Europe

IMF | Gulf Cooperation Council: Economic Prospects and Policy Challenges for the GCC Countries

Executive Summary The already sluggish global recovery has suffered new setbacks and uncertainty weighs heavily on prospects. The euro area…

12 years ago

Pier Carlo Padoan, OECD: A New Era for the Euro Area

The euro area is entering a new era. The importance of [approval by the German constitutional court of the European…

12 years ago

European Environment Agency: Greening Our Economy

By Professor Jacqueline McGlade At first sight, the fate of threatened species might seem a world apart from the economy. Upon…

12 years ago

Frugality, Education, Infrastructure and Attitude Change is Needed in the West: We Should Not Rely on Keynesian Nostrums to Pull Us Through

By Jon Moynihan The West’s economic dilemma will not be solved until those countries have not just restructured their balance…

12 years ago

DESERTEC: Clean Power From Deserts

By Michael Düren Solar power from deserts can contribute significantly to a future renewable energy system. The technically accessible solar…

12 years ago

World Bank Group’s PREM: Harnessing Trade Opportunities for Growth and Development

The pace of global trade integration over the past two decades has been extraordinary. Trade has been a key driver…

12 years ago

“The Entrepreneur” – A Sense of Balance

By Mona Vyas From the moment of conception to the surrender of the last breath, entrepreneurs have to fight innumerable…

12 years ago

European Investment Fund (EIF): EUR 180m of Loans for Microbusinesses Across Europe Under Progress Microfinance

After completing his 26-month military service, Andronikos (23) set up his own car wash business on his parent’s land. The…

12 years ago

Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and INET Council on the Euro Zone Crisis (ICEC): Europe is Sleepwalking Towards Disaster of Incalculable Proportions

The alternative to fixing the euro is a catastrophic crisis with the euro zone socially unsustainable. The dilemma is how…

12 years ago

Brazil Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low to Stimulate GDP Growth

As less consumer spending and lower business confidence cause the Brazilian economy to slow, President Rousseff looks to boost growth…

12 years ago