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Banking statistics integrate ATECO 2025 sector classifications
Updated methodology for Italian banking statistics incorporates the ATECO 2025 classification from September 2026.
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School work experience applications open for 2026-2027
Secondary schools across Italy can apply for school-work training programmes covering six career profiles for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Four percent of Italian households use BNPL services
Only 4 percent of Italian households used Buy Now, Pay Later services in 2022, according to a Banca d'Italia research paper.
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Survey samples 5,000 Italian micro-firms on financial literacy
A sample survey by Banca d'Italia covers 5,000 Italian micro-enterprises to assess financial literacy, digital skills, and climate readiness.
Financial literacy of Italian micro-firms reaches 74 percent
Banca d'Italia surveyed 5,000 micro-enterprises in 2025, finding an average financial literacy score of 74 percent.
Sanctions screening rules prohibit minimum value thresholds
Banca d'Italia has instructed payment and crypto-asset service providers to verify that sanctions screening systems apply no minimum value thresholds to transfers.
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Public vote on future euro banknote designs runs until September 21
European citizens have until September 21 to vote on ten shortlisted design concepts for future euro banknotes.
Panetta and Angelini attend G20 meetings in Asheville
Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta and Senior Deputy Governor Paolo Angelini are attending the G20 meetings in Asheville, North Carolina.
Jubilee tourists spent 1.6 billion euros in Italy during 2025
Nearly 1.4 million international travelers visited Italy in 2025 specifically for the Jubilee, spending 1.6 billion euros.
Non-cash payments in Italy double past 16 billion
Non-cash transactions in Italy more than doubled between 2018 and 2025 to surpass 16 billion operations, driven by rapid expansion in debit cards and contactless payments.
Banks must remove barriers to basic payment accounts
Banca d'Italia has issued supervisory expectations requiring payment service providers to eliminate obstacles restricting consumer access to basic payment accounts.
Net bond issues reach 57.5 billion euros as BTP yields rise
Italian resident sectors recorded net debt security issues of 57.5 billion euros in June 2026, driven by general government issuance.