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09-02-2013
Governor Ignazio Visco addressed today the 19th Congress of Financial Markets Operators organised in Bergamo by ASSIOM FOREX (the Financial Markets Association of Italy).
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“MPS is a sound bank. The Bank of Italy does not act as a police force, but promotes sound and prudent management”, Governor Ignazio Visco’s statement at the World Economic Forum in Davos 25-01-2013€-coin indicator: January 2013 25-01-2013Ignazio Visco’s Lectio Magistralis – The role, responsibility and actions of the Central Bank during the “long” crisis 18-01-2013Towards a real economic and monetary union? - Speech by Fabrizio Saccomanni 10-01-2013The establishment of IVASS 02-01-2013Hearing at the Chamber of Deputies regarding the fact-finding on the implementation of the balanced-budget rule 05-12-2012In search of financial stability: macroprudential analyses and stress tests (Rome, 5-7 December 2012) 05-12-2012|
Inflation 2.6% Italy Dec.12/Dec.11 2.2% Area Dec.12/Dec.11 |
GDP growth - 0.2% Italy Q3 2012/ Q2 2012
- 0.1% Area Q3 2012/ Q2 2012 |
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Exchange rates $ 1.3391 11 Feb 2013
¥ 125.12 11 Feb 2013 |
ECB interest rates (Main refinancing operations) 0.75% effective from 11 July 2012 |
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The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, has presented the new €5 banknote in Frankfurt am Main. It will come into circulation on 2 May 2013. The new banknote and its advanced security features are shown in the "press kit" available below and on the website www.newfaceoftheeuro.eu created for the new "Europa" series of euro banknotes.
By making its art collection available on its website the Bank of Italy offers the general public the opportunity to view and admire the most important works in its possession.
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Main items of Banks' balance sheets 08-02-2013 - pdf 43 kB€-coin indicator: January 2013 25-01-2013 - pdf 47 kBPress release on Monte dei Paschi di Siena 23-01-2013 - pdf 30 kB
