04 Nov
Chapter News

ECB | Bulgaria on the euro’s doorstep: towards a shared future

Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the high-level conference on “Bulgaria on the Doorstep of the Eurozone”, jointly organised by the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance and Българска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank) On 1 January 2026 Bulgaria will adopt the euro as its currency. The change will happen in a single night, but it is the outcome of a much longer journey. Bulgaria has long been part of Europe’s monetary story. From the lev’s peg to the...

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04 Nov
Member News

Trepp | Inside the $4.8T CRE Debt Universe

By Andy Boettcher, Head of Research, Trepp, and Rachel Szymanski, Chief Economist, Trepp After two years of tightening credit and economic uncertainty, the commercial real estate (CRE) debt market is revealing a split across different lender types. Using data from the Federal Reserve’s Financial Accounts of the United States (Z.1), we examine how outstanding balances are distributed across the market and the timing of future maturities. While some lenders are deploying fresh capital where they see opportunity and stability, others are...

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03 Nov
Member News

Bannockburn Capital Markets | November 2025 Monthly

The world economy is limping into November 2025, buffeted by geopolitical crosswinds, policy fragmentation, and structural shifts that defy easy categorization. Despite record highs in many equity markets, beneath the surface, the global order is being re-engineered—one export restriction, cyberattack, and parliamentary deadlock at a time. US-China Tensions Move Away from the Immediate Brink Let’s start with the main event: the U.S.–China tech war. Washington thought it had cornered the semiconductor chessboard. By the end of September, the U.S. had expanded...

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03 Nov
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

European Commission | EU trade agreements accelerate EU export growth and support diversification

According to the fifth Annual Report on Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy published today, the EU's large network of trade agreements helps companies find alternative markets for their exports, while reducing dependencies in a challenging geopolitical environment. The report, covering 2024 and the first half of 2025, concludes that EU trade agreements increase the resilience and competitiveness of EU economic operators: • In 2024, goods exports to the EU's 76 preferential trade partners grew twice as much as exports to countries not covered by a...

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03 Nov
Chapter News

European Commission | EU launches ‘Resource for AI Science in Europe’

Today, at the European AI in Science Summit in Copenhagen, organised by the European Commission and the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva launched the pilot of RAISE – the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe. This new virtual institute is a flagship initiative under the Apply AI Strategy and the European Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Science. It will bring together essential resources for developing AI and applying it to drive transformative scientific breakthroughs: from improving...

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03 Nov
Member News

EIB | Bio-based industries are Europe’s assets says EIB report

A new study published today by the European Investment Bank (EIB) shows that scaling up bio-based industries can strengthen EU’s strategic autonomy as well as competitiveness, foster innovation and create growth and jobs, particularly in rural and coastal regions. Improving access to finance by expanding venture debt and early-stage investment offerings can accelerate the upscaling of new technologies that use renewable natural resources to produce sustainable food, materials, and energy. The study, which was commissioned and supported by the European Commission’s Directorate...

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03 Nov
Member News

Consulate General of Finland | Finland and USA Deepen Icebreaker Cooperation

Finland and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on icebreaker cooperation. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and US President Donald Trump signed the memorandum of understanding at their meeting in Washington on 9 October. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo also attended the meeting. This memorandum of understanding lays the foundation for commercial agreements between the United States Coast Guard and Finnish companies. Finland and the United States are deepening their cooperation in the design and construction of icebreakers....

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03 Nov
Member News

Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar: D.C. Brake Checks: Will Supply Chains Skid to a Halt?

In this week’s Roar: A big week of trade deals, the government shutdown and air cargo, major infrastructure projects across the U.S., calls to rebuild American commercial shipping capacity, and uncertainty about manufacturing strategies. Resolution of the U.S.-China trade dispute has always been the elephant in the room since the tariff fights began earlier this year. On Thursday, a breakthrough was announced, which lowers the overall tariff on Chinese goods. However, that was just the latest in a series of announcements from the...

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31 Oct
Member News

IPTI | President’s Message – November 2025

The Tax Foundation has recently published an article titled “There's No Good Way to Pay for Property Tax Repeal” which is another contribution to the current debate in the USA over whether property taxes can be abolished. Written by Jared Walczak, Vice President of State Projects, the key findings are stated by the author to be: • Property taxes currently generate 70 percent of all local tax revenue, some or all of which would have to be replaced with other...

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31 Oct
Member News

EIB Group and Santander support small businesses with €1 billion to invest in competitiveness and green transition, boost the role of women and promote construction of sustainable buildings

• The EIB Group – via its subsidiaries the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund – is investing in a new Santander securitisation transaction to back the competitiveness and investments of small businesses and mid-caps in Spain. • €200 million will go to financing the construction of near-zero emission buildings by small businesses and mid-caps in the real estate sector. • €70 million will also be directed to supporting companies whose shareholders or management teams are mostly women. • Operation...

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