Populism in Europe, Germany’s leadership role and the European financial market: Italian bank manager and former minister Corrado Passera on the future of European champions and the question of whether banks still need bankers.
The Italian Corrado Passera, 68, is one of the most prominent managers in the country; the list of his employers is long, including: the major bank Intesa Sanpaolo, Poste Italiane – and then a political job in Rome. Passera was Minister of Economic Development from 2011 to 2013. When it comes to major economic and political issues, Passera is a sought-after man in his country. In 2018 he founded the digital bank Illimity. In the interview, the man from Como in northern Italy appears very concentrated; at times he closes his eyes for a while – and thinks.