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A picture taken on August 6, 2011 shows Standard & Poor's headquarters in the financial district of New York
Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2011

Open quoteWithout full confidence in the creditworthiness of Italy, it's impossible to have full confidence in the solvency of the European banking system.Close quote

  • SONY KAPOOR,
  • a managing director of Re-Define, a Brussels-based economic think tank, on S&P's decision to downgrade Italy's credit rating from A+ to A
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