Italy practically invented banking - it boasts the world's oldest surviving bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, based in Siena, Tuscany. Credit: Reuters Italy's chronic unemployment problem has been thrown into sharp relief after 85,000 people applied for 30 jobs at a bank – nearly 3,000 candidates for each post. With youth unemployment nudging close to 40 per cent and the overall level at 11 per cen
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