A wider range of banking services provided to manufacturing firms in the province of Catania. Assindustria Ct signs agreement with Banca Popolare Santa Venera

Catania, April 9 2002 - The Association of Manufacturing Firms of the province of Catania (Assindustria Ct) and the Banca Popolare Santa Venera S.p.A. - a Credito Valtellinese Group member bank - have signed an agreement, which enables the Assindustria Ct member firms to get the range of banking services offered by the bank based in Catania at particularly favourable terms.

The Assindustria Ct member firms will benefit from banking, financial and insurance products at favourable terms, as well as from a wide range of services offered via the Internet by Bancaperta S.p.A. - the Credito Valtellinese Group's web bank.

This agreement is bound to be of great importance for the Assindustria Ct. At present, in fact, in addition to the traditional manufacturing firms, the association groups a number of service-producing firms, as well as advanced service-producing firms.