European Central Bank

Capital, News
October 10, 2023

Italian banks get free pass to evade windfall tax 

Lenders will have ample opportunity to pay substantially less than initially proposed
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Opinion, Prudential, Regulation & Supervision
September 21, 2023

We’ve got it wrong on windfall taxes

Windfall taxes disguise a deeper systemic issue. It’s time for central banks to stop paying banks billions of taxpayers’ money...
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ESG laggard v leader
Climate, Editor's letter, Financial Stability
September 20, 2023

Editor's letter: Resistance to ESG is futile

The European Union’s Platform Work Directive probably isn’t at the top of your reading list but it’s worth a longer...
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Financial Stability, Markets
September 19, 2023

ECB cautions on Italy’s windfall tax

Italy’s banking windfall tax could impair the resilience of the eurozone’s banks and distort markets, the European Central Bank has...
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Climate, Crypto, Editor's letter
September 13, 2023

Editor's letter: Banks sleepwalking into climate crisis

It’s been a trying week for the fossil fuel industry. BP chief Bernard Looney has resigned after failing to disclose...
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Climate, News, Regulation & Supervision
September 12, 2023

ECB: Europe's banks 'failing to consider climate risk'

Most European banks are “insufficiently considering” climate-related risk in their credit assessments, according to a member of the European Central...
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