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The ABBL was honoured to attend the reception hosted by H.E. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶, Ambassador of Italy to Luxembourg, on the occasion of 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗮𝘆.

The event provided an opportunity to celebrate the strong ties between 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴, including the longstanding contribution of Italian financial institutions to Luxembourg's financial centre.

We were also delighted to admire the painting displayed at the Ambassador’s residence by Jannis Kounellis, one of the leading figures of Arte Povera, presented at the initiative of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Luxembourg. The artwork reflects the Group’s commitment to promoting cultural heritage through its Gallerie d’Italia programme.

The artwork, together with other works by Jannis Kounellis, will remain on display until the end of November at Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Luxembourg, 28 Boulevard de Kockelscheuer, L-1821 Luxembourg, offering visitors a unique opportunity to discover the artist’s work.

Thank you to H.E. Carmine Robustelli and the 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 for their warm welcome and hospitality.

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𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

In the 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, Alexandre Depouhon, PhD, CQF, Chief Risk Officer at Banque Raiffeisen, 𝗦.𝗖. and Chairman of the ABBL’s Banking Supervision Committee, explains why geopolitical considerations must now be fully integrated into banks’ risk management frameworks.

As geopolitical tensions, technological disruption and regulatory expectations reshape the financial landscape, institutions are expected to move beyond awareness and adopt a more structured approach to risk management.

Among the key messages highlighted in the article:

🔹 Geopolitical risks can amplify 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲s across credit, market, liquidity, operational and cyber risk

🔹 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 must include exposures across geographies, sectors, counterparties and critical service providers

🔹 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 into risk appetite frameworks, lending decisions, investment policies and outsourcing strategies

🔹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 must evolve to reflect new realities, including critical ICT disruptions, sanctions and supply chain fragmentation

🔹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 is not only a matter of frameworks and methodologies, but also of governance, culture and leadership

For Luxembourg's financial centre, strengthening resilience requires both individual action and collective coordination across the sector.

Read the article:
🔗 https://lnkd.in/e\_3AeWmp

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“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘉𝘉𝘓 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘶𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘨’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮. 𝘈𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘺𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭, 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐-𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳: 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯.”
— Jetmira Mata - Managing Partner I 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘆𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

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