EconomyIs the EU de-risking for economic security or is it ‘hostile’ and anti-China?May 27, 2024105China should not see a de-risking economic strategy by the European Union as anti-China even as the bloc mulls further...
FundsEU agrees to utilize revenue from frozen Russian assets to arm UkraineMay 9, 2024110€191 billion ($205 billion) in Russian funds currently held in the Belgian clearinghouse Euroclear are at the center of this...
MoneyUkraine wants to use EU money to grow its military-industrial complex – POLITICOMay 6, 202461Kamyshin said his country's arms industry can produce about $20 billion worth of weapons. The Ukrainian government plans to issue...
InvestingHas the EU really just found €400B it could spend on defense? – POLITICOMay 3, 2024111As governments increasingly see the need to put the continent on a war footing, the plan would offer a way...
MoneyBritain moves to a war footing — but where should the extra money go? – POLITICOApril 29, 202452So, the tide continues to turn in Russia’s favor. And the easier option of defeating Putin through Ukraine is beginning...
MoneyCommission disburses additional €1.5 billion in bridge financing to UkraineApril 24, 202480Today, the Commission has disbursed the second instalment of exceptional bridge financing to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility, amounting to...
Money‘Why isn’t Europe giving more money to help Ukraine?’ – POLITICOApril 19, 202492In raw numbers, the United States dwarfs the amount of military aid sent by any European country. “Why can’t Europe...
InvestingEU sets up Investment Framework under its Ukraine Facility, to boost investments for the recovery and reconstruction of UkraineApril 18, 202476The EU has just set up the Ukraine Investment Framework, the financial arm and an integral component of the €50...
MoneyEurope’s global plans all require money no one has – POLITICOApril 17, 202460“The big risk is that we won’t have enough money at all for the green transition,” former Italian Prime Minister...
BankingLondongrad forever? Why the UK may never seize Russian assets – POLITICOApril 15, 2024103LONDON ― In politics, reality rarely matches rhetoric. And the reality is Britain will probably never seize Russia’s money. Plenty...