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Lithuania: Punching Above Its Weight

Between 1240 and 1795, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was one of Eastern Europe’s largest states, encompassing parts of modern-day...

Features

Global corporate finance leaders are entering the second half of 2026 facing the most complex operating environment of the post-pandemic...

Country Report

On the surface, Spain enters the second half of this year as one of Europe’s best-performing economies, most visible in...

News

A massive $166 billion in corporate tariff refunds sounds nice, but could take years to process.

Features

When the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed off on an €80 million loan to Bilbao’s Port Authority in late 2024,...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Investors do not like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) week-old proposed rule on semiannual financial reporting. They really...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Ecuador slams Colombia with new levies, escalating border security and drug-trafficking tensions into a widening trade conflict.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Hungary’s state-heavy economic model under Viktor Orbán is officially over. Enter Péter Magyar, who wishes to "mend relations with the EU."

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A defeated Trump enters high-stakes talks with Xi after federal courts strike down trade levies.

Banking

There might be a light at the end of the tunnel for job safety in commercial banking — or it...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Canada leads the creation of a multilateral defense bank, coinciding with a commitment to increase defense spending to meet NATO benchmarks.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

ECB succession race heats up as Christine Lagarde’s early exit speculation boosts three leading central bankers.