UBI Banca Scpa : Italian, Russian firms sign commercial deals - statement

TRIESTE, Italy (Reuters) - A number of Italian and Russian firms in the energy, financial and industrials sectors have signed commercial deals during a bilateral meeting between the two countries, the Italy and Russia Business Forum said in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement listed deals signed by Italian energy companies Eni (>> Eni SpA) and Enel (>> Enel S.p.A.) with Rosneft (>> Rosneft' NK OAO) and between Russian bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) and Italy's Mediobanca (>> Mediobanca Group), without giving details.

Another agreement was made between Italy's UBI Banca (>> UBI Banca Scpa) and Russia's Transcapital bank.

A source close to the matter later said the deal involving Enel concerned cooperation in the gas sector in North Africa and Latin America.

Also involved in the agreements are Italy's UniCredit (>> UniCredit SpA), the country's largest bank by assets, cable maker Prysmian (>> Prysmian SpA), tyre manufacturer Pirelli (>> Pirelli & C. SpA) and shipbuilder Fincantieri.

(Reporting by Stephen Jewkes, writing by Danilo Masoni; editing by Agnieszka Flak)

Stocks treated in this article : Mediobanca Group, Enel S.p.A., Pirelli & C. SpA, Engineering-Ingegneria Informatica SpA, UBI Banca Scpa, Prysmian SpA, Eni SpA, Rosneft' NK OAO, NOVATEK OAO, UniCredit SpA