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  1. 24 November 2023 Financial Stability Report, No. 2 - 2023 The global economy is slowing down and the strong geopolitical tensions and the deceleration in economic activity in China are weighing on the growth outlook. Inflation is declining in the advanced economies, but it remains above the targets of monetary...
  2. 23 November 2023 CEPR-ECB 2023 conference: Keynote speech by Governor Panetta Governor Fabio Panetta gives a keynote speech on 'The cost of not issuing a digital euro' at the conference on 'The Macroeconomic Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies' organized by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the...
  3. 23 November 2023 The Bank of Italy today publishes 'A service architecture for an enhanced Cyber Threat Intelligence capability The Bank of Italy today publishes 'A service architecture for an enhanced Cyber Threat Intelligence capability and its value for the cyber resilience of Financial Market Infrastructures', the new issue of the series 'Markets, infrastructures, payment...
  4. 23 November 2023 Updated list at 31 December 2022 of the Italian financial conglomerates Based on the provisions of the Coordination Agreement entered into on 31 March 2006, the Bank of Italy, IVASS and Consob have updated the list of Italian financial conglomerates i.e. groups of companies under common control whose exclusive or predominant...
  5. 22 November 2023 Sixteenth Paolo Baffi Lecture on Money and Finance: Annette Vissing-Jorgensen Annette Vissing-Jorgensen, Senior Adviser at the Federal Reserve Board, delivered the sixteenth Paolo Baffi Lecture entitled 'Convenience Yields and Monetary Policy'. The Bank of Italy instituted the Baffi Lectures as a forum for original work by eminent...
  6. 22 November 2023 Italian Housing Market Survey. Short-term Outlook - 2023 Q3 The Italian Housing Market Survey has been released for the third quarter of 2023. The survey looks at current trends and short-term expectations for the residential real estate market and is conducted by the Bank of Italy together with Tecnoborsa and...

The Bank in pictures

Survey of Industrial and Service Firms - Year 2022

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Indicators

Inflation

October 2023 - October 2022

Italy
+1.8%
Euro area
+2.9%

GDP growth

Second quarter 2023 - first quarter 2023

Italy
-0.4%
Euro area
+0.3%

Exchange rates

date: 29 November 2023

USD
1,0985
YEN
162,12

ECB interest rates

from 20 September 2023

Main refinancing operations
4.50%

Focus

Regulatory sandbox

The regulatory sandbox is a controlled environment where supervised entities and FinTech operators will be able to test, for a limited period of time, technologically innovative products and services in the banking, financial and insurance sectors.

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. 29 November Appointments Non-monetary policy meeting of the ECB Governing Council Frankfurt
  2. 30 November Statistics Banks and Financial Institutions: Financing and Funding by Sector and Geographical Area - Monthly Tables Rome
  3. 30 November Conferences Seminar 'The Transition to Electric Vehicles' Turin, Auditorium Vivaldi - Piazza Carlo Alberto, 3 - 2:30 pm
  4. 1 December Conferences 9th BdF-BoE-BdI International Macroeconomics Workshop on "Macroeconomic policy in open economies" London
  5. 1 December Statistics Ita-coin Rome
  6. 1 December Press releases €-coin Rome
  7. 5 December Sandbox Closing of the application window for the first cohort of the regulatory sandbox Rome
  8. 7 December Statistics Bank of Italy balance-sheet aggregates Rome
  9. 7 December Statistics Bank of Italy official reserves Rome