Fri 18/09/2015 - 12:00 In the 1960s, France’s economy was growing fast. Having successfully recovered from World War II, it had embarked on comprehensive modernisation. New cities were built to accommodate massive migration from the countryside, ambitious transport and communication infrastructure programmes were rolled out, consumer durable industries were booming and innovative new products were being launched. By Jean Pisani-Ferry

Tue 14/01/2020 - 12:00 China and the United States, especially, do not separate economic interests from geopolitical interests in the same way the EU does. They are increasingly using economic connections, from cyberspace to financial links, to gain geopolitical advantage or to serve geopolitical goals.

Thu 14/09/2017 - 12:00 The free-market orthodoxy advocated across Europe after the 2008-09 financial crisis of reducing the size of government when people weren’t spending and companies weren’t investing was questionable at best. Indeed, it was decried for years by renowned economists such as Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz and Yanis Varoufakis. Fast forward eight years and governments and international organizations can point to renewed growth when advocating cutting back on public services.

Wed 16/12/2015 - 12:00 The notion of economic competitiveness has taken on increased importance as countries have become more and more interconnected by trade and commerce.