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 Italy announced the creation of a €5 billion ($5.7 billion) fund on Monday to take on bad loans and guarantee that weakened banks can be recapitalized, financial news agency Radiocor reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20160412/italy-launches-5-billion-fund-to-tackle-bad-debt-report Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:37:30 +0200 italy-launches-5-billion-fund-to-tackle-bad-debt-report Italy and the European Union on Tuesday reached agreement on creating a guarantee vehicle to help Italian banks sell bad loans, Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160127/debt-laden-italy-seals-bad-loans-deal-with-eu Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:27:04 +0100 debt-laden-italy-seals-bad-loans-deal-with-eu The Italian government on Wednesday announced a €240 million fund to provide interest-free loans to businesses across the country's southern regions. https://www.thelocal.it/20140221/italian-businesses-get-240m-boost Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:08:00 +0100 italian-businesses-get-240m-boost