Artículos
Can Europe reconcile digital sovereignty and competitiveness?
Autores:
Carnicero Urabayen, Carlos
As geopolitical tensions rise and technology becomes ever more central to growth, the European Union faces a fundamental question ...
Spain’s long-term care system at a crossroads: Demographic pressures and workforce challenges
Spain’s long-term care system faces a dual transformation – rapid population ageing and a shift toward personalized, deinstitutionalized care. Meeting these challenges will require doubling the workforce by 2030 and addressing precarious labor conditions.
Dollar-backed stablecoins: Not a threat in the EU
Despite rapid growth in terms of capitalization and rising cross-border flows, dollar-backed stablecoins face significant barriers in the Euro Area. Exchange rate and issuer risks, coupled with strict EU regulation, private initiatives and the digital euro project, limit their potential to disrupt European financial systems;…
Spain’s corporate sector: Strong deleveraging, persistent divergence
Autores:
Maudos, Joaquín
Spanish corporations have undergone a sharp deleveraging in the last decade, leaving aggregate indebtedness below the EU and eurozone averages. However, behind this aggregate figure lie significant differences by company size, sector, and region.
Paradoxical stress test results: Banking resilience amid rising uncertainty
The 2025 stress tests by the Fed and EBA revealed stronger-than-expected resilience, despite harsher adverse scenarios. Improved profitability and net interest margins drove smaller capital depletion, challenging conventional expectations.