Italy's not the economic basket case you probably think it is

Italy's not the economic basket case you probably think it is
EuroGroup Laminations’ leaders, including Marco Arduini (centre), ring the bell to celebrate the launch of the company’s initial public offering on the Euronext Milan bourse. (Image: Euronext)
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By Lionel Laurent, with assistance from Mark GilbertOn a hot June afternoon in a humdrum-looking business park on the outskirts of Milan, far from the crowds flocking to Rome’s Trevi Fountain or Venice’s Piazza San Marco, a family-owned business is riding the green-energy revolution – and an under-the-radar economic rebound.The insatiable demand for electric cars and infrastructure requires electric motors, and electric motors require the stators and rotors being pumped out by workers in protective gear at EuroGroup Lamination...

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