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The Innovators 2020: Western Europe
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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.
Features
Italy’s “Surreal” Conditions Prompt Lamborghini Stoppage: CEO
One Italian automaker is going above and beyond the government's measures to halt the spread of coronavirus.
News
UK Watchdog Inveighs Against Rote Corporate Compliance
Existing compliance procedures are not adequately capturing risk.
News
How the European Union Rules the World
Anu Bradford is the Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization at Columbia Law School and a director for the European Legal Studies Center. Her research and teaching focus on European Union law, international trade law, and comparative and international antitrust law.
In a new book, The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World, she argues that the EU has become a leader in establishing standards worldwide, and that it is uniquely positioned to continue to set the pace in global policymaking.
Features
Brexit Drives British Africa Investments
Brexit is a loss for Europe but it could turn into a win for Africa.
News
Boris Johnson: Winner Takes All
With a new majority in parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson can finally get Brexit done the way he wants it.