Abi - Associazione Bancaria Italiana, Roma

The Italian Banking Association - ABI - is a voluntary non-profit organization. Its purpose is to represent, defend and promote the interests of its member banks and financial intermediaries. It works, in this framework, for the development of the awareness in society and within the banking and financial system of the social and behavioral values that follow from entrepreneurial principles and from the formation of open and competitive markets. Specifically, ABI undertakes initiatives for the orderly, stable and efficient growth of the banking and financial system, in a competitive outlook consistent with Italian and European Union law. ABI also represents the Italian credit and financial system in all international fora: above all, in view of the continuous engagement and full competence involved, vis-a-vis the European Banking Federation and the European Mortgage Federation.