Italy hopes to reap €2bn from post service shares sale
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Published: 20 Jul, 2016 CET.
Updated: Wed 20 Jul 2016 08:22 CET
The Italian government hopes to earn "around €2 billion ($2.2 billion) from the sale of more shares in Poste Italiane SpA, the country's postal service, Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said on Tuesday.
The money will be used to reduce public debt, he told the Senate transport commission.
The sale concerns a 29.7 percent stake. A tranche of around 35 percent was sold last October.
The state will retain a 35 percent share in Poste Italiane through the Italian Deposit Bank in order to maintain indirect control.
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The money will be used to reduce public debt, he told the Senate transport commission.
The sale concerns a 29.7 percent stake. A tranche of around 35 percent was sold last October.
The state will retain a 35 percent share in Poste Italiane through the Italian Deposit Bank in order to maintain indirect control.
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