Fallout from German elections: What next for the European economy?
As anticipated, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Party won a plurality with 33% of the vote in the elections to German federal parliament held on Sunday, September 24th. The Pyrrhic victory may have secured Angela Merkel a fourth term as Germa...
“I shall allow it:” Saudi Arabia’s drive to the 20th century
In a rare display of international unity, last week the world cheered the announcement by Saudi Arabian authorities allowing their female citizens...
CASE's new study: EU countries lost EUR 151.5 billion of VAT revenues in 2015
CASE authored a study on the VAT Gap in the European Union in 2015 commissioned by the European Commission. In 2015, the VAT Gap in the EU-28 Membe...
How Not to Get Stuck in the Middle-Income Trap? Lessons for the CIS from Central and Eastern Europe
The aim of the new CASE paper "How Not to Get Stuck in the Middle: Lessons for the Commonwealth of Independent States from Central and Eastern Euro...
Wages rise but will inflation follow?
The 2% wage growth in the Eurozone in the second quarter of 2017 has surpassed market expectations, a signal that the inflation rate could pick up...
Smarter Industry, Smarter Europe
A recent communication from the European Commission entitled Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable Industry. A renewed EU Industrial Pol...
An Uzbekistan Spring
Late President Islam Karimov, who passed away last year, left Uzbekistan in a precarious economic state, including heavy governmental interference...
