Banca Intesa looks for merger partner

Banca Intesa, Italy's largest bank by assets, has said it is looking for a merger partner.

"If there are opportunities we will look at them, but opportunities are not there," Corrado Passera, chief executive of Banca Intesa, told analysts yesterday. He was speaking on a conference call after the bank posted quarterly earnings, Reuters reported.

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