Europe

  • Sep 6
  • 2 min read

Ireland’s appeal to multinationals will likely endure

Dublin fears OECD tax reforms will undermine Ireland’s attractiveness to multinational companies

Ireland
  • Sep 6
  • 2 min read

Demand concerns weigh on oil prices and OPEC+ plans

Recent oil price falls have prompted OPEC+ to delay its plan to return more oil to the market next month

International
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

Serbia continues walking the East-West tightrope

Deputy prime minister called Serbia "Russia’s ally", following a period of Belgrade's seeming alignment with the West

Serbia
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

International AI agreement lacks enforcement powers

Western nations are set to sign a global agreement on responsible artificial intelligence (AI) use today

International
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

Measurement issues impede tech change impact estimates

Making accurate assessments of the positive and negative economic impacts of technological change is extremely difficult

International
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

Inequality and employment development goals remain key

The ILO has highlighted that the share of total national income that is going to workers has fallen across all regions

International
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

Catalan support for Spanish government is under threat

For different reasons, Catalonia’s pro-independence parties are threatening to abandon support for Spain’s government

Spain
  • Sep 4
  • 2 min read

Hybrid work models vary but shift to less office use

A ‘return to the office’ piece on six busy global cities finds that London works from home more than other major cities

International