Each year the number of participants continues to grow, a clear testament to the success of this Exhibition and Conference. I would like to thank the organisers for their efforts in enhancing and improving each event, and the delegates for their participation. I wish you a pleasant stay here. Information Technology is, of course, at the heart of the modern financial services industry.
In the euro area, Banking Union has been set in train rapidly after a discussion of the essential points between the European institutions and the governments of the member countries. In Italy, measures have been adopted or are being studied to strengthen the banking system, debilitated by the long recession, and enable it to support the recovery of the real economy.