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Why Italy is Attracting so Many Bank Merger Proposals
After the 2008 financial crisis, the ECB's supervision restored the soundness of euro area banks. Now, it has the opportunity to build a banking sector of continental dimension. A commentary by Ignazio Angeloni.
Pan-Regions and Trump’s Imperial Geography
Trump’s ambitions to extend U.S. influence over neighboring countries align with Karl Haushofer’s notorious geopolitical doctrine. A new global order is emerging, and Europe may not be part of it. A commentary by Andrea Colli
Policy Brief n.30 - Tackling Impediments to Capital Markets Union in the EU
Lack of integration of capital markets is a major source of weakness and declining competitiveness of the European economy. While efforts to complete harmonization of capital market legislation in this domain should retain highest priority in the new...
The Interplay of Technology and Geopolitics: How will AI shape the Future World?
A new meeting of the series of Working Lunch organized by IEP@BU and ECFR. With Gaia Rubera and Giorgos Verdi.
Verdi Giorgos
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Giorgos Verdi
Giorgos Verdi is a policy fellow with the European Power programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. His research focuses on the implications of critical and emerging technologies for the EU’s competitiveness, economic security, and foreign policy.
Steffen Sascha
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Sascha Steffen
Sascha Steffen is Professor of Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and DWS Senior Chair in Finance.
His research is in the area of banking, corporate finance and financial intermediation. Recent work analyzes the causes and consequences of the European banking crisis and its implications for firms’ financing and investment opportunities.
Much Money, Little Capital, and Few Reforms - The 2023 Banking Turmoil
While past reforms have helped, more are needed to ensure financial stability in a rapidly changing economic environment, with a focus on preventing future crises through better regulation, supervision, and coordination of monetary and financial stab...
Stringhetti Andrea
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Andrea Stringhetti
Junior Economist at Assonime