Consolidated net income for 2009 was € 460 million (+32%)

SACE, Italy’s Export Credit Agency, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and Banco de la Nación Argentina (“BNA”), Argentina’s leading public bank, have signed an agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two institutions and supporting new export opportunities for Italian companies in Argentina.

SACE, Italy’s Export Credit Agency fully owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and CTBC Bank—one of Taiwan’s leading banking groups with an established presence in Asian markets—signed an agreement today aimed at strengthening collaboration and developing new financing, investment, and business opportunities between Italy and the Far East.

Bending Spoons S.p.A. (NASDAQ: BSP) announced today that it has entered into a new €500 million medium-long-term financing provided by HSBC Continental Europe (acting as Sole Coordinator and MLA), Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (acting as SACE Agent and MLA), and BPER Banca S.p.A. (acting as Structuring Advisor and MLA). The facility, which matures in March 2031, benefits from a guarantee provided by SACE, in advancement of SACE’s mission to support the international growth of Italian businesses.