© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People are seen inside a Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank in Rome, Italy August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena on Thursday said it would raise 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion) in capital to fund a new strategic plan aimed at cutting costs and improving profitability.
Monte dei Paschi said it would reduce costs to 60% of its income in 2024 from 71% last year including by laying off around 4,000 staff with a one-off cost of 800 million euros.
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