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2 unusual facts about Bank of Italy


Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance

The Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) is a Rome based economics research institute, funded by the Bank of Italy.

Luigi Einaudi

Einaudi was Governor of the Bank of Italy from January 5, 1945 until May 11, 1948, and was also a founding member of the Consulta Nazionale which opened the way to the new Parliament of the Italian Republic after World War II.


Anna Maria Tarantola

Anna Maria Tarantola (Casalpusterlengo, February 3, 1945) is an Italian manager, former director of the Bank of Italy, President of RAI since 2012.

Colleferro

The engineer Leopoldo Parodi Delfino (former senator and son of the founder of the National Bank, then Bank of Italy) and Senator Giovanni Bombrini founded the 'Bombrini Parodi Delfino explosives factory.

Salvatore Rossi

On May 7, 2013, upon recommendation of Governor Ignazio Visco, the Bank of Italy’s Board of Directors nominated Salvatore Rossi Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, succeeding Fabrizio Saccomanni.

Tax amnesty

In 2009 the Italian tax amnesty yielded €80 billion, while the Bank of Italy estimated that Italian citizens held around €500bn in undeclared funds outside the country.


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