Country Report
Portugal: On The Brink Of Recovery
The Covid-19 crisis derailed Portugal’s economic comeback. Can stimulus, fiscal prudence and an attractive climate for retirees get it back on track?
Western Europe
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News
Le Maire Gets New Brief For Recovery
France's new finance minister has his work cut out for him.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Europe Builds A Payments Alternative
This will challenge the continent’s two largest payment processing networks and supersede the existing fragmented landscape by providing a unified payment solution to consumers and merchants across Europe using a card and a digital wallet.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Henkel Leads With Plastic Waste Reduction Bond
The five-year bond will enhance Henkel’s commitment to 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
German Court Challenges ECB Bond-Buying Program
This is the first occasion that a national court has declared an ECJ judgment invalid, and the ruling could therefore pose a threat to any uniform application of European Union law in future.
Award Winners
The Innovators 2020: Western Europe
Sheltering in place is accelerating a shift in customer banking habits, and institutions are rising to meet the demand for digital innovation.
Features
France’s Central Bank Heeds Call For Currency Innovation
Based on a desire to avoid fragmentation in settlement procedures, the central bank will review and adjust the conditions under which it provides financial intermediaries with central bank money.
News
Downgraded Bonds Get A Backstop
The ECB announced that it will accept bonds below investment grade as collateral for its bank financing facility.
News
Orbans Power Grab Raises EU Dilemma
Europe's most illiberal democracy may no longer be a democracy.
Features
Nordic Companies Hurting Despite Aid
Despite the $30 billion in crisis support packages being provided by governments to help keep businesses viable and protect manufacturing output, COVID-19 has left leading top Nordic corporations hurting.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
New Governor For The Bank Of England
Andrew Bailey's had to deal with an unprecedented economic and public health crisis on day one of his new job.
