The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday.
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POLITICS
Italy is working to adopt a tax on low-value postal packages from non-European countries, politicians said, as part of measures to protect its fashion industry from low-cost foreign imports mostly from China.
The European Union needs to adopt "strong and fast" rules against the invasion of cheap and unregulated products, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Wednesday.
Italy will gradually increase its defence budget once out of a European Union excessive deficit procedure, its defence minister said on Wednesday, as the country prepares to comply with higher NATO spending targets.
DEBT
Treasury sells following BTP bonds: 3.0-3.5 billion euros 2.35% due January 15, 2029; 1.25-1.5 billion euros 3.25% due November 15, 2032; 1.25-1.5 billion euros 3.25% due July 15, 2032; 1.0-1.5 billion euros 4.65% due October 1, 2055. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
COMPANIES
ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI GASI.MI
Italy's biggest insurance company said on Wednesday it had appointed the head of its insurance business Giulio Terzariol as group deputy chief executive, weeks after investors critical of CEO Philippe Donnet boosted their influence at Generali.
Releases Q3 results (0600 GMT), followed by conference call (1100 GMT).
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
The Italian bank has drawn a line under its failed acquisition of Banco BPM, CEO Andrea Orcel said on Wednesday, adding investors should "not read too much" into its latest legal challenge against government-set terms for the offer.
FERRARI RACE.MI
Pirelli PIRC.MI Executive Vice Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera said on Wednesday he expected Ferrari's upcoming first fully electric model to do well in Asia but not so much in Europe.
PIRELLI PIRC.MI
Executive Vice Chairman Tronchetti Provera said on Wednesday an ongoing governance issue with its Chinese investor Sinochem 600500.SS would come to a solution at a certain point in the future, as the Italian government has stated the tyremaker has to be free to develop its technology abroad, including in the United States. "Our Chinese friends have to act accordingly, and they will. I don't know when, Chinese have a different sense of time, but we will solve it," he said.
MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE MFEB.MI
German media group ProSiebenSat.1 PSMGn.DE cut the upper end of its annual profit guidance on Wednesday, as it reported a fall in adjusted core profit for the third quarter on weak TV advertising sales.
POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI
Releases Q3 results (0600 GMT), followed by conference call (0930 GMT).
TERNA TRN.MI
Releases Q3 results, followed by conference call (1600 GMT).
ENEL ENEI.MI
Releases Q3 results, followed by conference call (1700 GMT).
GEOX GEO.MI
The Italian shoe maker Geox said on Wednesday it forecasts a decline in full-year 2025 sales "in the high single-digit area" compared to 2024.
BASICNET BCNT.MI
The fashion company said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy Woolrich, an American producer of wool fabrics and outdoor clothing, from the investment fund L-Gam for an enterprise value of 90 million euros.
CUBE LABS CUBE.MI
Capital increase ends.
DIARY
Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends ECOFIN meeting in Brussels.
UniCredit CRDI.MI CEO Andrea Orcel gives speech at panel "When Uncertainty Is Certain: Strategies for Banks" at ECB forum on banking supervision in Frankfurt (1030 GMT).
Rome, Italy-Albania summit with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (1030 GMT).
Consultancy group Pambianco holds 30th edition fashion summit online event "Thirty years of fashion, from designers to major groups. What future for the Made in Italy?" (0800 GMT); expected attendees include Pambianco CEO David Pambianco, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso, Meta META.O Italian Country Director Luca Colombo, Zalando ZALG.DE General Manager Southern Europe Eloisa Siclari, Morellato Group Chairman Massimo Carraro, Prada Group 1913.F Chief Information Officer Cristiano Agostini.
Rome, Economy Undersecretary Federico Freni addresses Senate and Chamber of Deputies Justice and Finance committees on draft law decree implementing the delegation for the comprehensive reform of capital markets regulations (1200 GMT).
Bologna, municipalities association ANCI continues 42nd annual meeting (0800 GMT); ends on November 14. On Thursday expected attendees include Uber EMEA Mobility Vice President Anabel Diaz, Amazon AMZN.O Italian Country Manager Giorgio Busnelli, Fastweb+Vodafone CEO Walter Renna, Sport and Youth Minister Andrea Abodi, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso, Public Administration Minister Paolo Zangrillo, A2A A2.MI Chairman Roberto Tasca, Tourism Minister Daniela Santanche, Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) President Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, Cabinet Undersecretary Alessio Butti, Labout Minister Marina Calderone, Minister for Disabilities Alessandra Locatelli, Engie ENGIE.PA Italian Chairwoman and CEO Monica Iacono, Enel Group ENEI.MI Italian Director Nicola Lanzetta, state-run power management agency GSE CEO Vinicio Mose Vigilante, EU Commission Executive Vice President Raffaele Fitto.
Milan, "Insurance Summit 2025" event (0830 GMT); expected attendees include insurers' association ANIA President Giovanni Liverani, Unipol UNPI.MI Chairman Carlo Cimbri, Assicurazioni Generali GASI.MI Italian Country Manager and CEO Giancarlo Fancel.
((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
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