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Posted on July 4, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Bank of Italy has identified the US, UK, Switzerland, and Russia as systemic risk countries for Italian banks, highlighting significant financial exposure.
MILAN (Reuters) -The Bank of Italy said on Friday it had selected the United States, Great Britain, Switzerland and Russia as countries outside the European Union that its banks have significant exposure to, under rules designed to govern systemic risks.
The Bank of Italy used end-2024 data to measure banks' exposure to those countries in relation to their overall exposure.
Top Italian lenders Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit are both present in Russia, the former serving only corporate clients while the latter owns a retail bank.
UniCredit said in an update of the investor document relating to its takeover bid for Banco BPM that its Russian unit had increased its holdings of local government bonds in the first quarter to 754 million euros ($888.06 million) from 574 million in December.
($1 = 0.8490 euros)
(Reporting by Valentina Za, editing by Gavin Jones)
The Bank of Italy selected the United States, Great Britain, Switzerland, and Russia as countries outside the European Union that its banks have significant exposure to.
The Bank of Italy used end-2024 data to measure banks' exposure to the selected countries in relation to their overall exposure.
Intesa Sanpaolo serves only corporate clients in Russia, while UniCredit owns a retail bank there.
UniCredit reported that its Russian unit increased its holdings of local government bonds in the first quarter to 754 million euros.
The article mentions that $1 is equivalent to 0.8490 euros.
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