Europe
Hungary will ramp up efforts to attract FDI
The government is pursuing FDI while trying to negotiate a compromise with Brussels over frozen EU funding
HungaryClimate policies to alter global business environment
Climate change poses dilemmas for businesses and a need to weigh up short- and long-term considerations
InternationalECB balance sheet reduction raises fragmentation risks
The ECB balance sheet reduction so far has been modest but the pace of the quantitative tightening will rise from July
EuropeDelayed energy reforms raise risks for Poland
Poland's government has delayed the update of its energy strategy for the period until 2040
PolandThe risk of government collapse in Portugal has risen
Portugal’s president is under pressure to dissolve parliament amid tensions with Prime Minister Antonio Costa
PortugalAfD surge will pose dilemmas for CDU in Germany
Support for the far-right Alternative for Germany has surged following the outbreak of war in Ukraine
GermanyGenAI will transform workplace tasks across industries
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools can mimic or outperform humans in a wider range of workplace tasks
InternationalAfghan Taliban will weigh impact of opium ban
The Taliban government has gone a long way in implementing its ban on opium cultivation
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