The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday.
Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot
vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).
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POLITICS
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised France and
Germany on Thursday after she was not invited to a dinner in
Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, adding to
friction between the European Union allies.
ECONOMY
ISTAT releases December industrial output data (0900 GMT)
and monthly bulletin on the state of the economy in January
(1000 GMT).
DEBT
Italy's Treasury said on Thursday it would offer up to 8.5
billion euros in BTP bonds at auction on Feb. 14.
Treasury sells 7.0 billion euros 12-month BOT bills.
Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
COMPANIES
INTESA SANPAOLO Italy's largest bank said on Thursday that most of its
affected cleared derivatives operations were back up and
running, after a ransomware attack at financial data company ION
impacted operations at the Italian lender.
ENEL Italy's biggest utility reported on Thursday better than
expected core profits and an improvement in its net financial
position, with preliminary ordinary core earnings for 2022 at
19.7 billion euros, above a 19.0-19.6 billion euro guidance
indicated in November.
UNIPOL , UNIPOLSAI Italy's second-largest insurer UnipolSai reported on Friday
a year-on-year drop of around 10% in net profits in 2022,
weighed down by one-off costs for staff early exits and higher
claims expenses due to inflationary pressures.
Parent company Unipol said its net profit for 2022 increased
to 683 million euros, adding it would pay dividend of 0.37 euros
per share with a dividend yield of 7.5%.
IVECO The truckmaker said on Friday its operating profit of
industrial activities more than quadrupled in the fourth quarter
of last year, on the back of strong pricing power, higher volume
and better product mix.
UNICREDIT , MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA (MPS) UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel reiterated in a
Friday interview with Corriere della Sera daily that his bank
has "no ongoing negotiations" for the purchase of MPS and that
"there are no conditions today" for the takeover of the
state-owned Tuscan lender.
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TIM's Brazilian subsidiary TIM SA on Thursday
reported a 23.2% decline in fourth-quarter net profit even as
revenues surged, on the back of costs linked to its acquisition
of Oi's mobile division.
(*) The CEO of Swisscom's Italian unit Fastweb,
Alberto Calcagno, told La Repubblica daily on Friday that his
company would be ready to buy from TIM and Open Fiber parts of
their fixed line network that they may have to sell for
antitrust reasons in case they combine their assets.
MEDIOBANCA The Italian financial group is on track to exceed targets
set under a business plan to June 30, 2023, after a jump in
income from lending led to a record first half net profit, its
chief executive said.
ACEA The board of Italian regional utility on Thursday reaffirmed
its "full confidence" in CEO Fabrizio Palermo, after press
reports accused him of misogyny and abusive conduct.
ILLIMITY The Italian online bank expects 100 million euros in net
profit for 2023, it said on Friday, as it posted its
fourth-quarter results.
ASCOPIAVE , HERA The Italian small utility plans to exercise a put option to
sell its 40% stake in EstEnergy, its joint venture with Hera,
its chairman and chief executive said on Thursday.
EUROGROUP LAMINATIONS Electric motor components maker EuroGroup Laminations debuts
on Euronext Milan.
NICE FOOTWARE Holding Stilosa ends full voluntary takeover offer on Nice
Footware shares and warrants (started on Jan. 9).
DIARY
Rome, President Sergio Mattarella attends 'Memorial Day'
ceremony (1000 GMT).
Rome, event "Italy, Somalia. A special relationship" with
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, Defence
Minister Guido Crosetto (1600 GMT).
Milan, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Matteo
Salvini visits the Olympic Village building sites, with Milan
Mayor Giuseppe Sala (1015 GMT); followed by news conference
(1100 GMT).
Milan, farmers lobby Coldiretti holds meeting "Tourism and
Food: Italy that wins" with Coldiretti President Ettore
Prandini, Tourism Minister Daniela Santanche, Agriculture
Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, Lombardy region Governor
Attilio Fontana (0900 GMT).
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