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Emeritus Professor Joe Nellis is economic adviser at MHA, the accountancy and advisory firm. The latest Eurozone figures tell a worrying story: modest growth, rising inflation and a fresh energy shock that could derail an already fragile recovery. The Eurozone economy expanded by only 0.1% in the first quarter of 2026. While that keeps the…
Inflation across the eurozone eased to 2% in December, edging down from November’s 2.1% pace and landing on the European Central Bank’s long-term target. This reflects a broad cooling in goods prices and continued restraint in energy costs, while services inflation remains the main source of underlying momentum. The key takeaway is that price pressures…
Emeritus Professor Joe Nellis is economic adviser at MHA, the accountancy and advisory firm. Eurozone inflation fell to 2.8% in June, reflecting a dichotomy at the heart of the European economy. On the one hand, the conflict in the Middle East has led to energy supply disruptions and periods of higher crude oil prices, increasing…
Professor Joe Nellis is economic adviser at MHA, the accountancy and advisory firm. Eurozone inflation edged up to 2.2% in November, a slight rise from the 2.1% recorded in October. The headline number continues to hover close to the European Central Bank’s 2% target, but the underlying picture remains uneven. For the wider eurozone economy,…
Emeritus Professor Joe Nellis is economic adviser at MHA, the accountancy and advisory firm. The European Central Bank has held the deposit rate at 2%, a decision that reflects the shifting, and increasingly uncomfortable, inflation picture. Further interest rates were already unlikely before escalation of conflict in the Middle East, with the ECB reaching the…
On the 26th February, the EU Commission announced its ‘Omnibus’ package, confirming the simplifications to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The proposal document and supporting ‘Commission Staff Working Document’ (SWD) were released the following day, outlining amendments to CBAM Regulation 2023/956. These changes are in response to discussions on the existing scope of the…
Estonia’s Ministry of Finance has said it did not agree (under an OECD Inclusive Framework “silent procedure”) to the proposed Pillar Two side-by-side system package, and that it wants an outcome “acceptable to all parties.” In its announcement, Estonia argues that the OECD minimum tax rules are highly complex, would create a disproportionate administrative burden…
This insight was co written by Tomasz Piasecki and Maisie Williams. Recent developments include the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS) and the PRA’s SS5/25 supervisory expectations on climate risk management for banks and insurers. In the EU, the Omnibus I simplification package introduces amendments to key sustainability legislation, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).…