Banca d'Italia
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Italian housing prices show 0.7 elasticity to population shifts
A Bank of Italy study examines the link between municipal population dynamics and residential housing prices across Italy from 2010 to 2025.
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Speech
Bianco outlines concerns on bank account and salary payment bills
Magda Bianco, Head of the Customer Protection and Financial Education Department at Banca d'Italia, testified before the Senate Committee for Finance and the Treasury on July 21, 2026.
BDI
Paper
Inheritance expectations drive Italian household spending, debt
A Banca d'Italia (BDI) working paper finds that Italian households expecting an inheritance consume more, save less, and take on more consumer debt.
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Italian MPCs declined post-Covid, employment shifts weigh on aggregate
A Banca d'Italia paper finds Italy's marginal propensity to consume (MPC) declined in the post-Covid recovery, driven by employment growth concentrated in low-MPC households.
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Excess savings alter business cycle, dampen monetary policy
A Banca d'Italia Occasional Paper reveals that the stock of excess savings significantly alters the propagation of macroeconomic shocks.
BDI
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Population ageing impacts EU portfolio choices, Italian risk exposure
A Banca d'Italia Occasional Paper investigates population ageing's impact on household portfolio choices in Italy, France, Germany, and Spain.
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Demographic shifts reshape Italian household spending
A Banca d'Italia paper reveals that demographic changes significantly impacted Italian household consumption between 1997 and 2023.
BDI
Paper
China's EV dominance fragments global auto markets post-pandemic
A Banca d'Italia paper analyzes the global automotive sector's post-pandemic transformation, revealing China's dominance in electric vehicles and increasing market fragmentation.
BDI
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Judicial inefficiency delays bankruptcy, fosters zombie firms
A Banca d'Italia Occasional Paper finds that judicial inefficiency significantly reduces the likelihood and timing of bankruptcy filings.
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Decoder
Eurosystem survey details bank lending methodology
The Eurosystem's bank lending survey, conducted since 2003, aims to enhance understanding of credit's role in monetary transmission.
BDI
Press
Italian banks ease firm credit, cautious on consumer loans
Italian banks eased credit standards for firms in Q2 2026, while tightening them for consumer credit and keeping mortgage standards unchanged.
BDI
Press
TIPS Clone platform launches for Western Balkans instant payments
On July 20, the TIPS Clone platform for the settlement of instant payments officially went live.