At the first major test of the new government on the appointments that matter, the Meloni effect hit the mark. In Parliament and outside, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had not hidden her distrust of the Director General of the Treasury, Alessandro Rivera, and of the opportunity to replace him within the January 24 deadline set by law. And she won, despite a timid attempt by the Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti to fully defend Rivera-
The new General Manager of the Treasury is Riccardo Barbieri Hermitte, 64, a true Bocconian and market strategist who has worked in all the major American investment banks, from Morgan Stanley
