MoneyUkraine wants to use EU money to grow its military-industrial complex – POLITICOMay 6, 202432Kamyshin 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, 202437As governments increasingly see the need to put the continent on a war footing, the plan would offer a way...
BankingEurope’s banks retreat from Moscow, with the ECB at their heels – POLITICOApril 30, 202424But the slowness of the sale process had frustrated regulators on both sides of the Atlantic. Earlier this year, Acting...
EconomyRethinking EU restrictive measures – POLITICOApril 29, 202444Are there unintended consequences to European Union sanctions against Russia? While rocked initially by the restrictions, Russia’s economy has shown...
MoneyBritain moves to a war footing — but where should the extra money go? – POLITICOApril 29, 202426So, the tide continues to turn in Russia’s favor. And the easier option of defeating Putin through Ukraine is beginning...
EconomyUK Prime Minister Sunak pledges 2.5 percent GDP military spending to place economy on a “war footing”April 24, 202431Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Tuesday that Britain is to increase military spending to 2.5 percent of GDP in “the...
Money‘Why isn’t Europe giving more money to help Ukraine?’ – POLITICOApril 19, 202439In raw numbers, the United States dwarfs the amount of military aid sent by any European country. “Why can’t Europe...
FundsThreatened By Russia, Will The EU Do Enough To Fund Defence?April 19, 202424As Russian forces push back outgunned Ukrainian troops and conflict rocks the Middle East, calls are growing from panicked EU...
MoneyEurope’s global plans all require money no one has – POLITICOApril 17, 202429“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, 202442LONDON ― In politics, reality rarely matches rhetoric. And the reality is Britain will probably never seize Russia’s money. Plenty...