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Italian banks BPER Banca and Popolare di Sondrio boards approve merger plan
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France's Worldline considering funding options, including share sale, Bloomberg News reports
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SocGen to close 101 branches in France in 2026, CGT union says
Mediobanca profit falls 11.8% hit by MPS, Banca Generali bid costs
Date: November 5, 2025
MILAN (Reuters) -Italian merchant bank Mediobanca on Wednesday reported an 11.8% yearly fall in quarterly net profit, hit by costs tied to its defence against Banca Monte dei Paschi's (MPS) takeover...
Telecom Italia lifts 9 months core earnings by 5.3%
Date: November 5, 2025
(Reuters) -Telecom Italia (TIM) on Wednesday reported a 5.3% rise in core earnings during the first nine months of the year and confirmed its earnings growth forecast of around 7% for 2025. The...
Portugal wants US, European fighter jet makers to compete for future deal
Date: November 5, 2025
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal wants to foster competition between makers of U.S.-made F-35s and European advanced fighter jets in the replacement of its ageing fleet of F-16s in order to maximise...
Bank of England's Breeden urges closer UK-US stablecoin collaboration
Date: November 5, 2025
By Phoebe Seers and Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England deputy governor Sarah Breeden said on Wednesday it was "really important" for the U.S. and Britain to be synchronised on regulation...
Exclusive-Poland in talks to import more LNG from US to supply Ukraine, Slovakia
Date: November 5, 2025
By Marek Strzelecki and Anna Hirtenstein WARSAW/LONDON (Reuters) -Poland is working on a deal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. to supply Ukraine and Slovakia, a pact that would...
Italy's MFE in talks to buy no more than 33% of Portugal's Impresa
Date: November 5, 2025
LISBON (Reuters) -MFE–MediaForEurope, the television group controlled by Italy's Berlusconi family, is negotiating to buy no more than 33% of Portuguese media company Impresa from the Balsemao family,...