The audit court on Thursday approved the decree needed to set up the unit, the sources said, despite making critical observations about some aspects of it.
Giorgetti has approached former banker Marcello Sala, currently director for investor relations at the Treasury, to lead the department, they added.
Under the reorganisation plan, the influential Treasury department within the ministry led by veteran economist Riccardo Barbieri would be split into two units.
The Treasury will continue to supervise public debt management, macroeconomic policies, European and international relations as well as financial regulation.
($1 = 0.9323 euros)Additional reporting by Valentina Za in Milan Editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Sala, Giancarlo Giorgetti, Giorgetti, Marcello Sala, Antonino Turicchi, Dario Scannapieco, Riccardo Barbieri, Valentina Za, Christina Fincher
Organizations:
Treasury, Economy, ITA Airways, Department, Thomson
Locations:
ROME, Italy, Siena, Milan