--Italy's minister of economic development, Luigi Di Maio, has referred the acquisition of steelmaker Ilva by a joint venture headed by ArcelorMittal to the country's anti-corruption authority, Il Sole 24 Ore reports.

--Mr. Di Maio has asked the authority to investigate to make sure that the bid--which was approved by a previous government and won out against a rival offer from consortium Acciaitalia--was fair, the newspaper says.

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