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Italy Considering Mini-Bills Was a Mistake, ECB’s Guindos Says

Luis de GuindosPhotographer: Andreas Arnold/Bloomberg
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The Italian government’s discussion of issuing so-called mini-BOTsBloomberg Terminal to pay some of its bills “was a mistake,” according to the European Central Bank’s vice president.