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 11/02/2026 to 24/03/2026, the aggregated amount of the minimum reserve requirements for Italian banks is €19,598 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
11/02/2026 20,172
12/02/2026 20,318
13/02/2026 20,334
14/02/2026 20,341
15/02/2026 20,346
16/02/2026 20,310
17/02/2026 20,356
18/02/2026 20,296
19/02/2026 20,306
20/02/2026 20,300
21/02/2026 20,294
22/02/2026 20,290
23/02/2026 20,269
24/02/2026 20,266
25/02/2026 20,290
26/02/2026 20,324
27/02/2026 20,269
28/02/2026 20,221
01/03/2026 20,177
02/03/2026 20,239
03/03/2026 20,225
04/03/2026 20,276
05/03/2026 20,312
06/03/2026 20,336
07/03/2026 20,359
08/03/2026 20,380

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.