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POLITICS (*) Italy's ruling coalition on Tuesday failed to clinch a deal on key appointments at state-controlled firms Eni , Enel , Leonardo , Terna and Poste Italiane two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. (*) Italy's cabinet on Tuesday announced a state of emergency on immigration following a "sharp rise" in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement said, in a move aimed at improving management of migrant arrivals and repatriation facilities.
ECONOMY (*) Italy's government on Tuesday raised its growth forecast for 2023 but cut next year's projection as the outlook clouds, while confirming previous public finance targets to keep the budget deficit on a downwards trend. (*) Italy's government approved on Tuesday a bill that aims to strengthen the country's capital markets and reinforce the Milan Stock Exchange's ability to compete with European peers, government officials said. The Bank of Italy releases February data on Italian residents deposits with domestic banks, banks lending to non-financial companies and gross bad loans at Italian banks.
(*) ENERGY Italy's government gave conditional approval on Tuesday to the sale of the Lukoil-owned refinery in Sicily to Cypriot private equity firm G.O.I. Energy, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
DEBT Treasury sells 6.5 billion euros 12-month BOT bills due April 14, 2024 and 2.0 billion euros 12-month BOT bills due Aug. 14, 2023. Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.
COMPANIES (*) STELLANTIS Italy's government will reintroduce subsidies for the purchase of new diesel and petrol cars, the La Repubblica daily said on Wednesday.
(*) ENEL The Peruvian National Society of Industries on Tuesday urged the national antitrust agency to closely scrutinise Enel's sale of its Peruvian assets to China's state-owned Southern Power Grid International (CSGI), saying the deal would give the Asian country a near monopoly over the national power supply sector.
(*) TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) Top shareholder Vivendi has sent a new letter to TIM's board with remarks on the phone group's targets as well as on the management incentives plan, Il Sole 24 Ore, Il Messaggero and other newspapers reported on Wednesday.
DIARY Washington, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends: Breakfast and MDB Roundtable with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (615 GMT); meets Carlyle's Co-founder and Chairman David Rubenstein (845 GMT ); G7 ministers' meeting, session 1: Global Economy (945 GMT); Session 2: Russia's war against Ukraine and support for Ukraine (1105 GMT); Bilateral meeting with Tunisia's Economy Minister Samir Saied (1300 GMT); Session 1 of G20 Global Economy & International Financial Architecture, pull-aside with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Chairman Jin Liqun; Pull-aside with IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva (1600 GMT). Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso meets Austrian Economy Minister Martin Kocher, Palazzo Piacentini (0845 GMT); joins presentation of Progetto Iride (1030 GMT). Rome, Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin expected to attend WWF and SWiPE event (1230 GMT). Conselve, Bonollo family and Italgas hold inauguration ceremony of Italy's first biomethane plant in a grappa distillery (0900 GMT).
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