Multi-issuer stablecoins: A threat to financial stability
Stablecoins – digital tokens pegged to fiat currencies – have emerged as a major innovation in crypto finance, with broad implications for payments and international
What Germany’s medium-term fiscal plan means for Europe
EU leniency on Germany’s fiscal plan highlights rule rigidity and the need for reform to support investment. Germany’s July 2025 medium-term fiscal-structural plan exposes the
Conditional budgeting: Striking a balance in EU economic governance
In July, the European Commission fired the starting gun on the negotiations of the next Multiannual Financial Framework – the EU’s budget. Against a tough
How to update the EU Merger Guidelines
There is a growing push from certain quarters for the European Commission to weaken merger control in order to spur greater investment and innovation, higher
A smart European strategy for electric vehicle investment from China
Chinese EV investment aids EU decarbonisation but brings risks, needing a united EU strategy to align it with climate, industrial and security aims. The European
European Commission to allow stablecoin interchangeability
The European Commission is set to clarify that the European Union’s crypto rules allow stablecoins issued by a company with an EU licence to be
Unlocking energy, jobs and opportunity for Africa’s growing young population
At a workshop in Marimauta Village, Zimbabwe, business is booming. Local entrepreneurs drop by to commission bespoke machinery. A solar-powered maize processing machine serves farmers
EU almost on track to reach 2030 climate goal
The European Union is nearly on track to reach its main climate target for this decade, with countries’ existing CO2-cutting plans set to bring the
EU likely to propose to G7 lowering price cap on Russian oil to $50 per barrel
The EU will propose to G7 finance ministers this week to lower the current $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil as part
