Cities are key players in mitigating climate change and shaping the green transition via services and through regulatory competence. Using the smart and green city concept in existing and new urban settings contributes to achieving European Green Deal ambitions. This policy brief reports on a Ce...

Companies in emerging economies lag in the introduction of environmental, social and governance practices, and firms in the Middle East and North Africa are among the worst performers. The actions of private small to medium enterprises in emerging economies to foster sustainability and green gro...

High quality management practices are a more crucial determinant than access to finance in the decision of companies in the Middle East and North Africa to make green investments. Good management practices positively affect companies’ sustainable transition strategies. Companies that are more aw...

This paper looks at the macroeconomic impact of the two policies proposed by ECB Banking Supervision to tackle the high share of non-performing loans (NPLs) on the balance sheets of euro area banks. The first is the coverage expectations for new NPLs set out in the Addendum to the ECB’s NPL Guid...

Companies in emerging economies lag in the introduction of environmental, social and governance practices, and firms in the Middle East and North Africa are among the worst performers. All over the world, companies exert political influence. While this influence varies in its intensity, form and...

Equality and representation are founding principles for contemporary democracies. Yet, notwithstanding the increasing adoption, in recent years, of different measures targeted at reducing the representation gap, exclusionary dynamics in politics persist, with crucial consequences for the quality...

The European Union (EU) is engaged in a complex digital and ecological transition. The policy programmes launched by the EU to support recovery, resiliency and new modes of growth are definitively future-oriented. Foresight is therefore particularly appropriate for the current season of EU polic...

عبارة رئيسية: ألقت المسوحات الاستقصائية لما يقرب من 6000 شركة في مصر والأردن ولبنان والمغرب وتونس والضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة الضوء على حالة القطاع الخاص في الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا. بعد مضي أكثر من عقد على انتفاضات الربيع العربي، تجد منطقة الشرق الوسط وشمال أفريقيا نفسها في مواجهة تحديات جسيمة. ...

India is yet to adopt a policy framework for resource efficiency and circular economy. At the COP 26, India announced ambitious emission reduction targets for 2030 and a net zero by 2070. Achieving these extra miles will require integration of resource efficiency along with its existing climate ...