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POLITICS (*) Italy is ready to consider ratifying the reform of the euro zone's bailout fund (ESM) for countries and banks cut off from markets "if it is transformed into a growth instrument", Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was quoted as saying on Friday.
The European Union on Thursday raised the pressure on Italy over freeing up the market for beach club licences, which the bloc's court of justice said must finally be subject to impartial and transparent tenders.
(*) Italy's antitrust authority said on Friday it had taken measures against Meta Platform over an alleged abuse of its position in the country, in a probe involving the rights to music posted on the group's platforms. DEBT Italy's Treasury said on Thursday it would offer 6 billion euros in BOT bills at auction on April 26.
Italy's Treasury offers 2-2.5 billion euros 3.40% in Fifth tranche of BTP Short bond due 28 March, 2023, and 2-2.5 billion euros 1.50% in new BTPei bond due 15, May 2029.
COMPANIES JUVENTUS Italy's top sports body on Thursday cancelled a decision to dock the Serie A club 15 points in a case centered on the club's transfer dealings, ordering soccer authorities to hold a new hearing. With eight games left to play, the decision will lift Juventus from seventh to third in the Serie A table, back into the qualifying spots for the European Champions League.
(*) An early goal by midfielder Adrien Rabiot earned Juventus a 1-1 draw with Sporting in an entertaining Europa League clash on Thursday to win their quarter-final 2-1 on aggregate and set up a semi-final clash with Sevilla.
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO Sales at the Italian luxury group declined by 6.5% at constant exchange rates to 278 million euros in the first quarter, hit by a slowdown in the U.S. market.
(*) BANCO BPM Italy's third-largest bank expects last year's net profit to double to around 1.4 billion euros by 2025, its Chief Executive Giuseppe Castagna was quoted as saying on Friday.
Italian media and real estate tycoon Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone holds a 1.1% stake in the lender, MF newspaper reported on Friday.
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) Vivendi , the top investor in Italy's TIM, on Thursday stepped up pressure on CEO Pietro Labriola after shareholders in the phone group rejected its remuneration policy. A person close to the French media group said the vote over TIM's pay policy was a clear sign of opposition to Labriola's strategy, adding a change of step as well as a different governance set-up were needed.
ENEL Italy's Treasury held talks with proxy advisers on Thursday about its strategy for state-controlled Enel, people familiar with the matter said, after criticism over board nominations at Italy's biggest utility.
ITALGAS Italgas aims to bid for French group Veolia Environnement's Italian water assets in the middle of next month and close the deal swiftly, the CEO of Italy's biggest gas distributor, Paolo Gallo, said on Thursday.
NEXI Italian banks, payments firms and retailers on Thursday failed to reach a deal under a government-sponsored attempt to cut fees on digital transactions as the shopowners' proposal to set a 0.6% fee cap on transactions worth up to 30 euros was rejected, people familiar with the matter said. A new meeting is scheduled for early May.
(*) WEBUILD , SAIPEM Webuild's unit Clough and its joint venture partner Saipem have reached financial closure and finalised other contractual conditions needed to start work on the Ceres urea plant in Western Australia for a contract worth 2.56 billion euros.
(*) MAIRE TECNIMONT The group said on Friday its unit NextChem had won a contract awarded by Storengy to carry out an advanced basic engineering study for the production of second-generation biomethane in France.
(*) INTERPUMP The group said on Thursday it had acquired 70% of I.Mec, a company specialized in the manufacturing of mechanical screens, for 14 million euros.
(*) IPO - LOTTOMATICA
Italy's largest gambling group said on Friday that market watchdog Consob had approved its listing on the Euronext Milan stock exchange.
BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI (MPS) The state-owned bank named a new board of directors on Thursday confirming Luigi Lovaglio as chief executive and naming Nicola Maione as chairman.
AMPLIFON Shareholder's meeting (1300).
RECORDATI Shareholder's meeting (0700).
DIARY Rating agency S&P Global reviews Italy's sovereign credit rating.
Rome, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti meets Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (0800). Rome, joint press conference of Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis;
Rome, "European Innovation for Sustainability Summit" starts (0745-1630); ends on April 22. Expected attendees include Barilla Vice-President Paolo Barilla, illy Caffè CEO Cristina Scocchia, Enel CEO Francesco Starace (0800).
Milan, Italy Industry Minister Adolfo Urso attends 'Salone del Mobile' (0830). Bard, Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin attends event for 'Earth Day' (1300).
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