To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification and to contribute to the debate under way on the national history, ABI has launched a research project to analyze the linkages between the society, the economy and the action of Italian banks. The research has been published by Bancaria...

The Italian economic culture over the last 150 years has considered banks not merely as financial intermediaries, but as a key factor of economic development in which, thanks to their professional reliability, they have given a fundamental contribution to real growth

The Italian Banking Association has realized a research project to celebrate 150 years of National Unification. This important anniversary has been the opportunity to analyze the elements that have fostered the unification of the country and its economic growth with the essential contribution of...

A new book investigates the relationship between banks and the Italian economy over the last 150 years.The analysis is focused on the economic and financial linkages and on the banks entrepreneurial role in four different periods, pointing out the strengths of the banking industry in recent...

The Great Depression and the present crisis are united by the need for large banks, to address issues of liquidity, profitability and capital adequacy and radically change their business model. Two collections of Comit internal documents of the Thirties offer interesting teachings: the...

Thirty years after the tragic death of Giorgio Ambrosoli, liquidator of Banca Privata Italiana of Michele Sindona, occurred on 11 July 1979, we pay tribute to the memory of a just and free man, an example of civil courage and commitment.