Italy's top bank unveils new lending measures as firms battle cash crunch
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MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's biggest bank UniCredit has unveiled new credit measures for firms, which are facing a liquidity squeeze due to a lockdown to fight coronavirus which from Monday extends to all business activity deemed non-essential.The government has progressively stepped up restrictions since contagion first emerged in Italy a month ago, driving a growing paralysis of economic activity. Italy has registered more deaths than any other country in the world, with a number of confirmed..