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  1. 17 June 2024 New releases of Working Papers and Occasional Papers of the Bank of Italy - 17 June 2024 Today the Bank of Italy has released four new Working papers (nn.1454-1457) and four new Occasional Papers (nn. 857-860).
  2. 13 June 2024 18th International Operational Risk Working Group (IORWG) Conference The 18th annual conference of the International Operational Risk Working Group (IORWG), co-organized by Banca d’Italia, Banco de España and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, was held in Rome at Banca d’Italia's Carlo Azeglio...
  3. 13 June 2024 Notes on Financial Stability and Supervision no. 39 - An analysis of debt securities issued and placed in Italy This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the data collected by the Bank of Italy on the issuance and offering of debt securities in Italy, including data collected under Article 129 of the Consolidated Law on Banking. The analysis covers...
  4. 13 June 2024 Legal Research No. 100 - A 30 anni dal Testo unico bancario (1993-2023): The Test of Time. Atti del convegno A new legal research paper has been published today entitled 'A 30 anni dal Testo unico bancario (1993-2023): The Test of Time. Atti del convegno'.
  5. 13 June 2024 Paolo Angelini opens the 'Embedding Sustainability in Credit Risk Assessment - Banca d'Italia and IMF' Conference Paolo Angelini, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, delivered his introductory remarks at the 'Embedding Sustainability in Credit Risk Assessment' research conference, organized by the Bank of Italy and the International Monetary Fund and held 13-14...
  6. 12 June 2024 Financial Education in Schools: Speech by Magda Bianco Magda Bianco, Head of the Directorate General for Consumer Protection and Financial Education of Banca d'Italia, will speak at the conference 'Financial Education in Schools' organized by the University of Rome La Sapienza and the Italian Association of...

Indicators

Inflation

April 2024 - Aprile 2023

Italy
+0.9%
Euro area
+2.4%

GDP growth

First quarter 2024 - fourth quarter 2023

Italy
+0.3%
Euro area
+0.3%

Exchange rates

date: 14 Jun 2024

USD
1.0686

ECB interest rates

From 12 June 2024

Deposit facility
3.75%
Main refinancing operations
4.25%
Marginal lending facility
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. 17 June Publications Public Finance Statistics in the European Union Rome
  2. 18 June Publications Survey on International Tourism Rome
  3. 19 June Appointments Non-monetary policy meeting of the ECB Governing Council Virtual
  4. 19 June Publications Balance of payments and International investment position Rome
  5. 20 June Publications ECB Economic Bulletin Frankfurt
  6. 21 June Statistics Debt securities Rome
  7. 21 June Statistics Financial soundness indicators Rome
  8. 24-1 June Publications Survey of Industrial and Service Firms Rome
  9. 26 June Appointments Presentation of the FIU Annual Report for 2023 Rome