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Italian bank resolutions 1970-1996 limited public fiscal costs
Italian banking crises between 1970 and 1996 triggered 256 formal enforcement procedures while generating limited systemic contagion.
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Italian bank lending expands 3.1 percent in second quarter
Total bank lending in Italy expanded by 3.1 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, reaching 1.86 trillion euros.
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Cryptographic tools balance payment privacy and auditability
A Banca d'Italia study maps how privacy-enhancing technologies reconcile user confidentiality with regulatory oversight in digital payment infrastructures.
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Rome workshop examines industrial subsidies and trade diversion
Banca d'Italia hosted a research workshop in Rome on September 28, 2026, gathering economists from major central banks and international institutions to examine the macroeconomic fallout of China's industrial policy and trade diversion.
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Sticky wage norms drive real earnings losses during inflation
Banca d'Italia and CEPR hosted a joint workshop on labour market policies on September 21-22, 2026.
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Massa real estate complex listed for auction at €2.3 million
Banca d'Italia has launched a public tender for the sale of a 7,580-square-meter mixed-use property complex in central Massa, setting a base auction price of €2.3 million.
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Vercelli building listed for sale with 1.9 million euro base price
A 3,630-square-meter mixed-use building in central Vercelli is open for auction with a base price of €1.9 million.
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Digital euro pilot set for late 2027 with 36 providers
The Eurosystem will launch a 12-month digital euro pilot in the second half of 2027 involving 36 payment service providers, Banca d’Italia announced.
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Economists model tail risk and volatility amid macro uncertainty
Researchers and policymakers met at Banca d'Italia in Rome on September 24–25, 2026, to address macroeconomic modelling under uncertainty.
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Euro banknote design survey draws nearly 10 million participants
A total of 9.96 million people took part in the European Central Bank survey on the future design of euro banknotes between July 23 and September 21, 2026.
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Pontes enables wholesale tokenized settlement in central bank money
The Eurosystem launched the first phase of Pontes on September 21, enabling wholesale tokenized asset transactions to settle in central bank money.
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Tech gap threatens EU digital sovereignty, Trequattrini warns
Banca d'Italia Deputy Director General Gian Luca Trequattrini warned that Europe faces severe technological dependencies in artificial intelligence and payments.