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Tracking inflation beats natural rate rules during AI transition
Artificial intelligence creates ambiguous inflation pressures depending on adoption speed, according to a Banca d'Italia study published in October 2026.
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Research analyzes AI shocks, tokenized deposits and tail risk
Banca d'Italia published seven new Occasional Papers on October 8, 2026, covering topics from artificial intelligence to tokenized deposits.
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Italian firms keep raising prices as demand holds firm
Banca d'Italia's Q3 2026 survey of Italian industrial and service firms with 50 or more employees shows improving but still negative sentiment on the economy, continued selling-price increases and a cautious outlook for the fourth quarter.
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Green loans show lower default risk, Angelini says
Bank of Italy Director General Paolo Angelini stated on October 7 that green loans demonstrate lower credit risk, which could support targeted capital requirement reductions.
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Two-tier framework proposed to standardize EU green loans
Banca d'Italia researchers propose a two-tier classification for EU green loans to resolve operational hurdles under the EU Taxonomy.
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Quantum advances threaten financial cryptography, Zingrillo warns
Trust in digital money depends directly on the strength of underlying cryptographic systems, Banca d’Italia Director General for Information Technology Giuseppe Zingrillo said at the Financial Cryptography in Rome conference on October 6, 2026.
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Traditional cash and card mix dominates Italian payments
A study by Banca d’Italia categorises Italian consumers into five behavioural profiles using payment diaries and artificial intelligence.
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Milano Hub opens fourth call for financial technology proposals
The Bank of Italy has opened the first application window for the fourth Milano Hub Call for Proposals on October 5, 2026.
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Qualitative data and sector models anchor large firm credit ratings
Credit rating frameworks for large corporations rely on qualitative expert judgement and sector models across European institutions, a Banca d'Italia study shows.
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Altimari links gold demand to debt concerns and frozen assets
Banca d'Italia Deputy Governor Sergio Nicoletti Altimari outlined how geopolitical tensions and high public debt drive structural changes in gold demand.
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Panetta presents 100 restored interviews on economic history
Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta presented a joint project with public broadcaster RAI restoring 100 interviews on economic thought.
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Einaudi restored central bank autonomy to steer postwar recovery
Governor Luigi Einaudi re-established Banca d'Italia's institutional independence and restructured postwar credit policy between 1945 and 1948, according to an economic history paper.