Banco BPM sets 2030 emission targets for carbon-intensive sectors MILANO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Banco BPM BAMI.MI has set medium-term emissions targets for 2030 in some of the most carbon-intensive sectors it lends money to, as part of its plan to achieve net-zero financed carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, the Italian bank said on Friday. It said it aims to reduce the emissions of the automotive industry in its banking book portfolio by 48% (Scope 1, 2 & 3) compared to 2022. The lender also plans to

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.

UPDATE 1-Italy's economy minister rules out additional bank taxes Adds details on previous one-off bank tax move from paragraph 4 ROME, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Italian government has no plans to impose additional taxes on bank profits, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Wednesday, in an effort to quash press speculation about new levies on banks and other companies.

Italy's economy minister rules out additional bank taxes ROME, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said the government had no plans to impose additional taxes on bank profits, in an effort to quash press speculation about new levies on banks and other companies. Answering a question at a press conference on Wednesday, Giorgetti said he had been wondering what the source of such speculation was.

Italy - Factors to watch on August 7 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 . POLITICS Italy on Tuesday appointed a special commissioner to tackle the spread of the blue crab, an aggressive species that is preying on local clams and threatening a lucrative part of national food production.