A balance needs to be found here between liability and control, which is what the Bundesbank is calling for in the currency union as well. The incentives of a protection scheme are affected by the way that contributions are decided. Ideally, members should pay contributions in line with their individual burden of risk.
Indicators of industrial activity and of firms’ investment plans in 2017 are encouraging and could foreshadow  Lombardy’s gradual convergence towards the more advanced areas of the EU. Growth is also starting to take hold in the southern regions. The data collected by our branches from local economic operators also provide positive indications, though these are less widespread than in the CentreNorth.