GeoEconomics Commentary & Analysis

We offer real-time analysis and commentary on a range of economic issues including international trade, economic sanctions, the European economy, and inclusive growth.

Econographics

Oct 12, 2022

Companies on the front line: Trends in overseas Chinese listings

By Maia Nikoladze

Delisting more than 150 Chinese companies is a bigger hit than Chinese private sector can take at this time. However, we don’t yet know whether Beijing will follow through on its side of the audit-sharing deal. 

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Oct 4, 2022

Three priorities for the IMF to fix the global economic crunch

By Hung Tran

The institution was designed to deal with crises like these. Can it rise to the challenge?

Economy & Business European Union

Transcript

Oct 3, 2022

The EU and US must continue to work together, as a recession ‘can no longer be ruled out,’ says Paolo Gentiloni

By Atlantic Council

"Transatlantic cooperation is a necessary but not sufficient condition to tackle the challenges the world is facing," Gentiloni told the audience at the 2022 Frankfurt Forum.

Economy & Business European Union

Transcript

Oct 3, 2022

Here’s how to prepare for the world’s next economic shock, according to the Deutsche Bundesbank president

By Atlantic Council

Policymakers are rethinking elements of their strategic approach to take into account the unexpected, Nagel said at an event before the Frankfurt Forum in Germany.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2022

Why China’s leadership must respond to the country’s property crisis

By Jeremy Mark

The country’s rapidly metastasizing property downturn threatens to engulf heavily indebted developers, homeowners, financial institutions, and local governments.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Sep 29, 2022

Dispatch from the Frankfurt Forum: How the US and Europe can turn crisis cooperation into sustained partnership

By Daniel Malloy, Charles Lichfield

The Council's Frankfurt Forum showed that while the United States and EU approach some challenges differently, Russian aggression has provided a renewed sense of purpose and urgency to resolve those differences.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Sep 28, 2022

The economic response that can match Putin’s escalation in Ukraine

By Brian O’Toole, Daniel Fried

The G7 and the wider West have done a solid job targeting the Russian economy. Now, they need to keep up the pressure.

Crisis Management Economy & Business

Transcript

Sep 28, 2022

Full transcript: Paolo Gentiloni on signs the West’s sanctions on Russia are working—and the new packages on the way

By Atlantic Council

The European Commissioner for Economy explained that to navigate today's troubled waters, the United States and European Union will need to stick together.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

Transcript

Sep 28, 2022

Full transcript: Christine Lagarde on fighting inflation, coordinating monetary policy, and creating a digital euro

By Atlantic Council

ECB President Christine Lagarde struck a decisive tone Wednesday during the Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke’s Frankfurt Forum on US-European GeoEconomics—pledging to bring prices under control through consistent and deliberate policy.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Sep 28, 2022

ECB chief Christine Lagarde: ‘Our primary objective is price stability’

By Dan Peleschuk

Europe's top banker shares her thoughts on the inflation crisis and much more during the Atlantic Council's Frankfurt Forum.

Economy & Business European Union