Which economies are most vulnerable to covid-19’s long-term effects?
THE HEALTH effects of covid-19 can in some cases persist for months, turning an acute illness into a chronic one. New research suggests that, for...
Author : Nelli Avetisyan
Five reasons why the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act matter
“Landmark”, “far-reaching”, and “ambitious” are just some of the ways industry insiders have described the draft digital legislation the European Commission is set to present...
PODCAST: No Privacy, No Property: The World in 2030 According to the WEF
The World Economic Forum and its related institutions in combination with a handful of governments and a few high-tech companies want to lead the world...
The emerging world challenge
Poor countries lack the technological, financial and policy tools to navigate the Covid trade-off between containment and economic health. The world must come together to...
Making sense of banks’ climate targets
Financial firms produce very few greenhouse-gas emissions directly, aside from those associated with keeping the lights on and the computers whirring. But the picture changes dramatically...
PODCAST: Catherine Keating on Wealth Management
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Catherine Keating, the chief executive officer of BNY Mellon Wealth Management and a member of the BNY Mellon...
As COVID cases rise, the world looks toward a vaccine
While I have never lived in Florida, I have spent enough time there since childhood to be familiar with a weather phenomenon referred to as...
Central Bank Digital Currencies and the War on (Physical) Cash
Twenty twenty is a year dominated by bad news. While governments around the world have imposed extremely destructive restrictions on economic life and promise a...
EU vs Big Tech: Brussels’ bid to weaken the digital gatekeepers
Three years ago, the EU launched what seemed at the time to be a bold antitrust move against Google. The company was fined €2.42bn after...
Europe Seeks to Boost Pandemic-Damaged Economy by Spending
Europe hopes to spur an economic recovery from the pandemic by boosting government spending, a shift in strategy from the 2008 financial crisis that economists...