External opinion

De-risking as an economic strategy

Did the European Union Dodge the Energy Bullet?

China’s growing power in Latin America

China’s weak recovery is turning off foreign investors

Quick rebound expected after the relaxation of zero-Covid policies has not materialised.

Europe’s critical struggle with its economic paradigm

As the European elections approach, the main policy choices are more existential than perhaps ever before.

Looking backwards not forwards: why has the European Central Bank been slow to react?

China’s overseas lending needs a full-fledged debt restructuring

The Commission’s Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance proposal has the potential to significantly improve banking resolution in the EU

The collapse of several US regional institutions and of Crédit Suisse has increased the urgency for crisis management reform in the EU.

Bank of Russia’s immobilised assets: what happens next?

EU-China relations have been – and will remain – a rollercoaster

De-dollarisation

Brazil is not a real middle power if it just takes China's side

Lula cannot show strategic autonomy by parroting Xi Jinping

Will Lula find his El Dorado in China?

The Brazilian president is seeking Beijing’s support for his quest for middle power prowess

A change of tack on EU-China relations

No gains for Europe from latest pilgrimage to Beijing

Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen are petitioning Xi Jinping on Ukraine and other pressing issues

Taking up space

Being a woman in the financial sector can still be challenging, but change is (slowly) coming.