Top shareholder in Banca Carige blocks crucial cash call
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GENOA, Italy (Reuters) - The top investor in Banca Carige on Saturday blocked a crucial cash call at the troubled Italian bank from being approved because it wanted more clarity on the lender's future before backing a new capital injection.The 400 million euro (359.29 million pounds) stock issue was part of a rescue plan financed by Italy's lenders to stave off a crisis that would have hit the industry at a time of already intense market pressure.A representative for Carige's top investor..