DATE:
21/08/2008
MILAN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali (GASI.MI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it would start operating in Belarus by end-2008 after its Generali PPF Holding joint-venture obtained a licence for the eastern European country's non-life sector.
Generali said on Thursday the new company would be called Generali Belarus.
"By entering Belarus, Generali PPF is now operative in 13 different markets in the CEE (Central-Eastern Europe) region," Generali's managing director Sergio Balbinot said in a statement.
Generali PPF Holding is 51 percent owned by the Italian insurer while Czech financial group PPF holds the remaining 49 percent.
(Reporting by Valentina Za)
Source:
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSLL2825520080821
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