If you thought you had seen the back of Silvio Berlusconi, think again. "His survival skills are phenomenal, I would say there is no other politician like him in Italy." "I can sense the smell of victory at the next elections," Berlusconi wrote last month on Facebook. Berlusconi now says he has fresh ideas to reinvigorate the economy, which has emerged from recession but remains fragile. These include a domestic currency in parallel to the euro, a "new Lira," which should allow Italy to spend its way out of trouble.

Source: The China Post September 15, 2017 03:45 UTC