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POLITICS Italy intends to vote against European plans to outlaw the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 12 years, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Tuesday. Italy expects a small impact on its 2023 deficit/GDP ratio from the European Union's statistics agency Eurostat ruling on treatment of tax credits, a Treasury official said on Tuesday, adding that the GDP growth this year is seen at almost 1%, up from the 0.6% target set in November.
ECONOMY Moody's rating agency said on Tuesday it had revised up its Italian GDP growth forecast for 2023 to 0.3% from the previously estimated -1.4%, while cutting its forecast for next year to 0.6% from 1.5%.
ISTAT releases deficit/GDP ratio data for 2022 (1000 GMT). February PMI manufacturing S&P Global data (0845 GMT). Transport Ministry releases February car sales data (1700 GMT). February state sector borrowing requirement data.
COMPANIES
SAIPEM The Italian energy services group aims to raise about 750 million euros from the partial sale of assets in its drilling business, CEO Alessandro Puliti said on Tuesday, citing shallow water vessels in particular. (*) The company said on Wednesday it had won a $400 million drilling contract in Ivory Coast.
PIRELLI , BREMBO Pirelli investor Brembo has signed an agreement to align its voting at the Italian tyre maker's shareholder meetings with that of fellow stakeholder Camfin, the two investors said on Tuesday.
MONCLER Sales at Italian luxury group rose 25% at constant exchange rates last year to come in ahead of forecasts thanks to strong contributions from its eponymous brand as well as Stone Island.
BANCO BPM , MONTE PASCHI Italy has been examining a potential tie-up between Monte dei Paschi di Siena and Banco BPM in the past few weeks in its search for a buyer for the state-owned Tuscan bank, three people with knowledge of the matter said.
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The board of Italy's third largest-bank has put forward current CEO Giuseppe Castagna for a new mandate at a shareholder meeting set for late April, the lender said on Tuesday, proposing to confirm also for another three years current Chairman Massimo Tononi.
(*) JUVENTUS The soccer team continued their winning run in thrilling style after beating local rivals Torino 4-2 at home in Serie A on Tuesday to keep alive their faint hopes of finishing in the top four. Juventus said on Tuesday it had appealed Italy's Sport Guarantee Board against a ruling that in January docked the club a 15-point deduction in a case related to the club's transfer dealings. The company delayed by a week the approval of its half-year results to March 8, it said on Tuesday. The club added that the postponement was necessary to examine the documents filed by the prosecutors in Turin who are investigating the club's accounting and statements made to financial markets over the past three years. MAIRE TECNIMONT Board meeting on FY results.
AMPLIFON Board meeting on FY results, followed by conference call (1400 GMT).
VALTECNE The company, active in the high-precision mechanics sector for medical devices and industrial applications, debuts on Euronext Growth Milan.
DIARY Frankfurt (Germany), Bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco gives speech (1500 GMT). Rome, inter-ministerial meeting on the drought emergency chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (1030 GMT); followed by news conference with Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini, Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, EU Affairs, South and PNRR Minister Raffaele Fitto, Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, among the others.
Rome, Cabinet meeting (1020 GMT). Rome, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi speaks before Chamber of Deputies Constitutional Affairs Committee on policy lines of his ministry (1230 GMT). Rome, CyberSec2023 "New domains, hybrid wars and co-operation" starts (0815 GMT); ends on March 2. On Wednesday expected attendees include Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, National Cybersecurity Agency's Director General Roberto Baldoni (0845 GMT). Rome, event "Innovation for Circularity" (0900 GMT); expected attendees include Enel CEO Francesco Starace, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso (0910 GMT).
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