Italy - Factors to watch on July 30

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The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on .ECONOMYISTAT releases Q2 GDP flash data (0800 GMT); May industry sales data (0900 GMT); Q2 wage inflation data (0900 GMT).DEBTTreasury sells BTP and CCTeu bonds. Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.COMPANIES(*) BANCO BPM MIL:BAMIItaly's third-largest bank is looking at potential merger and acquisition deals and has several options on the table, its CEO Giuseppe Castagna told Italian daily La Stampa on Wednesday.UNICREDIT MIL:UCGItaly will tell the European Union the terms it imposed on the Italian lender's bid for Banco BPM remain in place even after the collapse of the deal, sources said, responding to criticism from Brussels that could ultimately lead to disciplinary steps.TERNA MIL:TRNItaly's state-controlled power grid operator reported on Tuesday a 26.6% annual rise in its capital expenditure(CAPEX) in the first half, accelerating its investment in the Italian electricity system.IVECO GROUP NV MIL:IVG(*) India's Tata Motors is set to acquire the Italian truck maker for 4.5 billion dollars, Indian daily The Economic Times reported on Wednesday.Iveco said on Tuesday it was in "ongoing, advanced" talks with different parties for two separate deals regarding its defence business and the rest of the company. Two sources close to the matter told Reuters the deals could be announced as early as Wednesday.Releases H1 results, followed by conference call (0900 GMT).MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE MIL:MFEAThe Bavarian government, responsible for media regulation, has welcomed MFE's new bid and the company's committments for the Munich-based television group ProSieben XETR:PSM.(*) ENI MIL:ENIAbout a half dozen foreign partners of Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA - including the Italian major - are awaiting authorizations from the U.S. Treasury and State departments, following talks last week about fresh licenses to allow them to operate in the sanctioned South American country, according to six company sources.AMPLIFON MIL:AMPItalian hearing aid company's second-quarter core profit dropped 8.7% to 147.3 million euros ($169.84 million) on revenue that rose by 0.6%, it said on Tuesday.INWIT MIL:INWItaly's biggest mobile telecoms tower...

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