MoneyEU signals end of free money for poorer countries – POLITICOApril 15, 202434“ has to be a long term development kind of approach; it has to involve local and regional partners,” the...
FundsFraud-busters swoop on Greek contracts involving €2.5B of EU recovery funds – POLITICOApril 10, 202459Alleged bid-rigging The complaint by European Dynamics was transferred to OLAF, which sent it to the EPPO for investigation for...
BankingFate of Thames Water to be decided by Chinese banksApril 4, 202425Thames was plunged deeper into crisis last month when its owners refused to honour a pledge to pump nearly £4bn...
EconomyOur economic model is bust. Being a services superpower is not enoughMarch 24, 202438You can’t buck the market, Margaret Thatcher liked to say, and she was right. You can’t buck the market, you...
MoneyRisk of ‘lost decade’ as EU countries face economic cliff edge – POLITICOMarch 19, 202443Southern European economies were mired in long recessions after the eurozone crisis in 2009, with public debt and unemployment soaring...
EconomySoaring interest rates are the real reason Britain has a debt problemMarch 10, 202453Debt interest being such a large factor as it is now is far from being a new phenomenon. During the...
BankingThe EU’s climate piggy bank is under pressure – POLITICOMarch 5, 202460Making big calls It’s also a vital time for Europe’s manufacturers, which are making decisions about what green technologies to...
MoneyEurope starts war machine to wean itself off US weapons – POLITICOMarch 4, 202440The EU’s executive branch insists it is not overstepping. Defense "must remain a national responsibility,” Breton told French media Monday....
FundsEU must find ‘enormous amount’ of money to face global challenges, Draghi says – POLITICOFebruary 24, 202458All the participants appeared to agree on what needs to change to boost EU competitiveness, from lowering energy prices to...
BankingThe Bank of England risks pushing Britain into an economic death trapFebruary 23, 202452TS Lombard’s Mr Perkins says the Bank of England is haunted by false fears of a 1970s wage-price spiral, misreading...