IMF slashes UK growth forecasts as trade war hits economies https://www.politico.eu/article/imf-slashes-uk-growth-forecasts-trade-war-hits-economies-rachel-reeves/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Economicperformance #FinancialServicesUK #Financeandbanking #Globaleconomy #Investment #Inflation #Tradewar #Finance #Tariffs #TradeUK #Budget #Growth #Policy #Trade #War

€36B tax fraud scandal returns to haunt Germany’s Scholz https://www.politico.eu/article/e36b-tax-fraud-scandal-returns-to-haunt-germany-olaf-scholz-hsh-nordbank/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Financialcrime/fraud #Financeandbanking #Moneylaundering #Germanpolitics #Elections #Lobbying #Politics #Finance #Fraud

Labour quietly ditches Tory ‘pot for life’ pensions plan https://www.politico.eu/article/labour-quietly-ditches-tory-pot-for-life-pensions-plan/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #FinancialServicesUK #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #Department #Elections #Exclusive #Industry #Pensions #Finance #Markets #Budget #Policy

Portugal’s commissioner hearing: Maria Luís Albuquerque on financial services — live updates https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commissioner-hearings-portugal-maria-luis-albuquerque-financial-services/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Financialcrime/fraud #Sustainablefinance #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #EUTransition2024 #Womeninfinance #Finance

Labour’s tax-hiking UK budget won’t boost growth, experts warn https://www.politico.eu/article/reeves-budget-policies-wont-boost-growth-this-parliament-says-leading-think-tank/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #FinancialServicesUK #Financeandbanking #PoliticalEconomy #UKbudget #Finance #Budget

What Boris Johnson can teach the EU about restoring nature https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-europe-nature-restoration-biodiversity-united-kingdom/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Certificationandstandards #EmissionsTradingSystem #EnergyandClimateUK #EuropeanGreenDeal #Financeandbanking #Privateinvestment #Riskandcompliance #EnergyandClimate #Infrastructure #Sustainability #Climatechange #Biodiversity #construction #Environment #Investment #Resilience

France’s credit-rating outlook cut to negative by Moody’s https://www.politico.eu/article/frances-credit-rating-outlook-cut-to-negative-by-moodys/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #FinancialServices #CentralBanker #Budget #Policy #Debt

IMF upgrades UK growth forecast ahead of budget https://www.politico.eu/article/imf-uk-growth-forecast-ahead-budget/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Economicperformance #FinancialServicesUK #EnergyandClimateUK #Financeandbanking #PoliticalEconomy #Globaleconomy #TechnologyUK #UKTreasury #Finance #TradeUK

IMF’s end-of-inflation party sobered by debt, war … and a US election https://www.politico.eu/article/imf-inflation-us-election-debt-war-russia-dc-monetary-policy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Financeandbanking #MonetaryPolicy #Interestrates #Manufacturing #CentralBanker #Centralbanks #Energyprices #Investment #Inflation #Markets #Growth #Banks #Debt

Schadenfreude reigns as Berlin pays the price of its tough line on debt https://www.politico.eu/article/schadenfreude-berlin-debt-germany-eu-spending-gdp-christian-lindner/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Certificationandstandards #Businessandcompetition #Aidanddevelopment #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #Infrastructure #Department #Investment #Regulation #Austerity #Eurozone #Industry #Military #Playbook #Exports #Budget #Crisis #Energy #Growth #Books #Tax

Germany considers asking EU for extra time to rein in public spending https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-eu-public-spending-spain-finland-fiscal-adjustment/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Majorandchronicdiseases #Aidanddevelopment #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #BrusselsDecoded #Growth #Debt

‘Now I like him’: Some Black voters in Georgia see Trump as a real option https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/17/trump-georgia-democrats-black-voters-00184094?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Businessandcompetition #Financeandbanking #DemocraticParty #Climatechange #Costofliving #Neighborhood #Elections #Migration #Abortion #farmers #History #career #Cities #Banks #REACH #Apps #Gas

Woke guns? Banks want weapons badged as a social good https://www.politico.eu/article/london-woke-guns-city-wants-weapons-badged-as-a-social-good/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #FinancialServicesUK #EnergyandClimateUK #Financeandbanking #Riskandcompliance #Nuclearweapons #Sustainability #Supplychains #WarinUkraine #Investment #Submarines #Democracy #Firearms #Defense #Markets #Weapons #Defense #ESG #War

France pledges to spare middle class after unveiling draconian budget cuts https://www.politico.eu/article/france-pledges-to-spare-middle-class-after-unveiling-draconian-budget-cuts/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Majorandchronicdiseases #Economicgovernance #Financeandbanking #Riskandcompliance #FinancialServices #EnergyandClimate #CentralBanker #Electricity #Inflation #Medicines #Pensions #Stateaid #Debt #Tax

The City of London is left out of Brexit discussions. Again. https://www.politico.eu/article/the-city-left-out-brexit-discussions-again-rachel-reeves-eu-keir-starmer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Businessandcompetition #FinancialServicesUK #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #FinancialServices #Equivalence #Eurozone #Industry #Services #Defense #Exports #Markets #TradeUK #Brexit #Trade #EU-UK

Revealed: How Liz Truss lobbied for UK role in project now linked to Mozambique massacre https://www.politico.eu/article/liz-truss-lobby-uk-role-project-mozambique-massacre-totalenergies/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Liquefiednaturalgas #EnergyandClimateUK #Financeandbanking #Riskandcompliance #Climatechange #Fossilfuels #Department #Investment #Conflict #Military #Security #Shipping #Exports #Kremlin #TradeUK #Carbon #Energy #Policy #Banks #COP26 #Fuels #NGOs

You could kill the EU, says France. No, you could, Germany replies. https://www.politico.eu/article/france-emmanuel-macron-germany-olaf-scholz-europe-global-threats-economy-china-american-protectionism/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #Businessandcompetition #Mergersandacquisitions #TechnologyandTrade #Aidanddevelopment #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #Electricvehicles #EnergyandClimate #Exports

British government split over new-look Brexit deal https://www.politico.eu/article/british-government-new-look-brexit-deal-keir-startmer-youth-mobility/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Certificationandstandards #Businessandcompetition #FinancialServicesUK #agricultureandfood #EnergyandClimateUK #Financeandbanking #CustomsUnion #Negotiations #TechnologyUK #Cooperation #Migration #mobility #Security #Borders #Markets #TradeUK #Brexit #Mayors #Labor #Trade #Visas

Barnier lays out a survival plan for France … and himself https://www.politico.eu/article/michel-barnier-survival-plan-france-policy-speech-defict-taxes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Financeandbanking #Lossanddamage #Immigration #Parliament #Elections #Migration #RuleofLaw #Stability #Farright #Politics #Farleft #Brexit #Budget #Policy #Rights #Debt #Tax

EU cross-border bank mergers pose real risks, Nagel warns https://www.politico.eu/article/joachim-nagel-central-bank-bundesbank-commerzbank-sovereign-risk-specter-italy-german/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #CentralBanker #Centralbanks #Insurance #Eurozone #Banks #Bonds #Debt