Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The World Bank has raised its near-term economic forecasts for China while repeating calls for President Xi Jinping to pursue deep reforms to address lagging confidence and structural problems in the world’s second-biggest economy. The … Read more
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EU Law as a Bulwark Against National Political Interference in the UniCredit-Commerzbank Tie-Up Few things may seem further removed from the delicate politico-constitutional dynamics of EU integration than cross-border bank consolidations. However, a heated debate on the benefits and risks of EU’s unfinished-effort to establish a Banking Union erupted on 11 September 2024, when the … Read more
If you’re having breakfast or eating right now, please do not read this blog entry. I really didn’t want to write this blog, but it’s too irresistible to ignore. In fact, I cannot believe I haven’t seen this before as, the other day, guess what popped – or should I say pooped – up in … Read more
My family has just been through a hard time. Mother, mum, is old and losing her faculties. My brother is her full-time carer and recently organised the sale of her house. Funds were finally transferred into her bank account, and that’s where the trouble started. My brother isn’t young and, in the spirit of trying … Read more
