Sunday, October 18, 2026

The Economist

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Finance

It's not just Commerzbank: Italians are eating up German business

UniCredit's takeover of Commerzbank may just be the beginning. Italian firms are increasingly snapping up German businesses, and the bank deal signals a wider shift in European corporate ownership.

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