Western Europe

Cash is increasingly viewed by Nordic banks, businesses, and tax and financial regulators as outdated and inefficient.

In a comparison with the Portuguese soccer star, Portuguese finance minister Mário Centeno has been dubbed “the Cristiano Ronaldo of Ecofin."

The deal sends a strong signal that two of the world’s major exporters still believe in the merits of open markets.

Norway's  new tax plan could double electric-vehicle unit costs, and add as much as $9,975 to the retail price of the Tesla Model X. 

The automaker's electric-car strategy includes plug-in hybrid and conventional hybrid technologies, as well as all-electric options.

Rapidly rising London share prices and the political uncertainty following Donald Trump’s elections have added to the interest.

Gavin Maclean, head of Cash Management & Payments, Lloyd Banking, spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano regarding the bank is focusing on innovation and technology as the era for open banking is almost here for European banks..

As the January deadline draws closer, realities of surviving in the post PSD2 are starting to dawn on banks.

Societe Generale 's Global Head for Transaction Banking  Benoit Desserre spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the bank's use of blockchain technology to transform transaction banking for its customers.

Lutz-Christian Funke, executive director of KfW, The World’s Safest Bank for several consecutive years, discusses with GFMag editor Andrea Fiano Germany’s political balancing act and economic stability, Europe’s refugee problem, and KfW’s collaborations with other European banks and political agencies.

Large multinationals are edged out of Europe’s top 50 by midsize banks that are based in developed economies and offer global service.

In the face of rising political risks, nearly 1,900 companies have moved their seat out of Catalonia including some of the biggest in the region like Gas Natural and Abertis. While murmurs of companies moving out of Catalonia owing to ...

Serbia finds success yet faces challenges as it works to take its place on the world economic stage.

Bruno Le Maire, France's new minister of the Economy — is appointed by Emmanuel Macron following the French presidential elections

Despite gloomy forecasts, Britain’s expected economic collapse has not materialized, and new research suggests the impact on trade will be mitigated.

Spotify is considering embracing the hot trend of self-selling shares rather than an exchange IPO listing.

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund increasingly engages in activism over the governance of companies it invests in.

When it comes to reviving the Greek economy, an obsession with paying down public debt may miss the mark. 

London’s financial sector is likely to lose business—but to whom, and how much? Other European nations are courting UK-based finance operations. 

The Bank to Bank Forum is a traditional fixture of the European chapter of the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT). Nearly a century old, the association advocates free-market solutions for trade services.