The Sound of Economics
The podcast by Bruegel.
The Sound of Economics is the podcast channel produced by Bruegel. It seeks to contribute to European and global economic policy-making through open, fact-based, and policy-relevant research, analysis, and debate.It has a steady weekly output hosted by Rebecca Christie.
The sub-channel ZhōngHuá Mundus is a monthly podcast series dedicated to China's economy with Yuyun Zhan and Alicia García-Herrero.
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Fighting poverty, creating jobs: how development finance helps
Blended finance, marine bonds and green borrowing all play a role in how the International Finance Corporation strengthens emerging economies
Defence and climate: is a common agenda possible?
How Europe’s defence sector can align to climate goals without compromising security needs
EU-UK trade and the Trump effect
What’s in the new EU-UK trade agreement and how does it fit with the tariff threats from Washington?
China's presence in the Eastern Mediterranean
A closer look at China's strategic economic footprint in the Eastern Mediterranean and the lessons it holds for the EU
Talent grab: can the EU attract US scientists and innovators?
Ways for Europe to seize the moment and win over top-tier researchers
ZhōngHuá Mundus
Bringing you analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe.
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12 June 2024
EU-UK relations: Brexit, Scotland, Ireland
What will a UK Labour victory mean for Brussels?
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05 June 2024
How the financial sector can speed up the green transition
Is corporate finance really an obstacle to a more sustainable world?
Podcast
29 May 2024
Europe's economic future
Discussing June’s EU elections and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s campaign for a new term.
Podcast
22 May 2024
Should foreign companies still do business in China?
In which we discuss the uncertainties for foreign firms operating and wishing to invest in China
Podcast
15 May 2024
Managing the What Ifs: Europe, China and world trade
How should the EU de-risk its external economic relationships without foregoing the benefits of trade?
Podcast
08 May 2024
NATO and the EU - who does what for European defence?
As the war in Ukraine stretches on, how do the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation work together?
Podcast
30 April 2024
Do EU tech rules add up?
Mapping out the EU’s digital agenda
Podcast
24 April 2024
Zooming in on the US-China tech rivalry
A comparative exploration of US-China innovation frontiers
Podcast
18 April 2024
What visions for Europe? Unpacking EU parties’ economic strategies
The EU elections are around the corner. What economic plans are the parties advocating for?
Podcast
17 April 2024
Climate change, the next big financial threat
A warming planet poses new risks to European sovereign debt. How can the continent protect itself?
Podcast
10 April 2024
1982: the debt crisis that could have destroyed Western banking
What we can learn from four decades of financial turmoil and recovery
Podcast
03 April 2024
One grid to rule them all? The future of a European single electricity market
Envisioning a better-integrated European electricity market
Podcast
27 March 2024
Capital markets union - why now?
What is hindering the EU from achieving a Capital markets union?
Podcast
20 March 2024
Key takeaways from China’s Two Sessions
Unpacking China’s biggest annual political event
Podcast
13 March 2024
How war in Ukraine brought Europe together
EU countries have resisted splintering factions since Russia’s 2022 invasion
Podcast
06 March 2024
The complexities of AI regulation
How to balance legal certainty with evolving technology and international competition?
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