German rearmament under the spotlight
Germany’s rearmament effort is laying bare its structural weaknesses in strategic, technological and operational modernisation
How trade constraints and confusion imperil FDI
Trade restrictions and uncertainty hurt foreign direct investment more than previously thought, showing the value of predictability in trade policy
Where is the growth?
What do the EU’s spring forecasts say about higher prices, a changing job market and rising uncertainty?
Size versus allocation in capital market development: evidence from pension funds and insurance companies
EU capital markets stay small as savings sit in deposits, making insurers and pension funds pivotal if portfolios shift into productive assets
Green bonds are easier to trade than often assumed
A quantitative analysis shows green bond markets are liquid and resilient; certification and project selection are big factors in their attractiveness
Hungary has room to streamline public spending without hurting growth
Cutting some state operating and economic spending to the average of its regional peers could save Hungary more than four percent of GDP
Defence innovation and procurement reform: an empirical evaluation of the US Defense Innovation Unit
European Clean Tech Tracker
The European Clean Tech Tracker (ECTT) provides insights into the clean technologies of the future and their status in the European context by bringing together information from several sources.
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National plans, regional voices: cohesion policy in the next European Union budget
NRPPs could raise the EU added value of the 2028–34 budget, but reform conditions and decision-making must better reflect regional needs
How Europe should respond to the Iran gas shock – and how it shouldn’t
The European Union should act now to head off growing impacts from the Iran conflict on gas prices and availability
Hungary’s future
How Hungary’s historic election changes the EU and the economic outlook
The new global imbalances: why care, why now and what should be done?
This essay analyses the causes of, and remedies for, external imbalances, and what countries should do if they do not decline
From savings to sustainability: long-term investors and Europe’s green transition
How can institutional investors drive Europe’s green energy shift?
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