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The digital euro for everyone: What it changes and what it doesn’t
The digital euro could introduce a new form of public money for everyday payments. This article...
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What the European Semester does and does not do
When governments of EU Member States decide what to spend, they do so within the limits...
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More risk, no reward? The strange revival of securitisation
Reviving securitisation won’t fix Europe’s investment gap. It recycles old loans instead of channelling new capital...
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4 reasons why banks and insurers can’t withstand the climate crisis without extra loss-absorption capacity
The colossal financial risks arising from the climate crisis are not business as usual. Yet, systemic...
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8 lobby myths about higher capital requirements for fossil banking
With the risk of a “fossil subprime crisis” being a top concern of authorities in charge...
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4 reasons why banks and insurers can’t withstand the climate crisis without extra loss-absorption capacity
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Beyond the illusion of Net Zero portfolios: harnessing finance to decarbonise the real economy
Among myriads of dubious industry “net-zero” claims, Finance Watch proposes concrete policy measures to make the...
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Debunking eight tales about European public debt and fiscal rules
Executive summary of the report “Fiscal Mythology Unmasked”
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Climate risks and financial stability: the snowballing cost of procrastination
After years of warnings on the tremendous macro-economic consequences of the unfolding climate crisis[1], financial supervisors...
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