Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- UniCredit SpA is ready to sign up to a deal on Hungary similar to one agreed in 2008, when western banks pledged to keep their assets in the country unchanged, Chief Executive Officer Federico Ghizzoni said.

“The 2008 agreement worked well,” Ghizzoni told reporters in Milan. “We will see if they will ask again. So far we didn’t receive any request. Eventually we are ready to sign a similar agreement,” he said.

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