In the new geopolitical context, Europe’s banking discussions need to go beyond competitiveness

Europe has recently pivoted to regulatory simplification with the aim to boost competitiveness. This column argues that in banking the debate needs to go beyond

Finding the signal in the score: How the World Bank Group is aligning the Scorecard and impact evaluations

For years, the World Bank Group’s systems for measuring results operated in parallel tracks: corporate Scorecards that monitored performance through outcome-level targets, and impact evaluations

The supply side of monetary policy: How floating-rate loans blunt the ECB’s fight against inflation

Central banks raise interest rates to reduce aggregate demand and bring inflation down. This column uses credit register data and product-level price data from the

Nature markets: how can credits and shares provide durable, additional finance?

Nature markets can boost conservation funding, but strong standards and public support are vital for lasting, equitable ecological benefits Natural ecosystems are declining rapidly, ultimately threatening economies,

The market implications of industrial subsidies

Governments are increasingly employing industrial subsidies, raising questions about their market implications. This column undertakes a thorough econometric testing of the causal impacts of subsidies

EU eases state aid rules to boost green projects, cut carbon footprint

Businesses will find it easier to get state aid for projects aimed at cutting their carbon emissions and to switch to green projects while heavy

State aid in times of crisis: Lessons from COVID-19 support for firms in Italy and Spain

The unprecedented wave of state aid to firms across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic raised questions about who benefited and how effective these interventions

Three barriers to municipal finance—and how to overcome them to create jobs and growth

Cities in low- and middle-income countries are growing fast—but their ability to finance the infrastructure and services needed to support people and jobs is lagging behind. The

Transatlantic clean investment monitor 4: electric vehicles

Electric vehicles (EVs) have grown from a niche technology to a mainstream industry in the space of a little over a decade. EV deployment is

Japan to raise foreign direct investment target to $1trln by mid-2030s, sources say

The new targets, to be formally included in the government’s upcoming fiscal and economic policy guidelines in June, represent a sharp escalation from the previous