Unipol sees BPER, Pop Sondrio merger as "mistake", no plans to raise stakes BARCELONA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Unipol UNPI.MI , the main shareholder in banks BPER EMII.MI and Popolare di Sondrio BPSI.MI , has no plans to raise its holding in either bank and would consider a merger between the two "a mistake", Chairman Carlo Cimbri said. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Louis Vuitton Cup in Barcelona, Cimbri opened up to the idea of buying a limited stake in Monte dei Paschi BMPS.MI if t

Unipol would only consider MPS stake as part of insurance deal, chairman says Italy looking to sell down MPS stake, find partner Unipol interested in insurance partnership Unipol might take up to 9.9% stake as part of partnership By Andrea Mandala BARCELONA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Insurer Unipol UNPI.MI could consider becoming an investor in Monte dei Paschi BMPS.MI , as Italy sells down its stake in the bank, but only as part of an insurance partnership, Unipol Chairman Carlo Cimbri said.

Italy - Factors to watch on September 5 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . (*) GENERAL Pope Francis on Thursday invited Muslims and Catholics to push global leaders to confront the dangers of climate change and extremism, and spoke of the common roots of different religious beliefs as

Italy - Factors to watch on August 21 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . COMPANIES STELLANTIS STLAM.MI (*) CEO Carlos Tavares will visit Detroit this week, where he will seek to develop a strategy to fix the European automaker's struggling North American operations and reassure emplo

Italy - Factors to watch on August 9 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 (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . POLITICS Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to avoid escalation in the Middle East during a call, the government said in a statement on Thursday.