The city’s name seems set to remain part of the banking group’s future. Meanwhile, BPM and Generali have filed their prospectuses for the offers, and Lovaglio aims to take them forward until December

Rumours suggest the bid for Banco Bpm has been called off, but Siena denies this: “Business plan confirmed”. Meanwhile, Crédit Agricole remains the uninvited guest in this game of Risk, playing a decisive role in any move involving Banco Bpm

Why the defence industry is struggling on the stock market following the AfD’s first victory. The far-right’s success in Saxony-Anhalt is putting pressure on the rearmament drive championed by Merz, whilst Germany attempts to offset the crisis in the automotive and manufacturing
sectors with military contracts

The world’s largest institutional investor has decided to reduce its exposure to government bonds, particularly US ones. The implicit message is clear: we have more confidence in US companies than in Trump. The benefits for Europe

According to the economist, Trump’s moves risk causing enormous damage to the United States’ credibility in the financial markets. And to remedy this, “it will take years, perhaps decades”

The Transport Minister has announced a levy on the profits of the major banks, modelled on the Spanish system. However, the Italian Banking Association (ABI) is adopting a wait-and-see approach for the time being, whilst reiterating that the agreement signed last year with the government is still considered valid

The growth of the business partnership between Storonsky and Yatsenko coincided with Russia’s increasingly aggressive stance, culminating in the invasion of Ukraine. After eleven years, the technology platform was granted a banking licence in France, marking a turning point in the European banking system

Naples, Rome, Bologna, Florence and Milan: all would like to be included in the shortlist of candidates to host the 2032 European Championships. But time is running out and the various cities are adopting different approaches to carry out costly and complex projects in line with UEFA standards

For the time being, investors continue to attach current value to statements by US policymakers, even though these are becoming increasingly unreliable: “At the moment, international investors consider it credible, to a certain extent, that the United States and Tehran will reach a truce,” says economist Trezzi