01778cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003011 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451819762 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Italy : Detailed Assessment of Compliance with the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (52 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper presents findings of the Detailed Assessment of Italy's Compliance with the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems. At present, the Italian banking system is subject to significant challenges resulting from slowing economic growth, and low and declining interest rates, which have resulted in pressures on margins and a need to diversify sources of income. Banca d'Italia RTGS System for Large-Value Payments (BIREL) enables participants to make final and irrevocable transfers between the settlement accounts they hold with the Banca d'Italia. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/132 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/132/002.2004.issue-132-en.xml IMF e-Library