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Europe’s untapped venture capital potential, with Nathaniel Gunn Arnold and Jan-Martin Frie from the IMF

October 30, 2024 • by Raphaël Grieco, Karl Schmedders in Europe • 1 min read • Podcast available

Arnold and Frie explore the challenges and opportunities in the European VC landscape...

Europe and Africa need an open dialogue to tackle global issues together

March 13, 2024 • by Antonella Mei-Pochtler in Europe • 8 min read

Africa’s entrepreneurial attitude towards innovation and citizen-centric solutions could help provide new answers to global issues that Europe also faces. What needs to happen is a meaningful eye-to-eye dialogue between the two...

Is your investment a force for good? EU rules will help you decide

February 16, 2024 • by Cedric Lombard in Europe • 7 min read

The International Sustainability Standards Board has called for a more integrated approach to reporting, but Cédric Lombard argues that the EU’s new reporting framework already fits the bill for investors seeking to...

The Tetrahedron in Bottrop is a walkable steel structure in the form of a tetrahedron with a side length of 60m, resting on four 9m tall concrete pillars. It is located in Bottrop, Germany, on top of the mine dump Halde Beckstraße and serves as the town's landmark

Is the German economy the ‘Sick Man of Europe’ once again?

January 9, 2024 • by Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Felix Reitz in Europe • 4 min read

After nearly two decades, claims that Germany is the “sick man of Europe” are making a comeback. In the first six months of 2023, around half of Germany’s publicly-listed firms destroyed value,...

Carbon accounting is going broad and granular. Are we ready?

April 11, 2023 • by Ralf Seifert, Richard Markoff, Alexander Schmidt in Europe • 8 min read

Europe is about to implement a major change in the reporting standards and requirements for carbon as part of the European Green Deal. These changes will require more companies to account for...

’20 years on, it’s clear that the euro has been a force for good’

April 7, 2022 • by Arturo Bris in Europe • 6 min read

The common currency was a bold experiment, but there can be no doubt that its success has brought prosperity and stability to all who signed up....

Carbon taxes need to explode to deal with the ‘mother of all externalities’

March 28, 2022 • by Karl Schmedders in Europe • 4 min read

Increasing the scope and price of carbon taxes is the most effective tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says Professor Karl Schmedders....

What will business in Europe look like in 2022? IMD expert predictions

January 3, 2022 • by I by IMD in Europe • 3 min read

Action to stem greenhouse gas emissions will accelerate, forcing businesses to internalize the cost of their actions, say experts in strategy, sustainability and finance....

Let’s put economic competitiveness above politics in the discussion on Europe’s future

May 20, 2021 • by Arturo Bris in Europe • 6 min read

The EU is not a political union but an association that keeps Europe’s countries among the most economically competitive in the world. And it is with this in mind that we should...

US-China cold war will force the EU to choose sides, experts say

May 7, 2021 in Europe • 5 min read

Business leaders will have to learn to navigate the shifting geopolitical climate....

What if Europe’s biggest risk isn’t war – but running out of power?