# podcast

Reflections on five years of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Bruegel fellows Alicia García-Herrero and Uri Dadush join me for this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’, focusing on the progress made by China’s Belt and Road Initiative, how it will con...

11th February 2019 by Guntram Wolff 57 views

# Blog, Interviews

What can the EU do to keep its firms globally relevant?

This opinion piece was published on Berlin Policy Journal and versions of it are forthcoming in Le Monde, La Repubblica, Handelsblatt (pdf), El Pais and other outlets. Big is beautiful – so the claim of many European bus...

8th February 2019 by Georgios Petropoulos, Guntram Wolff 277 views

# podcast

The economics of no-deal Brexit

Zsolt Darvas and I discuss the economics of no-deal Brexit....

16th January 2019 by Guntram Wolff 174 views

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# Publications

The implications of no-deal Brexit: is the European Union prepared?

This Policy Contribution, based on a note written for the Bundestag EU Committee, explores the possible consequences of a no-deal Brexit for the European Union and assesses preparations on the EU side. It also provides g...

15th January 2019 by Guntram Wolff 282 views

# podcast

Wrapping up 2018

21st December 2018 by Maria Demertzis, Guntram Wolff 1385 views

# Blog

Providing funding in resolution: Unfinished business even after Eurogroup agreement on EMU reform

The recent Eurogroup agreement on euro-area reform foresees a greater role for the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) as a backstop to the banking union. This is a welcome step forward but important issues remain. We ass...

11th December 2018 by Maria Demertzis, Guntram Wolff 628 views

# Interviews

U.S.-China Tension Will Last Longer Than We Would Like

30th November 2018 by Guntram Wolff 1204 views

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# Publications

How to provide liquidity to banks after resolution in Europe’s banking union

Banks deemed to be failing or likely to fail in the banking union are either put into insolvency/liquidation or enter a resolution scheme to protect the public interest. After resolution but before full market confidence...

22nd November 2018 by MARIA DEMERTZIS, INÊS GONCALVES RAPOSO, PIA HÜTTL AND GUNTRAM B. WOLFF 304 views

# podcast

How to reform and fortify the global financial system

In this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ Guntram Wolff is joined by Bruegel’s mercator senior fellow Jean Pisani-Ferry, and by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, chair of the G20 Eminent Persons Group. A report from the E...

23rd October 2018 by Guntram Wolff 435 views

# Blog

How could Europe benefit from the US-China trade war?

Versions of this article were published in Politico, Nikkei Veritas, Caixin, Caixin(English) and Die Zeit. Global trade tensions have steadily increased since President Donald Trump took office at the beginning of 2017. ...

18th October 2018 by Guntram Wolff 691 views