Finance

Shaping the EU's Financial Architecture for the Future

E-Paper

The European Union faces the enormous challenge of having to achieve the necessary climate targets it has set itself, while at the same time increasing industrial competitiveness and ensuring public services of general interest. A sustainable European financial architecture based on three pillars is needed to finance these green-social investments at EU level. It is presented in this policy paper.

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Mit einem Schuldenerlass Entwicklung und Klima retten

Analyse

Wie können Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländer die notwendigen Finanzmittel mobilisieren, um die Ziele der Agenda 2030 und des Pariser Abkommens zu erreichen, ohne ihre Schuldentragfähigkeit oder gar Solvenz zu gefährden?

By Marina Zucker-Marques

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A Monetary and Economic Order Fit for the Twenty-First Century

Analysis

If the international community is to have a chance of addressing twenty-first-century challenges effectively and equitably, the global economic and financial architecture that was created eight decades ago must be radically reformed. Eight priorities stand out.

By Ulrich Volz , Janak Raj , Sarah Ribbert , Kamal Ramburuth , Monica Herz and William Kring

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Bretton Woods Revisited: Creating a Monetary and Economic Order Fit for the 21st Century

Statement

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference, together with partner institutions, we propose reforms in eight critical areas of the international economic and financial architecture to reflect the changing global realities and challenges.

By Ulrich Volz , Kamal Ramburuth , Janak Raj , Paulo Esteves , William N. Kring and Sarah Ribbert

Hauptquartier der EU-Kommission in Brüssel

Europe before the elections: Questions and consequences for the economy

Interview

Five years after the European Green Deal was launched, Europe's economic strength and security are at stake. What lies ahead for the German and European economy? A conversation with Sandra Parthie and Roderick Kefferpütz.

The Debt Brake Must Not Become a Brake on the Future

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With the floods in northern Germany, the relaxation of the country’s debt brake is back on the agenda. But instead of always returning to the same debates, what is finally needed is sustainable reform. A new study shows what this could look like and sets out the options for financing climate protection over the short term.

By Jan Philipp Albrecht

Making the Great Turnaround work

Study

The long-term challenges have lost none of their significance – be it climate breakdown, species extinction, the increase in inequality, or demographic change. The challenge is to craft a strategic approach that can set the course for long-term success.

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The Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Study

The business of the AIIB is the financing of large infrastructure projects such as power plants, dams and transport routes. Such investments are inherently associated with high environmental and social risks, as well as corruption and high levels of debt. This study provides an overview of the institution's close alignment with China and its transparency and information disclosure rules.