Barclays Interested In Monte Paschi's Branches -Report
June 24 2009 - 11:48PM
Dow Jones News
U.K.'s Barclays PLC (BCS) is interested in buying some of the
branches of Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.MI) put
up for sale, reports La Repubblica in its Thursday Internet
edition, quoting Vittorio De Stasio, chief executive officer of
Barclays Italia.
De Stasio said the bank is looking to end 2009 with 200 branches
in Italy. The bank currently has 150 branches in the country, 35 of
which were opened in 2009, the paper adds.
Newspaper Web site: http://www.repubblica.it/
-Dow Jones Newswires; enza.tedesco@dowjones.com