We investigate the relationship between bank lending and catastrophe risk by analyzing the exposure of banks to Italian … firms located in areas at risk of flooding. By matching a new map of flood risk areas with proprietary data on bank loans at … negatively correlated with their flood risk exposure. A province-level analysis, which also allows us to control for bank- and …

The unchecked build-up of imbalances during the 2000s exposed the euro area to the risk of sudden stops. Such risk … remains to be covered. In general, reforms have favoured risk reduction over risk sharing. As a result, in the face of …, banking union lacks common financial backstops. Only further risk (and sovereignty) sharing can avoid harmful pro …

linked to the transition towards a low carbon economy. Evidence acquired on Climate-Related Financial Risk (CRFR) disclosure … financial institutions to take CRFR into account in their corporate risk management strategies: 1) create a information hub to …