Luigi Buttiglione: 'EMU is at risk from coronavirus'

Leading Italian economist Luigi Buttiglione recently spoke to Kathimerini about the public health crisis and the corresponding financial and economic crises. Following his tenure as senior economist at the Research Department of Banca d'Italia (1989-2000), he has achieved an impressive career in the global financial sector.

Among other positions, he has held that of senior economist at Deutsche Bank AG and head of European and Global Economics at Barclays Capital Securities Limited. Also he has taken up prominent positions at leading investment and asset management companies including BlueCrest Asset Management, Rubicon Fund Management, Fortress and Brevan Howard. Buttiglione is the founder of consultancy company LB-Macro.
 

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