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Euro area inflation steepens Phillips curve, boosts policy impact
A Banca d'Italia working paper finds that the recent surge in euro area inflation led firms to adjust prices more frequently.
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Banca d'Italia highlights fintech innovation and emerging risks
Banca d'Italia presented its Fifth Fintech Survey in Milan on March 11, 2026.
Italian public debt reaches €3,113 billion in January
Banca d'Italia reported that Italy's general government debt reached €3,113.0 billion in January 2026.
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Italian bond issues rise, government yields decrease in early 2026
Resident sectors in Italy recorded net bond issues of €4.4 billion in January 2026, driven by government securities.
Expert judgment boosts Banca d'Italia's credit risk assessment accuracy
A Banca d'Italia study reveals that expert assessment significantly improves the predictive power of its in-house credit assessment system (ICAS) for Italian non-financial firms.
Artificial intelligence and its footprint on the US economy
A Banca d'Italia paper quantifies artificial intelligence's macroeconomic footprint in the US economy, focusing on investment and production.
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Generative AI offers partial solution for banks' emissions data gaps
A Banca d'Italia paper investigates if Generative AI can address significant data gaps and inconsistencies in euro area banks' emissions reporting, particularly for scope 3. The study finds GenAI offers a partial solution but notes similar quality issues and concerns regarding replicability and transparency.
Green bond pricing sophisticated, rewards issuer environmental score
A Banca d'Italia Occasional Paper provides empirical evidence that green bond pricing is sophisticated, with investors considering the issuer's environmental score and project soundness.
Agentic AI offers potential to streamline central bank policy briefing
Agentic AI, combining large language models with autonomous goal setting, can automate key tasks in central bank policy briefing.
AI adoption boosts Italian firm productivity and shapes inflation expectations
A Banca d'Italia study finds that artificial intelligence adoption among Italian firms increases labor productivity and profitability.
Italian LSIs' higher loan defaults linked to riskier client profiles
A Banca d'Italia study reveals that higher default rates on corporate loans by Italian less significant institutions (LSIs) are largely explained by their tendency to serve smaller and riskier firms.
Fifth conference explores financial stability and regulation challenges
Banca d'Italia, Bocconi University, EIEF, and CEPR will host the fifth 'Financial Stability and Regulation' conference in Rome on March 23-24, 2026, bringing together leading academics and policymakers.