The Bank of Italy, because of its multiple functions, follows the evolution of Big Data very attentively. We will discuss this topic in a workshop organized with the Bank of International Settlements next 15 January here in Rome. In the last few years we have progressed along our learning curve.
At the same time, however, we cannot ignore the fact that Japan has yet to solve structural problems in the economy. In this context, Japanese firms and banks continue to suffer from balance sheet problems, the aftereffects of the bursting of the bubble in the 1990s.