Investment

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

Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Zsolt Darvas and Lennard Welslau

What are the trials ahead for EU sustainable finance and climate insurance?

Silvia Merler

Future outlook of EU-Moldova trade and investment relations

Marek Dabrowski and Jan Hagemejer

Europe’s savings debate should focus on the bigger picture

Contrary to common belief, savings do not flee Europe for the United States, but the EU could still do more to put its savings to work domestically

Marie-Sophie Lappe and David Pinkus

How is Europe's green energy transition going?

Ben McWilliams

Plugging Europe’s investment gap: understanding the potential of leveraging institutional investors

Expanding funded pensions via auto-enrolment could boost long-term investment and saver security, allowing the EU to address its investment gap

Marie-Sophie Lappe and David Pinkus

Disaster risk in euro-area bond markets

What investment funds tell us about euro-zone fragility

Rebecca Christie, Christoph Kaufmann and Stavros Zenios

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

Simone Tagliapietra, Cecilia Trasi and Gregor Sebastian

Where do insurance firms and pension funds invest?

Europe needs long-term, patient capital to meet its investment needs. Where is the money going and how can policymakers help?

Rebecca Christie, Jesper Berg, Patrick Hoedjes, Marie-Sophie Lappe and David Pinkus

Zooming into the Derisking Issue: European companies operating in China: from digging in to rethinking their presence

Testimony to the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade

Alicia García-Herrero, Théo Storella and Jianwei Xu

How could nature markets provide new finance for biodiversity?

Heather Grabbe

European companies operating in China: from digging in to rethinking their presence

EU firms in China face low profits, rising pressure and reduced expansion, prompting strategy shifts and calls for stronger EU support

Alicia García-Herrero, Théo Storella and Jianwei Xu

Towards an EU-China non-summit?

The EU-China relationship is caught in a cycle of disgruntlement – and it doesn’t appear to be getting any better

Alicia García-Herrero

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

Anna Fiore and Heather Grabbe

Can defence investment be sustainable? The European Commission thinks so

European Commission guidance on defence investment and sustainability could ease reputational concerns for investors

Silvia Merler