Italy referendum Q&A: the big economic questions answered

Italians vote on Sunday in a referendum that could seal Matteo Renzi's fate as PM. We look at why the markets are worried

Italians are voting in a referendum on 4 December that is causing concern across Europe after the UK's vote to leave the EU and Donald Trump's US presidential election victory. The vote could lead to the resignation of Matteo Renzi, the prime minister. However, the fallout from a no vote on Sunday could be economic and financial as well as political.

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