The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Grexit could cost Italy €11 billion in interest Italy could have to pay an extra €11 billion to service its bad debt due to higher interest rates if Greece leaves the euro, according to forecasts from the ratings agency, Standard & Poor’s. https://www.thelocal.it/20150702/grexit-could-cost-italy-11bn-in-interest Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:54:37 +0200 grexit-could-cost-italy-11bn-in-interest Italian stocks plunge as borrowing costs soar UPDATED: Milan's stock exchange opened sharply lower on Monday as investors grew increasingly spooked by the Greek crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150629/greek-crisis-italys-borrowing-costs-soar Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:38:41 +0200 greek-crisis-italys-borrowing-costs-soar 'Grexit' poses medium-term risks to euro: Italy Greece crashing out of the euro, or 'Grexit', doesn't pose a short-term risk to the shared European currency but a medium-term one as it demonstrates that the union is not permanent, Italy's finance minister said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150522/grexit-poses-medium-term-risks-to-euro-italy Fri, 22 May 2015 15:42:12 +0200 grexit-poses-medium-term-risks-to-euro-italy