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EU energy market reform would carry important risks

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EU

Southern European countries want to impose price ceilings and decouple the electricity market from gas prices. They face strong resistance from northern member states, who instead…

Price cap on gas will divide EU member states

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EU

Although member states agree in principle on the need to overhaul gas markets and strengthen resilience, the EU is divided between German- and French-led blocs on the price cap…

Interest in carbon markets will rise globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Carbon markets.

Fast growth will support Central European asset prices

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EUROPE

The muted impact on Central Europe’s financial markets of this month’s sharp declines in asset prices in Russia and Turkey.

Ukrainian grain dispute is likely to drag on

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UKRAINE

A glut of Ukrainian agricultural products has driven down prices in neighbouring countries, prompting several governments to impose unilateral import bans. Protests by Polish…

UK exposure to international energy risks will grow

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UK

The United Kingdom’s high dependence on natural gas for heating and electricity generation has amplified the impact of high gas prices in Europe. The crisis has been compounded by…

Ukraine war threatens European climate goals

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EUROPE

The situation presents a major opportunity to accelerate Europe’s clean energy transition, if the EU can prioritise the roll-out of energy efficiency measures and low-carbon…

Policy will cut the risk of booming house prices

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INTERNATIONAL

The government in New Zealand, where the market is particularly buoyant, was the first to react in February. It now requires the Reserve Bank to consider house prices when setting…

Czech anti-crisis measures will swell public debt

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Popular discontent is growing, because of rising prices, especially for energy, food and housing. Despite the government’s more transparent, pro-European and values-driven…

Algeria’s budget will drive up public debt

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ALGERIA

The budget is geared towards boosting living standards ahead of the presidential elections towards the end of the year, in which President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will most likely…