Guido Carli (28 March 1914 – 23 April 1993) was an Italian banker, economist and politician.Guido Carli il timoniere della lira
/ref> His father was the prominent fascist sociologist Filippo Carli.

Biography

He was the son of Filippo Carli (1876–1938), a university professor of Sociology and Political Economy, as well as trade unionist and member of the

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since its origins, who wrote a famous essay on the theoretical basis of the fascist state (corporate state). This fact led Guido Carli to write in some fascist magazines. Graduated in Law from the University of Padua, he began his career in 1937 as an official at IRI. After an experience at the

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, he became President of Mediocredito from 1953 to 1956; then he served as Minister of Foreign Trade in the Zoli government, from 20 May 1957 to 2 July 1958, assuming an important role of reassurance of the international markets. From 1959 to 1960, he was President of Crediop; subsequently, in October 1959, he was appointed Director General of the

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. He became its governor in August 1960, replacing Donato Menichella, while assuming the office of President of the Italian Exchange Office. He immediately called for greater concertation between central banks and, after the fluctuating trend of the

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during the decade of the economic boom, was managing the effects of currency tensions coming from the United States, which culminated in the abandonment of the gold-dollar parity and with the

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. He remained in office until 18 August 1975, when he resigned. He was replaced by Paolo Baffi, his main collaborator — although the views were not always coincident — as general manager of the issuing institution since 1960. From 1976 to 1980, he was president of

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. He was elected Senator as an independent among the ranks of the

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in 1983 and in 1987; in 1992, he was not re-elected. He was president of Assonime (Association of Italian Joint Stock Companies) from 1989 to 1991. He also served as Minister of Treasure in the sixth and seventh Andreotti government, from 22 July 1989 to 24 April 1992. During his mandate he was one of the signatories of the

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for Italy. From 1 November 1978 to his death, he was president of the LUISS University of Rome, which in 1994 (one year after his death) changed its name to "LUISS Guido Carli".

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, - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Carli, Guido 1914 births 1993 deaths Politicians from Brescia Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Government ministers of Italy Members of the National Council (Italy) Senators of Legislature IX of Italy Senators of Legislature X of Italy Businesspeople from Brescia Italian bankers European Union lobbyists Presidents of Confindustria 20th-century Italian economists Governors of the Bank of Italy 20th-century Italian businesspeople Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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