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16 December 2008
Banks: ABI, upward trend in employment growth confirmed despite ongoing crisis
2008 ABI Report presented: no staff lay-offs, despite the economy and international markets facing difficulties.
Faissola: “The challenge regarding competition and efficiency is not giving rise to any issue pertaining to ‘nonpermanent workers’. The relationship with customers and Italy is essential for the banking sector’s growth and stability”. We must continue to take actions aimed at closing the gap with the major EU competitors in terms of key cost indicators.
11 December 2008
Research: EIB and ABI, along with Confindustria, committed to promoting new investments
Confindustria, the Italian association of entrepreneurs, will collaborate more closely with the European Investment Bank and ABI, the Italian Banking Association, on spreading EIB’s instruments for funding R&D; this in order to make the latter another key asset for the country. This is the message conveyed at the seminar held today in Milan on “Funding for research, development and innovation: a key to the future”.
4 December 2008
Banks: ABI, robberies down by 23%
1,190 bank robberies occurred in the first semester of 2008, versus 1,548 in the previous year. Less money was stolen: 20.7 thousand euros on average per robbery. This is the overview provided by OSSIF, ABI’s Security Research Center. Faissola stated: “Security is the banking sector’s top priority. To fight the phenomenon of robberies we must reduce the amount of cash in circulation within and outside banks”.