Western Europe

Getting a patent is getting easier in Europe.

Greece's economy has improved markedly from the dark days of 2009.

Italy endorses China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Through two years of uncertainty, companies made plans to exit the UK. Now, many are actually leaving, and even Remain won’t bring them back.

Everyone wants a piece of the millennial market.

Succession and a shake-up at Spain's Santander bank.

At the 30th annual Institute of International Bankers conference in Washington, D.C., US regulators expressed concerns about the impact of Brexit on markets and derivatives trading as the March 29 article 50 deadline looms.

Europe and Japan create the world's largest free trade zone.

Economic damage from Brexit will not be limited to the UK, Ireland, and Europe.

Global Finance has covered the chaos and uncertainty surrounding Brexit and its implications from day one. Here is a selection of our most important stories.

As the Brexit deadline draws near with no deal between the UK and the EU in sight, some banks are making big last-minute moves.

The British Pound might not be as stable as it looks.

ECB saves an Italian bank from bankruptcy.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was overwhelmingly defeated in parliament yet she survived a no-confidence vote, setting the stage for a no-deal Brexit to take effect on March 29. In a new web series, Global Finance examines the impact of the Brexit vote and a no-deal scenario on M&A, corporate taxes, the Capital Markets Union (CMU), and foreign exchange.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was overwhelmingly defeated in parliament yet she survived a no-confidence vote, setting the stage for a no-deal Brexit to take effect on March 29. In a new web series, Global Finance examines the impact of the Brexit vote and a no-deal scenario on M&A, corporate taxes, the Capital Markets Union (CMU), and foreign exchange.

The Brexit vote spurred M&A deals but a no-deal Brexit could destroy this momentum.

The European Central Bank is now offering instant payments.

Angela Merkel chooses a successor to follow in her footsteps.

Crypto is increasingly halal (permissable from the standpoint of Islamic law).

Theresa May struggles to hold her government together as next year's Brexit deadline looms.