The annual accounts are approved by the Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders within the time limit established in the Bank's Statute.
For the years up to 2014, the annual accounts and the notes to the accounts are included in the Annual Report, which is published, together with the Report on Operations and Activities of the Bank of Italy, by the end of May each year.
The Bank of Italy also publishes month-end financial statements. Up to March 2017, the month-end financial statements are available in the Statistical Bulletin and, as time series, in the statistical database (BDS).