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 16/09/2026 to 03/11/2026, the aggregated amount of the minimum reserve requirements for Italian banks is €19,626 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
16/09/2026 32,379
17/09/2026 32,120
18/09/2026 31,570
19/09/2026 31,296
20/09/2026 31,131
21/09/2026 31,051
22/09/2026 30,839
23/09/2026 30,777
24/09/2026 30,856
25/09/2026 30,974
26/09/2026 31,070
27/09/2026 31,151
28/09/2026 31,332
29/09/2026 31,470
30/09/2026 31,478
01/10/2026 31,672
02/10/2026 31,863
03/10/2026 32,034
04/10/2026 32,186
05/10/2026 32,311
06/10/2026 32,366
07/10/2026 32,426
08/10/2026 32,465
09/10/2026 32,519
10/10/2026 32,569
11/10/2026 32,615
12/10/2026 32,660
13/10/2026 32,736
14/10/2026 32,802
15/10/2026 32,843
16/10/2026 32,908
17/10/2026 32,969
18/10/2026 33,026
19/10/2026 33,079
20/10/2026 33,070
21/10/2026 33,024
22/10/2026 32,959
23/10/2026 32,907
24/10/2026 32,857
25/10/2026 32,810
26/10/2026 32,778
27/10/2026 32,706
28/10/2026 32,637
29/10/2026 32,541
30/10/2026 32,447
31/10/2026 32,357
01/11/2026 32,271
02/11/2026 32,235

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.