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Letta Warns Right-Wing Win Will Bring Italy’s Debt Crisis Back

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WATCH: Former Prime Minister Enrico Letta says a right-wing coalition victory in Italy this month could trigger a return to the economic policies that contributed to a surge in the country’s bond yields and helped fuel a sovereign debt crisis a decade ago. Source: Bloomberg

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By Alessandro Speciale and Flavia Rotondi

September 3, 2022 at 3:49 PM UTC

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A right-wing coalition victory in Italy this month could trigger a return to the economic policies that contributed to a surge in the country’s bond yields and helped fuel a sovereign debt crisis a decade ago, said former prime minister Enrico Letta.