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€-coin increases in December 9 January 2025

Agreement for the creation of an instant payment systems in the Western Balkans 10 January 2025


Spain-Italy Dialogue Forum 2024: keynote speech by Fabio Panetta 3 December 2024


'On the road with the Bank of Italy' in L'Aquila: speech by Luigi Federico Signorini 29 November 2024


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  1. 9 January 2025 Banca d'Italia opens LabBI - granting the scientific community access to its microdata With the aim of expanding the channels for microdata dissemination, Banca d'Italia opened an on-site laboratory, LabBI, located at the Research Data Center premises. The laboratory allows authorized researchers to view microdata and perform statistical...
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  2. 8 January 2025 A general framework to assess the smooth implementation of monetary policy: an application to the introduction of the digital euro Banca d'Italia today publishes 'A general framework to assess the smooth implementation of monetary policy: an application to the introduction of the digital euro'. This paper proposes a methodological framework for estimating the maximum amount of...
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  3. 23 December 2024 Communication to the market on ICT security Banca d'Italia has published a communication to the market on ICT security, drawing the attention of directly supervised entities to the digital operational resilience and ICT risk profiles. Financial entities are asked to assess their status with...
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  4. 20 December 2024 New releases of Working Papers and Occasional Papers of Banca d'Italia - 20 December 2024 Today Banca d'Italia has released five new Working Papers (nn. 1471-1475) and three new Occasional Papers (nn. 902-904).
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  5. 20 December 2024 Notes on Financial Stability and Supervision No. 43 - Bad loan recovery rates in 2023 This note: updates to 2023 the estimated bad loan recovery rates already published in previous issues of the Notes on Financial Stability and Supervision starting from 2017; illustrates the results of the yearly survey on NPL sales, conducted by the...
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  6. 20 December 2024 History of the Bank of Italy - Volume I - The birth and evolution of a central bank, 1893-1943 The book Storia della Banca d'Italia. Tomo I. Formazione ed evoluzione di una banca centrale, 1893-1943 (History of the Bank of Italy - Volume I - The birth and evolution of a central bank, 1893-1943), written by Gianni Toniolo and published in 2022 in...
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Indicators

Inflation

November 2024 - November 2023

Italy
+1.5%
Euro area
+2.2%

GDP growth

Third quarter 2024 - second quarter 2024

Italy
+0.0%
Euro area
+0.4%

Exchange rates

date: 13 January 2025

USD
1.0198

ECB interest rates

From 18 December 2024

Deposit facility
3.00%
Main refinancing operations
3.15%
Marginal lending facility
3.40%

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The Italian economy in brief
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FinTech Milano Hub: Third Call for Proposals - list of selected projects

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Banking and financial supervision

As national supervisor, the Bank of Italy also provides services directly to the public: it handles complaints, runs the technical secretariats for the Banking and Financial Ombudsman and publishes information on individuals or companies not authorized to carry out banking or financial activities in Italy and other more general notices and communications.

Licensing

The Bank of Italy, through the activity of granting an authorisation for the exercise of financial activities, carries out supervisory tasks: by allowing access to the market for intermediaries in possession of the requisites envisaged by the law, it pursues the objectives of safeguarding sound and prudent management of intermediaries, overall stability, efficiency and competitiveness of the financial system.

The Bank of Italy's online services

'Online Services for the Public' is the platform that makes it possible to access certain Bank of Italy services via your smartphone, tablet or personal computer. Use this link or go to the section 'Services for the Public' and click on 'Online Services'. You can then select the service you are interested in.

Fintech Channel

The FinTech Channel is the point of contact through which operators can dialogue easily and informally with the Bank of Italy. They can present projects in the field of financial services and of payments, based on innovative technology, or propose technological solutions designed for banks and financial intermediaries.

Branches

The Bank's geographical organization consists of Branches located in the regional capitals and in some provincial capitals. The Branches' activities relate to the State treasury service, banking and financial supervision, banknote circulation, payment system and economic analysis and statistical surveys at the local level.

International Technical cooperation

The Bank of Italy shares its knowledge and experience with the central banks and financial authorities of the emerging countries, supplying staff training activities and technical consultancy.

Bank of Italy's Art Collection

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. The precious and varied collection has been built up over time through numerous purchases and today it covers a vast time span and many geographical areas.

'Economics for everyone', the Bank of Italy's Financial Education Portal, is online

Economics for everyone is the Bank of Italy's Financial Education portal. It is much easier to learn how to manage money and make financial choices.

Agenda

  1. 13 January Publications The Italian economy in brief Rome
  2. 13 January Publications Banks and Money: national data Rome
  3. 14 January Statistics Italy - International tourism Rome
  4. 14 January Publications Survey on Inflation and Growth Expectations Rome
  5. 15 January Statistics General government gross debt Rome
  6. 15 January Publications The Public Finances, borrowing requirement and debt Rome
  7. 15 January Statistics Italy's international reserves and foreign currency liquidity Rome
  8. 15 January Publications The Financial Market Rome
  9. 15 January Statistics Central government debt Rome

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