Average current account holdings

Sezione di approfondimento

Euro area banks are required to hold minimum reserves in their current accounts at their national central bank. In the current maintenance period, from 25/03/2026 to 05/05/2026, the aggregated amount of the minimum reserve requirements for Italian banks is €19,662 million.

Daily averages of the current accounts with the Bank of Italy are showed in the following table (values in millions of euros).

Daily Values
Date Average
25/03/2026 20,011
26/03/2026 20,487
27/03/2026 20,510
28/03/2026 20,521
29/03/2026 20,528
30/03/2026 20,616
31/03/2026 20,738
01/04/2026 20,900
02/04/2026 21,089
03/04/2026 21,241
04/04/2026 21,365
05/04/2026 21,468
06/04/2026 21,555
07/04/2026 21,653
08/04/2026 21,692
09/04/2026 21,730
10/04/2026 21,794
11/04/2026 21,850
12/04/2026 21,901
13/04/2026 21,904
14/04/2026 21,909
15/04/2026 21,937
16/04/2026 21,942
17/04/2026 21,955
18/04/2026 21,967
19/04/2026 21,978
20/04/2026 21,994

The ECB publishes aggregate information on the amount of reserve accounts for the euro area on a daily basis, as well as information on liquidity conditions. For further details, please refer to the ECB website, liquidity analysis section.