Working paper
18 November 2019
China’s economic ties with Russia are deepening. Meanwhile, Europe remains Russia’s largest trading partner, lender and investor. An analysis of China
Blog post
06 November 2019
The European Union’s relationship with Russia is strained, but the two economies are nevertheless highly intertwined. A huge share of Russia’s exports
Blog post
25 October 2019
Why did such a sharp and steady slowdown occur against a background of loose monetary policy, supportive fiscal policy, low inflation and absence of e
Working paper
17 September 2019
What risks face the EU with regard to China’s strategic aims in trade policy and how can the EU respond? The US effort to isolate China poses particul
Blog post
16 September 2019
The incoming Commission President has put support for SMEs at the centre of her economic programme. A public-private fund investing in initial public
Opinion piece
13 September 2019
The Hong Kong economy has been hit by a series of shocks, but it should resist taking drastic measures to keep foreign capital in the city.
Opinion piece
13 September 2019
Eastern Germans vote, think, and feel differently than western Germans do, as the results of the September 1 regional elections make clear. To help ta
Event
09 September 2019
This is a closed-door workshop jointly organised by MERICS and Bruegel looking at China-EU investment relations.
Blog post
19 August 2019
Hong Kong’s current situation is important for the world in as far as its role as major offshore financial centre is key for China’s inbound and outbo
Blog post
22 July 2019
China has clearly signalled to Europe that it does not shy away from involvement in Africa, historically Europe’s area of influence. But the nature of
Opinion piece
10 July 2019
Macro data doesn’t provide a comprehensive picture to investors, but bond issuance data can fill in some gaps.
Opinion piece
02 July 2019
In the last 50 years, the most important economic development has been the diminishing income gap between the richer and poorer countries. Now, there
Event
24 June 2019
How is Chinese investment impacting Africa, and what could be the consequences for Europe?
External publication
08 April 2019
This speech was delivered by Guntram Wolff at the Informal ECOFIN Meeting in Bucharest on 5 April 2019.
Policy brief
04 April 2019
This Policy Contribution was written for the Informal ECOFIN Meeting, Bucharest, 5 April 2019. The authors look at the EU’s economic agenda, discussin
Blog post
21 March 2019
Under a set of assumptions, this post concludes that UK real income and investment would have been 4% and 6% larger respectively had it not been for t