That necessary dialogue between economy, institutions and information

The new website www.premiobancor.com has been online for a few days now: not just a showcase, but an editorial hub with the proceedings of past editions, video interviews, profiles of award winners and in-depth material.

Among the highlights of 2025, the Associazione Guido Carli and Banca Ifis launched a project of six 'Borse Bancor', in collaboration with Gruppo 24 ORE, Class Editori and Sky TG24.

The scholarships, intended for deserving recent graduates, provide for paid internships of 3-6 months starting in the first half of 2026 in the editorial offices of leading Italian economic-financial newspapers.

The initiative aims to create a meritocratic training path between university, journalism and business, fostering the growth of a new generation of business information professionals.

Investing in talent and knowledge is the best way to generate sustainable value.

Since its first edition, the Bancor Prize is more than an award: it is a place for discussion on the transformations of the global economy.

Major transitions - from artificial intelligence to energy to the new balance between markets and institutions - will be the focus of the 2025 debate, which will bring together leading voices from the financial and information worlds.

Over the years, the Bancor has intertwined different visions and generations, and international protagonists have been joined by Italian figures such as Paolo Savona, Rainer Masera and Ignazio Visco. The 2025 edition promises to be one of the most eagerly awaited, with distinguished guests from the world of central banks, governments and the international press called to discuss the challenges facing Europe in a phase of profound global transition.

This edition pays tribute to the Bank of Italy: an ideal thread that runs from Guido Carli, through Baffi, Ciampi, Fazio, Draghi and Visco, to the current Governor Fabio Panetta, an expression of a continuity of method based on rigour and independence.

The complex times in which we live require us to draw inspiration from examples rooted in history, in order to look to the future with the confidence that we can untangle the knots that, in every age, sometimes bind the economy and society.

In a global cycle marked by fragmentation - if not strong geopolitical tensions -, productivitỳ that is struggling in Europe, and technological transition, initiatives such as Bancor raise the qualitỳ of intellectual capital available to institutions and companies, enabling them to navigate stormy seas with greater confidence.

The prize supports and disseminates economic culture, promotes responsibility in information; the site makes ideas accessible; the grants train professionals to tell their stories.

With its two awards, the names of the recipients of which will be announced shortly, new scholarships and an interactive portal, Bancor 2025 reaffirms its mission: to build a knowledge economy that is at once free, transparent and inclusive.

And it confirms that, even in the age of the algorithm, ideas remain the most solid currency in the global economy.

President Guido Carli Association

Guido Carli Association