Ferrari and Ray-Ban deemed a safer bet than Italian government bonds

[ad_1] By Alasdair Pal, Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) – Italy’s luxury carmaker Ferrari and Exor, the owners of Juventus football club, are among a host of companies that can now…

Italy top court throws out prosecutor appeal against Saipem in Algeria graft case

[ad_1] MILAN, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Italy’s top court has turned down an appeal by prosecutors to overturn an earlier ruling acquitting Saipem of corruption in a long-running trial over…

Germany expects news soon on Nord Stream 2 after talks with U.S.

[ad_1] BERLIN, July 21 (Reuters) – The German government is in talks with the United States on Nord Stream 2, a spokesperson in Berlin said on Wednesday, adding that she…

ENI signs tech deal with Britain’s OVO Energy in customer push

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – European energy supplier ENI gas e luce has signed a deal to use the technology of Britain’s OVO Energy to help with its goal of doubling…

REFILE-FACTBOX-How state-backed lender CDP stepped up role in Italy Inc

[ad_1] (Adds extra context on role at Telecom Italia) Nov 2 (Reuters) – What do a bid for Italy’s biggest highway operator involving Macquarie and Blackstone and a hedge fund’s…

Five-day strike at British Gas to begin on Thursday – GMB union

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The GMB union said on Wednesday that its members at Centrica’s British Gas will start a five-day strike from 0001 GMT on Thursday. The strike comes…

French state opposed to renewing Kocher’s mandate as Engie CEO: report

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Engie ENGIE.PA chief executive Isabelle Kocher will not get state backing to serve another term after her tenure at the French gas and power group ends…

French gas tariffs to fall by 2.4 percent from Dec. 1 – CRE

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France’s CRE energy market regulator on Friday recommended a 2.4 percent drop in regulated gas tariffs, paid by around 4.6 million residential customers in France to…

France to rein in export guarantees for oil and gas industry

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France will stop providing state export guarantees to projects involving dirty forms of oil such as shale from next year, followed by all types of oil…

Papua New Guinea, France’s Total sign fiscal agreement for Papua LNG project

[ad_1] By Sonali Paul, Tom Westbrook FILE PHOTO: The logo of French oil and gas company Total is seen at La Defense business district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, February…