Italy Finance Minister sought clarification from UniCredit CEO over Pop Sondrio, sources say

Italy's Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti sought clarification from UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel over the lender's potential interest in Popolare di Sondrio during a meeting held last week, two people close to the matter said. Both UniCredit and Italy's Treasury declined to comment. Orcel earlier this month dismissed as "noise" a newspaper report that UniCredit was the lender behind stake-building in Popolare di Sondrio, saying his bank had not been buying shares in its smaller rival.