A 5 trillion piggy bank: a reservoir for Italian growth

A zillion, or rather five. Five thousand billion of financial wealth of Italian families. More than double, if we also consider buildings and land: traditionally, the brick represents in fact 55-60% of the total wealth. It means, badly counted, a little more than four times the gross domestic product of a year. A mountain of banknotes (and shares, and houses, and BTPs) that only partially manages to flow into the real economy, to become a driving force for growth and development.