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 Mention expats and many minds are drawn to stereotypes of workers sent abroad for three years to live in a compound and sip gin. But today’s mobile professionals aren't posted overseas – they just get up and go, writes The Local's Managing Editor James Savage. https://www.thelocal.it/20151026/the-end-of-the-expat-europes-cities-fight-for-inpats Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:37:00 +0100 the-end-of-the-expat-europes-cities-fight-for-inpats Hervé Falciani - the Italian-French whistleblower behind Sunday's "breathtaking" revelations that have rocked HSBC and unearthed 100,000 tax cheats - has been compared to Edward Snowden, but the man himself prefers to liken himself to James Bond. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/bond-meets-snowden-the-hsbc-whistleblower Mon, 09 Feb 2015 15:09:00 +0100 bond-meets-snowden-the-hsbc-whistleblower The Swiss arm of British bank HSBC may have helped over 7,000 Italians, including the ex-Formula One team boss Flavio Briatore, hide their wealth from the authorities. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/over-italians-on-swiss-tax-dodge-list Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:31:00 +0100 over-italians-on-swiss-tax-dodge-list