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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched an initiative to explore whether applying a gender ‘lens’ can help deliver more effective competition policy. As surveys are often…
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Non-fungible. Non-tangible. Still valuable?
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are blockchain-based ownership certificates of all kinds of digital collectables—ranging from pixelated cats to canonical YouTube videos and even recordings of unique moments in sport. The market…
With the regulatory debate around platforms and competition focusing on the theories of harm to business users and consumers, there is a risk that the theories of the benefits of…
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Valuing banks’ non-performing loans after COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the European Central Bank (ECB) projects a sharp rise in non-performing loans (NPLs). In late 2020, the European Commission published an action plan for tackling…
Over the next five years, significant funding will be made available through the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to support member states’ recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. A large…
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Ofwat and future price reviews: a stake in the ground
In May 2021, Ofwat, the economic regulator of the water industry in England and Wales, set out its vision for the next price review (PR24). Key themes are long-term planning,…
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