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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena may seek 3 bn euros in "Tremonti bonds" to pay off a 2009 government loan
ANDREAS SOLARO
A man takes money from a cash dispenser in Rome. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world's oldest bank, may be forced to request over 3 bn euros ($3.75 bn) in state aid, just as Italy struggles to stave off debt crisis contagion.