Is there a glut of credit in Europe?
The European Central Bank is flooding the continent with liquidity. Will this lead to a future financial crisis?
Inequality according to Thomas Piketty, in 10 graphs
Thomas Piketty’s new book, Capital and Ideology, contains more than 160 graphs and about 10 tables which together tell a new story about inequality over the last two and a half centuries. We have selected some of the most interesting data.
Where are the biggest banks?
Among the European countries with the largest banks are the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Who is in debt in Europe?
Unsustainable debt is a problem. A debtor who is in too deep debt risks not being able to repay creditors. So where are the risks to be found in Europe?
Taxation: a total failure
The European Union remains an area in which there is fierce tax competition between its member countries.
Competition: fewer fines for cartels
According to the latest research, the number of fines imposed on cartels that distort competition has fallen worldwide, while more than half of all fines are imposed by the EU.
Cash still has a future
On 27 January 2019 the European Central Bank stopped printing 500-euro banknotes. One more step towards a cashless economy? Not for now. Proponents of e-payments are annoyed, but there are dangers to an economy without cash.
Europe: the winners and losers in the fight against tax evasion
How can the dubious tax practices of GAFA and European businesses be challenged? One of the responses proposed by the European Union involves a project called CCCTB.
Public debt: Europe is not that scary
After the subprime crisis, Europe experienced major disturbances due to international investors not believing that some Eurozone countries could pay off their public debt. So, what is state of affairs today?
Europe: 14 banks at risk
The current capital levels of 12 eurozone institutions, plus two British, appear to be insufficient.