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Ambrosetti 2009
Global politicians and businesspeople have gathered in Italy’s Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como for this year’s forum, Intelligence on the World, Europe and Italy. Over the next few days, the FT’s Martin Wolf, John Thornhill and Vincent Boland will bring you video interviews with financial and economic leaders, as well as analysis on the forum’s big themes.
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