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The fiscal side of Europe’s energy crisis: the facts, problems and prospects
Europe needs to move beyond emergency fiscal responses and focus on structural changes to allow the EU to accelerate its decoupling from fossil fuels.
Is Europe failing on import diversification?
Despite a goal of economic self-reliance, the European Union’s imports are generally sourced from an increasingly limited set of suppliers.
The difficulty of designating gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act
The European Commission should be more precise and transparent when designating gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.
Europe’s half a million barrels per day diesel supply question
A new European Union embargo on Russian oil products should not affect EU diesel supplies and prices, but could encourage re-routing by Russia.
Web3: the next internet revolution
Tokenisation based on blockchain technology could bring radical changes to markets for goods and services.
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02 July 2014
Euro crisis turning point: Two years of Banking Union
The anniversary of Europe’s banking union is worth celebrating. Two years ago, and for lack of alternative options, Europe’s leaders avoided their usu
Blog post
27 June 2014
Fact of the week: Only 8% of banks says they will need to raise capital after AQR
The European Banking Barometer for the first half of 2014 gives a very interesting snapshot of the banking sector’s perceptions about macroe
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24 June 2014
Comfortably numb: ESM direct recapitalization
On one hand, the crises has eased over these two years, and the sense of urgency for this instrument in the eyes of both policy makers, markets and ex
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23 June 2014
Blogs review: A new Argentina
What’s at stake: The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) inflicted a major blow last week to Argentina in its decade-long legal struggle with some of its
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20 June 2014
The Achilles heel of Europe?
When badly designed, the regulation of service and network sectors risks creating barriers to the entry of new competitors or reducing the incentives
Blog post
18 June 2014
Despite lower yields, euro-periphery is not yet out of the woods
Do these undoubtedly benign developments suggest that the three euro-periphery countries have reached a sound and robust fiscal situation? Unfortunate
Blog post
17 June 2014
Ukraine gas negotiations: from ‘win-win-win’ to ‘lose-lose-lose’?
The recent escalation is a costly strategy for both sides. With current infrastructure, Ukraine will only be able to cover about three quarter of
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16 June 2014
Blogs review: House of debt
What’s at stake: The recent release of the book “House of Debt”, by Amir Sufi and Atif Mian, has generated an important discussion on the ro
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13 June 2014
10 tips for entrepreneurs looking for equity funding
Access to finance is a key issue for entrepreneurs launching and growing businesses. However, entrepreneurs often have misperceptions about the possib
Blog post
13 June 2014
The myth of a new housing bubble in Germany
On Wednesday, the IMF warned about a recent rise in global house prices. In various countries prices were well above their long-run average.
Blog post
11 June 2014
Blogs review: The sharing economy hype
As sharing economy companies become valued in the billions, grand claims are being made for the future of these new providers. But the question remain
Blog post
05 June 2014
ECB shows activism but falls short of true QE
Overall, we welcome that the ECB has finally acted with a broad package. We also think that unanimity on the package was a very positive development a
Blog post
05 June 2014
Negative ECB deposit rate: But what next?
The main question for Thursday is what other measures will be deployed by the ECB’s Governing Council, and perhaps even more importantly, if Mr Draghi
Blog post
05 June 2014
Easier monetary policy should be no worry to Germany
As the ECB this week meets for a governing council meeting, markets have priced in a next easing of monetary policy.
Blog post
05 June 2014
Interactive map: Debt & inflation
Yesterday’s inflation flash estimates published by Eurostat show a Euro Area (EA) annual inflation of 0.5 percent, down from 0.7 percent in
Blog post
05 June 2014
Negative deposit rates: The Danish experience
A look at the Danish experience by assessing the impacts of the negative deposit rate on the exchange rate and on financial markets in Denmark
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