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Marco Niada

Marco Niada is the London Bureau Chief of Italian financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore. He was editor of the International Finance desk of Il Sole 24 Ore from 1988 to 1992 and was correspondent specialised in Central Asia and the Far East (where he travelled extensively) at the Foreign Desk of Il Sole 24 Ore from 1984 to 1988. He has two books: Grande è meglio ("big is better") in 1988 on international mergers and acquisitions and Le privatizzazioni degli altri in 1991 on the global privatisation process. He occasionally contributes to CNN and BBC on italian political and business matters.

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Afghanistan: the last chance

The margin of possibility to create a viable future for Afghanistan is narrowing, reports Marco Niada.

Is Silvio Berlusconi losing the plot?

The TV-fuelled sales pitch of Italy's prime minister may at last founder on the country’s grim economic realities, says Marco Niada.

Italy's tragic democracy

A crisis consuming the Bank of Italy reveals the corrosion of Italy’s public life, says Marco Niada.

Afghanistan: no time to lose

There is a real opportunity for Afghans to build a better future for themselves, says a recent visitor to the country with a UNHCR mission. But only swift, careful action by Nato can help them seize it. Can Nato deliver?

Parmalat: Italian capitalism goes sour

A great financial scandal is taking place. Italy’s food giant, and one of the world’s great companies, has collapsed in a cloud of fraud. An Italian financial journalist assesses the causes and global ramifications of “Enron alla parmigiana”.