To Corrado Faissola, I would like to convey my personal appreciation, and that of the Bank of Italy as a whole, for his competent, level-headed and decisive leadership of ABI through one of the most difficult periods in the history of economies and financial systems. To Giuseppe Mussari, I wish success in his new undertaking.
He will accompany our banking system during a phase fraught with perils but also offering excellent opportunities for a financial system that is able to interpret and serve the real needs of households and firms. The state of the world’s economies The global economic recovery is uneven and of uncertain resilience but it is going ahead.