Financial literacy

How Europe can save for success

The EU’s new top finance official, Maria Luis Albuquerque, should lead member states and their citizens towards better retail savings

The state of financial knowledge in the European Union: a new survey

Memo to the commissioner responsible for economic and financial affairs

The state of financial knowledge in the European Union

Financial literacy is essential in modern economies, where saving and preparing for retirement has shifted increasingly to the individual.

Holdings limit will prove central to the digital euro’s future

The European Central Bank says its digital currency will not be a store of value, in contrast to global counterparts.

Are We Heading for Another Debt Crisis in Low-Income Countries? Debt Vulnerabilities: Today vs the pre-HIPC Era

There are concerns that 25 years after the launch of the HIPC debt relief initiative, many low-income countries are facing high debt vulnerabilities.

Taking up space

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

Doing ‘whatever it takes’ to save the banks

Fast and furious: how digital bank runs challenge the banking-crisis rulebook

The speed of recent bank failures has shown the need for more systemic protection of the financial system.

The ripple effect of financial education

A financial literacy course for university students in Cyprus also improved the financial knowledge of their parents.

The European Central Bank’s latest move tells a clear story

The European Central Bank is right not to over-react to recent banking problems.

The importance of being fiscally earnest

As interest rates increase over the course of the next few months, there are bound to be asset-price corrections & rethinking of investment decisions.

Buy now, pay later: the age of digital credit

A relatively new fintech market, BNPL is currently not regulated in the EU, meaning that consumers do not have the same protection level as they do fo