Italian banks come to Carige's aid in $450 million capital plan

(Reuters) - Italy's Banca Carige confirmed on Monday it will get up to 400 million euros (351 million pounds) from the country's biggest banks and private investors to meet a European Central Bank year-end deadline to boost its capital.Italian banks have come under renewed pressure due to their inflated holdings of the country's government bonds, the value of which has fallen sharply since an anti-austerity populist coalition government formed in mid-May. Carige, which has fallen behind in the..