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Rome, ITALY: (FILES) Pedestrians pass by a branch of the Banca Nazionale deL Lavoro (BNL) in Rome, 21 March 2005. Italy's central bank has approved plans by BNP Paribas to acquire Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) for nine billion euros (10.9 billion dollars), the French banking group said 21 March 2006. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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