"This year, World Savings Day is characterized by a climate of uncertainty. Faced with the very demanding challenges before us - first and foremost the state of war waged by the Russian Federation against Ukraine with its consequences - the protection and enhancement of savings take on particular significance." Yesterday the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, sent a message to the President of the Association of Italian Foundations and Savings Banks, Francesco Profumo, on the occasion of World Savings Day. "The conflict is a condition that Europe was convinced it had overcome - continued the Head of State - The fragility of peace is, however, witnessed by the dramatic events of these months. Peace must be patiently built and guaranteed every day in every civil society and, in this sense, the role of savings and their use as an engine of stability, development and an instrument of social cohesion is evident. The defense of the value of income and savings against the growth of inflation, due to the surge in the cost of energy and other basic necessities, appears, therefore, more than ever, a primary task to which the Republic is required by the Constitution".
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