The corner office of Francesco Ceccato, the Milan-born chief executive of Barclays Bank Europe, is multitudinous and colourful. There are the ubiquitous terminals on his desk overlooking Dawson Street, and the revamped golden arch leading into the upmarket retail arcade of the Royal Hibernian Way.  But it is hard not to be drawn to the items that line its walls and shelves.  On one wall is his award of the Order of the Star of Italy, a state honour from the President of Italy awarded to Italians for their work abroad. “I got that from the Italian Ambassador to Ireland…

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