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Italian bank deposits slow in June but lending to businesses recovers
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
In June, Italian bank deposits grew by 0.5%, while business lending increased by 0.3% after a previous decline, as reported by the Bank of Italy.
ROME (Reuters) -The growth of Italians' deposits at domestic banks slowed significantly in June, while lending to businesses picked up after a fall the previous month, the Bank of Italy said on Monday.
Deposits increased 0.5% year-on-year in June after rising 3.8% in May.
Bank loans to businesses were up 0.3% year-on-year, the central bank said, following a 1.4% decline in May.
The issuance of bank bonds also picked up, data showed, with sales up 1.4% year-on-year in June after a 0.2% fall in May.
(Reporting by Antonella Cinelli, editing by Gavin Jones)
In June, the growth of deposits at domestic banks slowed to 0.5% year-on-year, down from a 3.8% increase in May.
Bank loans to businesses increased by 0.3% year-on-year in June, recovering from a 1.4% decline in May.
The issuance of bank bonds rose by 1.4% year-on-year in June, following a slight decrease of 0.2% in May.
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