Europe

  • Oct 23
  • 2 min read

Austria’s far right will benefit from rejection

The centre right has rejected the idea of a coalition with the far-right Freedom Party, which won the recent election

Austria
  • Oct 23
  • 2 min read

Global growth trend is stable amid high uncertainties

The IMF sees stable but underwhelming global growth, with most major economies improving but China and US growth slowing

International
  • Oct 23
  • 2 min read

High uncertainty, low asset volatility raises risks

The IMF Financial Stability report highlights the disconnect between high uncertainties and relatively low volatility

International
  • Oct 22
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Corruption allegations will roil Albanian opposition

Former President Ilir Meta was arrested for suspected corruption

Albania
  • Oct 21
  • 2 min read

Rule of law unlikely to cause EU-Italy confrontation

The threat to media freedom in Italy is approaching high-risk levels, according to the EU’s annual rule-of-law report

Italy
  • Oct 21
  • 2 min read

Asia’s coal use is likely to peak by 2030

China’s coal use, while rising, is close to peak consumption, although India and ASEAN’s use will increase for longer

International
  • Oct 21
  • 2 min read

Moldovan election results reveal narrow shift to EU

Moldova’s pro-European President Maia Sandu won the first round of the presidential election yesterday

Moldova
  • Oct 21
  • 2 min read

The gold price rally likely has further to run

The gold price keeps passing records due to central bank demand, US rate cut expectations and high geopolitical tensions

International