Western Europe

Poised to become Italy’s first female premier, Meloni succeeds Mario Draghi, who resigned in July after his governing coalition collapsed. 

Sweden Democrats won 20% of the seats in the country's parliament and will likely dictate the next government's policy agenda.

Multiple, competing Libor replacements are gaining momentum on both sides of the Atlantic.

Liz Truss is promising tax cuts during an inflationary crisis.

Inflation and rising borrowing costs threaten Spain's post-pandemic recovery.

The public acknowledgement of poor performance reflects Norway’s leadership in transparency. 

The last time Germany had a trade deficit was in 1991.

CaixaBank CEO Gonzalo Gortázar explains how innovation is helping banks plan for future financial needs.

Europe's dominance of the World Happiness ranking was unshaken by the global pandemic.

Like BP, Norway’s Equinor and France’s TotalEnergies, Shell’s leadership decided that the war with Ukraine made it impossible to maintain its business in Russia. 

New offerings make corporate treasuries far nimbler.

Russia’s largest bank avoided being removed from Swift but was sanctioned directly by the US and UK governments and undermined by sanctions targeting Russia's central bank.

A proposal to label some natural gas and nuclear power plants green investments has prompted backlash from environmentalists and heightened tensions among the 27 member countries.

Despite external investor caution, Iceland’s economy continues to rebuild.

The recuperation of Spain’s economy will take longer than hoped.

Britain's fourth-largest supermarket chain will now be owned by Americans.

The launch this September follows Goldman Sachs’ UK launch of its digital offering in 2018.

Millionaire Labor Party leader becomes Norway's prime minister.

Dana Bodnar, a senior economist at Atradius, discusses with Global Finance the hard-learned lessons.

The ECB moves forward with plans to create a digital Euro and digital wallets for consumers.