competitiveness

Draghi and Stripe’s Collison launch Rhine Group to tackle Europe’s decline

Former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi and Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison have launched the Rhine Group, a new body that convenes leaders from European government, business, and academia to address what its founders describe as an existential decline in…

Lagarde warns China competes in 40% of eurozone’s key sectors

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned on Wednesday that China now directly competes with the eurozone in close to 40% of the sectors where Europe holds a comparative advantage, up from around 25% in the early 2000s, as she…