Banking
The European Central Bank’s work on a digital euro has increasingly been framed as a matter of monetary sovereignty. In recent submissions to the European
February 6, 2026
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Economy
Across the OECD, general government gross financial liabilities reached 111% of GDP at the end of 2024, almost 40 percentage points higher than in 2007,
February 6, 2026
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Banking
Most of the major banking crises in modern economic history have been preceded by a U-shape in monetary policy rates, where rates are hiked following
February 5, 2026
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International Trade
Since the rise of US–China trade tensions, there has been a growing debate on the impact of rising trade barriers on global and bilateral trade
February 4, 2026
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Economy
Recently, uncertainty has been elevated due to trade tariff disputes, economic policy changes, and geopolitical risks. In the last few quarters, various global and local sources
February 4, 2026
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Banking
The financial crisis of 2008 underlined that the equity capital requirement for banks is a policy setting of fundamental importance. On 2 December 2025, the
February 2, 2026
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News
Artificial intelligence is spreading quickly among European firms. Using new surveys from Germany, Italy, and Spain, this column shows that adoption rates of generative AI
February 2, 2026
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Economy
Much of what we know about geopolitical risk is filtered through a narrow informational lens of global English-language media. This column constructs a geopolitical risk
February 2, 2026
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Health
Recent years have brought a renewed, coordinated push to restrict abortion, from the US to Hungary and Poland. Earlier this month, that backlash met a
January 30, 2026
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Development
Imagine being asked to build a school on a budget that barely buys a stack of bricks, but no cement, windows or roofing materials. That
January 30, 2026
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