Fast payments and digital ID: Making everyday payments safer, simpler, and more efficient
Imagine this situation – María runs a small grocery shop, and one afternoon she receives a message asking her to pay a supplier urgently through
Geopolitics in the evaluation of international scientific collaboration
International collaboration is one of modern science’s quiet superpowers. Increasingly, it is also a geopolitical flashpoint. This column presents new experimental evidence that shows both
A tale of two financial centres: Brexit uncertainty and the fragility of cross-border capital flows
The UK vote to leave the EU in 2016 led to an immediate rise in economic policy uncertainty. This column examines how Brexit-related policy uncertainty
Mapping 20 years of change in the global liner shipping network
Connections to global markets and supplies are a precondition for trade driven development, investments, and jobs. Here, we analyze how the global shipping network has
Mortgage borrower actions dampen the impact of higher rates on monthly payments
The surge in inflation following the COVID-19 pandemic prompted many central banks to raise interest rates sharply. This column combines data from a large German
The nitrogen paradox: Every sweet hath its sour
When the philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in 1841, “Every sweet hath its sour; every evil its good”, nitrogen was surely the last
EHC Investment, Supermicro to develop sovereign AI modular data centres
This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to accelerating the availability of high-performance, energy-efficient, and sovereign AI-ready digital infrastructure. EHC Investment, a subsidiary of International Holding
Defragmenting European Union climate policy
Simplification without carbon price convergence risks deeper fragmentation, higher costs and weaker credibility for the EU’s climate target. Executive summary There is broad agreement that the European
Export bans that weren’t really bans: How Russia kept importing military goods
Despite comprehensive export sanctions from Western allies against Russia, Western components continue to appear in Russian weapons. This column uses transaction-level Russian customs data combined
The work-from-home wage premium
Studies have found that workers typically value the option to work from home and are willing to accept sizable wage cuts in exchange for it,
