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19 March 2010
ABI, banks the leading sector for investing in innovation
The sixth edition of the ABI Lab Forum held Tuesday, 23 March and Wednesday, 24 March at Palazzo Mezzanotte in Milan 2010 Report on “Technology in Banking” presented. Full text >>
18 March 2010
Banks: ABI, Agreement on social security advances from the Extraordinary Unemployment Benefits Fund at branches extended
Agreement signed along with the Province of Milan and social entities. Agreement valid through December 2010. In 2009, advances in the region involved 1,300 positions for more than Euro 6 million. Full text >>
2 March 2010
“Common Announcement”: Faissola, €8 billion extra in SME liquidity from last January
Requests for the suspension of debt by small and medium enterprises have slowed during the previous month. The system is still effective. As at 31 January 2010, 136,000 applications had been received, compared to 117,000 at the end of December. 91% of applications have been accepted. Only 2% have been rejected. The latest figures show that the most popular sectors are industry, retail/hospitality and other services. 584 banks have joined the scheme, constituting over 98% of branches. Full text >>