Unlocking green FDI for emerging market and developing economies
At the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, goals were set to transition away from fossil fuels, triple renewable capacity, and double energy efficiency improvements by
An investment strategy to keep the European Green Deal on track
Fostering investment in clean energy and transport systems is essential if the European Union is to achieve the 2030 climate goal of a 55 percent
Designing conditionality in the supply of European public goods
The European Union will need in the coming years to invest a substantial amount of resources in European public goods (EPGs), including for the digital
Decarbonising for competitiveness: four ways to reduce European energy prices
Executive summary Energy prices are higher in the European Union than in most other industrialised economies, presenting a fundamental competitiveness challenge. The price disparity stems from
How the European Union could respond to Trump’s tariffs
Executive summary President-elect Trump has threatened to increase United States tariffs to 60 percent on imports from China and 10 percent to 20 percent on
Europe’s economic challenges discussed at the European Forum Alpbach
Introduction The European Forum Alpbach is an annual conference, staged since the 1940s in Austria, where the challenges faced by Europe and the European Union
The increasing cost of buying American
‘Buy national’ provisions serve as non-tariff barriers to trade and are often defended as tools for job creation and industrial policy. This column examines the
Estimating the Laffer tax rate on capital income: Cross-base responses matter
Capital income taxation is increasingly recognised as essential for addressing inequality, yet its effectiveness is often limited by behavioural responses. This column analyses French capital
Trump family and allies to bask in crypto industry’s euphoria at Gulf bitcoin gathering
Key players in U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency venture were among high-profile industry figures gathering at a bitcoin conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday,
Allianz wants to redistribute three quarters of profit to shareholders
Germany’s Allianz said on Monday it plans to distribute at least three-quarters of its net profit to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks over the next
