Europe economy

Euro zone firms find it harder to get credit: ECB survey

2026-10-26T12:20:17.000Z
Rather than try to salvage industries where it no longer has a relative advantage, Europe should focus on the specialised sectors where it increasingly does.

Europe’s place in the global redivision of labour

2026-10-11T04:00:00.000Z
The European Central Bank has already raised borrowing costs twice and is widely expected to do so again, with markets counting on another three moves in this tightening cycle.

Europe economy more robust than anticipated, ECB council member says

2026-09-24T07:03:29.000Z
BNP Paribas’ net income in the three months to end-June is up at 4.35 billion euros, beating the 4.21 billion euro average that was forecast by analysts.

BNP Paribas reports 33% jump in Q2 profit as equity trading hits record

2026-07-23T09:38:26.000Z
A recent survey finds that only 42% of Germans have heard of the digital euro.

Europe needs the digital euro

2026-05-14T04:00:00.000Z
The snarl-up of energy supplies centred on the Strait of Hormuz, is impacting households and businesses in the eurozone.

Eurozone price spike seen surging higher in second month of war

2026-04-25T02:53:35.000Z
As oil and gas markets push higher and sentiment indicators plunge, Italy is among the countries weighing cuts to their official growth projections.

Europe’s economy is starting to feel pain from Trump’s Iran war

2026-03-27T09:01:44.000Z
A JMEV electric vehicle assembly line in China's Jiangxi province. No countries are named as targets of IAA, but its rules are designed to address concerns about China's powerful position in clean-tech supply chains.

Asia anguishes over proposed EU Industrial Accelerator Act

2026-03-12T23:00:00.000Z
Germany will limit price changes at gas stations to once per day, its economy minister says on Wednesday.

From food to petrol, Europe seeks to tame Iran price shock

2026-03-12T06:02:48.000Z
ECB president Christine Lagarde has stressed that restructuring the bloc’s “business model” would require robust financial support.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Europe’s ‘limited responsibility’ model must go

2026-03-11T04:03:31.000Z