THE word “bankrupt” originally came from Italy, deriving from banca rotta, or broken bench.

破产一词源自意大利语banca rotta,意为“砸烂板凳”（也译为“摊位被毁”）。

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Founded in Italy as a pawnshop in 1472, the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is the world’s oldest surviving bank.

1742年，意大利创办了一家当铺——邦卡蒙台达电子锡耶纳牧山银行——现存世界上最古老的银行。

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On December 1st, shareholders of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI were due to approve a merger to create a bank with 5,500 branches, by far the biggest network in Italy.

12月1日，意大利联合商业银行和圣保罗意米银行两家银行的股东会批准合并成立一家拥有5500家支行、迄今为止全意大利最大营业网络的银行。

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And Italy's treasury ministry has hung a for-sale sign on Banca Nazionale del Lavoro.

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Banca Intesa is helping Granarolo to explore the option of a highly leveraged bid.

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Banca Monte plans to report on its internal investigation into the trades by mid-February.

BBC: Banca Monte dei Paschi trades probed in Italy