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African emigration driven by domestic shocks, not EU pull
A Banca d'Italia Occasional Paper finds that domestic shocks increasingly drive emigration from Africa, while the European Union's pull factor is relatively small.
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Italian green mortgage market expands, offers rate discounts
A Banca d'Italia Occasional Paper analyzes the Italian green mortgage market between 2022 and 2024.
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Italian firms' wildfire exposure mapped, set to increase
A Banca d'Italia paper quantifies Italian businesses' exposure to wildfire risk, revealing significant geographical and sectoral heterogeneity.
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EU funds Western Balkans central bank capacity building
Banca d'Italia hosted the launch of a three-year, €3 million EU-funded program on February 26, 2026.
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AI-powered Siamese Networks for banknote quality control
A Banca d'Italia working paper applies Siamese Networks, an AI neural network model, to automate banknote quality control.
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Italian financial assets grow in Q4 2025
Italian households' financial assets increased by €34.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, while non-financial corporations acquired €4.9 billion.
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Italian household wealth rises, inequality persists
Banca d'Italia has released experimental statistics on Distributional Wealth Accounts for Italian households, updated to the fourth quarter of 2025.
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AI adoption in Italy lags EU, boosts long-term productivity
A new Banca d'Italia paper finds that artificial intelligence adoption in Italian firms is growing but remains significantly below the European average.
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Italian aid scheme boosts firm sales, not employment
A Banca d'Italia study on Italy's 'Decontribuzione Sud' program found it increased firm sales and profitability but had no measurable effect on employment or wages.
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EU bonds pay premium due to legal status, small investor base
A Banca d'Italia Occasional Paper finds that European Union bonds pay higher interest rates than comparable sovereign issuers.
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BDI's monetary stability enabled Italy's post-war rebirth
Banca d'Italia's monetary stabilization efforts were crucial for Italy's post-war economic rebirth, following the Republic's founding 80 years ago.
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Banca d'Italia details sustainable investment performance
Banca d'Italia's 2025 annual report details the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into its investment management.