BARI, Italy (Reuters) – The heads of major U.S. corporations Microsoft and BlackRock are expected to take part in talks on infrastructure development during the Group of Seven (G7) summit in southern Italy on Thursday, two sources familiar with the matter said. the subject.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Larry Fink, his counterpart at asset manager BlackRock, will be joined by Italian business figures, including the heads of energy group Eni, utility Enel and state investment group CDP.
They will take part in negotiations on the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, which will be held at the Borgo Egnazia venue on Thursday afternoon.
The session is expected to focus on development in Africa, one of the main themes of the G7 leaders’ summit on June 13-15, hosted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
BlackRock declined to comment, while Microsoft was not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Francesca Landini and Angelo Amante; writing by Keith Weir; editing by Daniel Wallis)
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