President Prabowo is promising annual growth of eight percent. A more accommodative monetary policy by the central bank could make that goal easier to reach. Now concerns are growing that family ties could be used to exert influence over an institution meant to be independent.
By Marcel Grzanna
Businessman Chen Zhi is at the center of a major international cryptocurrency fraud and financial crime scandal.
By Amelie Richter
Chinese property developer Vanke is fueling fresh concerns about the country’s crisis-hit real estate sector. A potential default could trigger renewed turbulence in financial markets.
By Marcel Grzanna
China's three renminbi bond markets offer low-cost financing options for climate projects in the Global South, while traditional donors are increasingly withdrawing.
By Ma Jun and Sean Kidney
At the presentation of the legislative package on financial market integration, the Financial Markets Commissioner warned against inaction. Industry reactions to the Commission’s most far-reaching step in financial market regulation to date have been predominantly positive.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
The Brussels region is sitting on a mountain of debt, has a high deficit, no new government and no budget for 2026. Two banks want to suspend their credit lines at the end of the year.
By Stephan Israel
The economist argues that higher, progressive taxes would distribute the burden of rising military spending more equitably.
By Robert Wallenhauer
The EU Commission’s pension package does not address the core problem of the poor quality of European pension products, consumer advocates complain. The Commission’s arguments are based on feedback from the financial sector and is putting its hopes on greater competition.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
On Wednesday, the Commission will decide on its pension package. As two drafts show, it wants to reduce the requirements for pan-European pension products and adapt the directive on occupational pensions.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
The EU Commission’s market integration package is intended to bundle a series of politically controversial standardization and centralization projects. This should increase the likelihood of progress being made.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
