Calvino

American

[kal-vee-noh, kahl-vee-naw] / kælˈvi noʊ, kɑlˈvi nɔ /

noun

Italo 1923–85, Italian novelist.

Calvino British

/ kælˈviːnəʊ /

noun

Italo. 1923–85, Italian novelist and short-story writer. His works include Our Ancestors (1960) and Invisible Cities (1972)

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Calvino remains as Sanchez's first deputy prime minister and top economic expert.

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A statement issued by the Fund's steering committee chair, Spanish economy minister Nadia Calvino, also called for proposals to change the Fund's shareholding formula by June 2025.

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"There are several well-qualified candidates, for example our host today, Nadia Calvino," Lindner said before the meeting of euro zone finance ministers.

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The front-runners among the five candidates to replace him are Denmark's Margrethe Vestager, a liberal European Commission vice president in charge of the key competition portfolio, and Spain's socialist Finance Minister Nadia Calvino.

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STC contacted the Spanish government on Tuesday to let them know about the stake and that they did not want to take control, Spain's acting Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said.

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