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(*) POLITICS The Italian government approved tougher jail terms for human smugglers on Thursday, days after at least 72 migrants died when their fragile, wooden boat smashed apart in stormy seas.
ECONOMY ISTAT releases January and Q4 producer prices data (0900 GMT).
DEBT Italy has raised a total of 9.92 billion euros with its new BTP Italia inflation-linked bond due March 2028 at the end of the four-day offering on Thursday. Italy's Treasury said it would offer up to 9.75 billion euros in BTP bonds at auction on Tuesday. Treasury sells 6.5 billion euros 12-month BOT bills. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
COMPANIES LEONARDO Italy's state-controlled defence and aerospace group beat its guidance on new orders as it posted full-year results for 2022 and announced an unchanged dividend of 0.14 euros per share.
(*) BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI (MPS) Chief Executive Luigi Lovaglio deserves to be confirmed, although "it is not up to me to decide", the chairman of MPS' shareholder CariFirenze told Italian daily MF in an interview on Friday.
ENI The Italian energy group and U.S.-based Commonwealth Fusion System (CFS) signed a new collaboration agreement on Thursday to accelerate the industrialisation of nuclear fusion energy.
SAFILO Italian eyewear group forecast net sales would reach 1.3 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in 2027, driven by a 4% annual growth rate as it issued its medium-term targets. The company confirmed it could sell its Longarone plant in northeastern Italy. 'Capital Markets Day' with analysts by conference call (0730 GMT), followed with meeting with media (1100 GMT).
(*) ILLIMITY The bank's board proposed its first-ever dividend distribution, which amounted to 0.18 euro per share.
(*) BANCA PROFILO The bank said on Friday it would propose to distribute a dividend of 0.014 euros per share.
REVO INSURANCE The Italian insurer is not interested in investing in Cinven-owned Eurovita as its business is completely different, Chief Executive Alberto Minali told Reuters.
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) 'Related parties committee' meets to review the joint offer for the fixed network submitted by state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and Macquarie.
DANIELI The company said it was proceeding with the sale of its plant in Russia.
(*) JUVENTUS Argentine Angel Di Maria scored the winning goal for Juve in the 1-0 home win over Germany's SC Freiburg in the Europa League on Thursday.
BIOERA Ends capital increase.
DIARY Rome, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues his visit; ends on March 11. On Friday attends forum with Italian companies together with Industry Minister Adolfo Urso (0900 GMT); have lunch with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (1230 GMT); press statements (1330 GMT). Rome, market regulator CONSOB holds conference "The new frontiers of digital finance" (0900 GMT); expected attendees include John Berrigan from EU Commission, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) President Verena Ross, Carmine Di Noia from OECD, ECB Supervisory Board member Elizabeth McCaul, Bank of Italy Vice President Paolo Angelini (0915 GMT).
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