Dragons and the magic wand that isn't there

The Governor of the Bank of Italy wisely invites us to keep our feet on the ground but the new government undoubtedly represents an important turning point compared to the first two governments of the legislature - Recovery with reforms for growth and…
Visco defends Bankitalia: "Independence is not irresponsibility"

Speaking at Bocconi to present his latest book "Difficult Years", the Governor mitigates the controversy over the appointments of the Bank of Italy but keeps the point: "There is an uncertain view of responsibilities" but it is clear that "we have to give an account" About of…
Appointments, Bank of Italy: Di Maio, keep your hands off

After Italy's economic debacle and its international isolation, the deputy premier grillino goes on the attack on the Bank of Italy ("We need a turning point") and opposes the renewal of the deputy director Signorini, despite the support of minister Tria (" You Five Stars are crazy")…
Public investment: panacea or dream book?

Minister Tria bets on the multiplier effect of public investments on GDP, but their real weight on growth remains uncertain: the doubts of Governor Visco and former Mister Spending Review Cottarelli - From the Monetary Fund to the ECB and the think…
Visco: Bank of Italy, that's what it's for today

In a cycle of events dedicated to financial education, the Governor explains that not everything is decided in Frankfurt and that the transfer of monetary sovereignty to the ECB does not mean that the Bank of Italy has no say because, at the…
Bank of Italy: Visco demolishes the Lega-M5S programme

In his Final Considerations, the Governor of the Bank of Italy bluntly rejects an economic policy based on the expansion of the public deficit and the cancellation of the reforms envisaged in the Lega-Cinque stelle program contract and puts defense first...
Bank of Italy, Visco: "Italy, don't waste what you have"

"What is happening on the markets is serious and without justification": thus the Governor stigmatizes the storm on the stock market and on government bonds - "Italy's destiny is that of Europe" he explains in his Final Considerations - "The economy gets stronger,…
Italian banks: boom in profits, but a danger ahead

Thanks to the drop in costs and adjustments but also to the increase in revenues (especially from commissions) the four most profitable Italian banks - Unicredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco Bpm and Ubi - generated in 2017 a total profit exceeding…

The Superior Council of the Bank of Italy, convened for tomorrow morning at 8.30, will have to examine the Premier's proposal and in turn provide a non-binding opinion. Once done, the Council of Ministers will meet for the final decision…

The confirmation or otherwise of the Governor of the Bank of Italy, expiring at the end of October, falls at a very delicate political and institutional moment due to the approaching elections and the many questions concerning the future of the entire system remain on the table...

Speaking at the CL Meetind in Rimini, the Governor of the Bank of Italy, Ignazio Visco, argued that "the recovery is there but it is cyclical: reforms and innovation are needed to make it structural" - The Governor also said that immigration …
Bank of Italy, Visco silences the anti-euro storytellers

On the occasion of the meeting of 31 May, it is desirable that Governor Ignazio Visco pronounce, in his "Final considerations", clear and definitive words on the impossibility of leaving the euro without the simultaneous exit from Europe which would cause uncontrollable economic instability and financial
Visco: "Paris attacks weigh on recovery"

"In a context that is still fragile, terrorist attacks certainly add their negative weight on confidence and increase the level of uncertainty": thus the Governor of the Bank of Italy, Ignazio Visco, speaking precisely in Paris at an OECD conference.
Finance promotes Visco's words

Ghizzoni (Unicredit): "Reforms that can no longer be postponed" - Galateri di Genola (Generali): "Programs from Confindustria and Bankitalia that can restore hope" - Abete (Bnl): "Good clarification on shares of Via Nazionale" - Guzzetti: "I agree the passage on banks and foundations: no…
Rebus bad bank, between numbers and doubts

The Financial Times writes that Letta is against the project, but the denial comes from Palazzo Chigi - Meanwhile, the new record of non-performing loans crammed into the balance sheets of Italian banks arrives: bad debts are still growing at…