The Commission has adopted two measures to support the essential role institutional investors, such as banks and insurers, play in the financing the EU economy.  These measures deliver on the roadmap set out in the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy and contribute to the EU's broader objectives of supporting private investment, improving capital market integration, and strengthening Europe's long-term competitiveness, for the benefit of EU businesses and households.   They aim at boosting equity investments by banks and insurers, including where these investments are made alongside public entities – such as...

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Good morning. Deputy Prime Minister Correia, thank you for chairing this plenary. Kristalina, I’m glad to celebrate this partnership with you. The recent events in Syria and Gaza give us reason to hope that peace is possible wherever conflict exists—DRC, Sudan, Ukraine, Yemen, and beyond. As we hope for peace, we must also prepare for it. In that pursuit, we’ve convened expert groups to plan for reconstruction in Gaza and Ukraine—drawing on regional specialists from both the public and private sectors. The...

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Rising geopolitical tensions and security concerns about emerging critical technologies are reshaping international co-operation in science, technology and innovation (STI), according to a new OECD report. The OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025 finds that governments are increasingly aligning their STI policies with economic and national security objectives – from promoting critical research and emerging technologies, to protecting against unauthorised knowledge leakage, and projecting national interests through science diplomacy. This growing securitisation of STI reflects how the changing geopolitical environment is...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), in close coordination with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the U.S. Departments of Commerce and State, is proud to support the launch of the American AI Exports Program—announced yesterday by our interagency partners as a bold, whole-of-government effort under President Trump’s leadership to advance U.S. innovation and global competitiveness in trusted, full-stack artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.   As a member of the Economic Diplomacy Action...

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By Conny Olovsson and Alexander Popov The economist Robert Lucas famously wrote that “Once one starts to think about economic growth, it is hard to think about anything else.” The Nobel committee seems to agree. For the second year in a row, it has chosen to honour work on economic growth. This ECB Blog post looks at the research of this year’s laureates. Last Monday, the Royal Swedish Academy awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences to three laureates. The...

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Speech by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the 2025 Annual Meetings Plenary Deputy Prime Minister Olavo Correia, thank you, and may my future travels take me to the beautiful shores of Cabo Verde and the soulful melodies of Cesária Évora—or perhaps even to a football victory chant! Congratulations to your national team for qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in your country’s history! Dear Ajay, I cannot think of a better partner to have at the Bank than you! Thank you for...

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