FINANCE at times gets operatic. But recent developments at the world’s oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), due to hold its annual shareholder meeting on April 15th, would light up La Scala. They feature an alleged conspiracy and a boardroom coup, plus a cadaver.
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