Greece is trying to secure a central role in the global energy game. In this episode of *The Agora*, we explore how a flurry of recent deals is positioning the country as a key player in the transatlantic energy landscape.
Euro area insurers manage several trillion euro in assets and take a long‑term investment perspective. To counteract the long period of low interest rates, they have shifted towards holding more alternative and less liquid assets. As a result, their balance sheets have become less liquid and more sensitive to market conditions overall. Meanwhile, their holdings of sovereign bonds show a significant home bias, which may have even increased with quantitative easing.
Deteriorating, Bob!
Xi Jinping’s government is seeking to create bigger financial players
Supreme Court backs previous judgment that prosecutors lack evidence in high-profile case targeting upscale developments
There is a cost to bank chair Colm Kelleher’s portentous musing about relocation
Surveys were delayed and some cannot be collected at all, officials said, further complicating the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates next month.
Working mothers are offered high salaries and more flexibility, but women still face wide pay gap and glass ceiling
New disclosures on the cost of UK state pension protection highlight inadequate retirement saving
Shares in company backed by former Intel chief Pat Gelsinger waver after scaled-back IPO
