The Italian Foreign Exchange Office (UIC) has been closed. The Financial Intelligence Unit has been instituted with the task of preventing and combating money laundering and the financing of international terrorism. The Bank of Italy and UIC together employed almost 8,500 people in 2005; the number now stands at just over 7,000.
Mr Thiele will now provide you with more detail on the annual accounts, and then you will have the opportunity to ask any questions you might have. Thank you for your attention. 1 Spilimbergo A, Berger H, Schindler M (eds) (2014), Jobs and growth – supporting the European recovery. International Monetary Fund. 8/8  BIS central bankers' speeches