Italy's Monte dei Paschi plans to raise 2.5 billion euros in capital

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MILAN (Reuters) – State-owned Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) on Friday said it planned to raise 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) in capital next year after Rome failed to clinch a sale to healthier rival UniCredit.

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