Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 9

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on . POLITICS Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday in Brussels on the sidelines of a European Council meeting, a government source told Reuters. ECONOMY Bank of Italy releases December data on Italian residents deposits with domestic banks, banks lending to non-financial companies and gross bad loans at Italian banks. DEBT Treasury announces sale of BTP bonds, with relative amounts to be auctioned on Feb. 14. (*) Rome aims to protect its high public debt from potential financial shocks by raising the share of government bonds held by Italians and foreign citizens living in the country, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was quoted as saying on Thursday. COMPANIES (*) ENI Norway's Vaar Energi , majority owned by the Italian energy group, said on Thursday it has made an oil discovery near its Goliat field in the Arctic Barents Sea. BPER Italy's fourth-largest bank said on Wednesday its dividend for 2022 had doubled as rate hikes and lower loss provisions helped its profit offsetting higher costs. BANCA MEDIOLANUM The bank raised its guidance on net interest income for 2023 after beating its forecasts for last year, helped by rate hikes and also sees a "significant improvement" in net inflows, the chief executive said on Wednesday. HERA The Italian regional utility plans to invest 4.1 billion euros in the energy transition, circular economy and to strengthen its grids under its business plan to 2026, the company said on Wednesday. WEBUILD Italy's biggest construction group said on Wednesday it had won in consortium a tender worth 934 million euros by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane to build a 13-kilometre train line in Northern Italy.

MEDIOBANCA Board meeting on H1 results, followed by news conference (1330 GMT) and conference call (1430 GMT). BANCA GENERALI Board meeting on preliminary FY results. BUZZI UNICEM Board meeting on preliminary FY results. ENEL Board meeting on preliminary FY results. BANCA IFIS Board meeting on preliminary FY results, followed by conference call (1300 GMT). ASCOPIAVE Board meeting to approve 2022-2026 strategic plan, followed by presentation to analysts (1315 GMT) and news conference online (1515 GMT). UNIPOL Board meeting on preliminary FY results (press release on Feb. 10). UNIPOLSAI Board meeting on preliminary FY results, press release on Feb. 10. ILLIMITY BANK Board meeting on preliminary FY results, press release on Feb. 10. DIARY Brussels, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of European Council extraordinary meeting.

Italy's credit export agency SACE presents 'Map of Risks 2023' "Stable fragility. Sustainable growth paths" online with Chief Economist Alessandro Terzulli (1005 GMT); Societe Generale Chairman Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, SACE CEO Alessandra Ricci (1105 GMT). Rome, President Sergio Mattarella and Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attending inauguration ceremony of state auditors judicial year (1000 GMT). Rome, Italy and United Kingdom hold Foreign and Defence meeting with UK Foreign State Secretary James Cleverly, UK Defence State Secretary Ben Wallace, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto; followed by news conference (1300 GMT).

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Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 9

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