Europe

  • Feb 20, 2023
  • 7 min read

Greece may regain investment grade in 2023

Elections and a deteriorating economy could push Greece’s rating upgrade to the latter half of the year

Greece
  • Feb 17, 2023
  • 8 min read

Spending more on East European defence will be tough

Some of the Visegrad Four states may not be able to meet their stepped-up NATO defence spending pledges

Eastern Europe
  • Feb 16, 2023
  • 6 min read

Central banks and traders' views on rates to clash

Raising sell-off risks, the views of markets and central banks diverge sharply on inflation and interest rates

International
  • Feb 16, 2023
  • 11 min read

Phishing threatens state and corporate cybersecurity

The UK National Cyber Security Centre has warned of a major phishing campaign by Russian and Iranian state actors

International
  • Feb 15, 2023
  • 6 min read

Inflationary pressures will accelerate in France

In contrast to most EU countries, inflation looks set to accelerate in France over the next few months

France
  • Feb 15, 2023
  • 7 min read

Serbia’s divided government will muddle through

Western pressure on Kosovo and the Russia sanctions issue have exposed rifts in the governing coalition

Serbia
  • Feb 15, 2023
  • 7 min read

The ECB will face a conundrum over its monetary policy

After the latest ECB meeting, investors shifted to believing that tightening might end soon, but this may be optimistic

International
  • Feb 15, 2023
  • 7 min read

Japan-UK security partnership will deepen

Japan and the United Kingdom have become the most important security partners in each other's region

Japan