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Commodities, Food & Agri

More on Commodities, Food & Agri
Trump wants to bring aluminium home, but it won’t be easy
Opinion by Ewa Manthey
25 August

Trump wants to bring aluminium home, but it won’t be easy

Is gold back?
Commodities, Food & Agri
21 August

Is gold back?

Could copper lose its tariff premium?
Commodities, Food & Agri
7 August

Could copper lose its tariff premium?

US aluminium market will remain tight despite latest tariff changes
Commodities, Food & Agri
21 July

US aluminium market will remain tight despite latest tariff changes

Energy

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US import ban on new inverters adds fresh pressure to clean power supply chain
Energy Energy
30 July

US import ban on new inverters adds fresh pressure to clean power supply chain

Why the grid could make or break the electro-tech revolution
Energy
10 July

Why the grid could make or break the electro-tech revolution

Oil off its highs but risks return
Energy Energy
9 July

Oil off its highs but risks return

Europe’s push for sustainable aviation fuels needs more than mandates
Opinion by Gerben Hieminga and Rico Luman
6 July

Europe’s push for sustainable aviation fuels needs more than mandates

Financial Institutions

More on Financial Institutions
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Financial Institutions
10 August

Stablecoins 101: High stakes, uncertain growth

European Taxonomy disclosures 2025: Higher ratios, lower comparability
Financial Institutions Financial Institutions
27 May

European Taxonomy disclosures 2025: Higher ratios, lower comparability

Why banks aren’t embracing the EU's Green Bond Standard
Financial Institutions Financial Institutions
27 May

Why banks aren’t embracing the EU's Green Bond Standard

Bank Outlook 2026: Bank funding and exposures in motion
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Financial Institutions
4 February

Bank Outlook 2026: Bank funding and exposures in motion

Transport & Logistics

More on Transport & Logistics
Record-low Rhine levels are another warning that supply chains must adapt
Opinion by Rico Luman
3 August

Record-low Rhine levels are another warning that supply chains must adapt

Europe’s push for sustainable aviation fuels needs more than mandates
Opinion by Gerben Hieminga and Rico Luman
6 July

Europe’s push for sustainable aviation fuels needs more than mandates

Hormuz oil shock tilts shipping towards alternative fuels
Transport & Logistics Transport & Logistics Transport & Logistics
13 May

Hormuz oil shock tilts shipping towards alternative fuels

How rising energy prices will impact European sectors
Transport & Logistics Transport & Logistics Transport & Logistics
16 March

How rising energy prices will impact European sectors

Real estate

More on Real estate
More Dutch housing supply pushes transactions to record highs
Real estate
29 July

More Dutch housing supply pushes transactions to record highs

Recovery in Dutch commercial real estate is less robust than it appears
Real estate
13 July

Recovery in Dutch commercial real estate is less robust than it appears

The hidden value of sustainability efforts in Dutch HOAs
Real estate Real estate
1 July

The hidden value of sustainability efforts in Dutch HOAs

Airbnb only part of Belgium’s housing affordability problem
Real estate
11 June

Airbnb only part of Belgium’s housing affordability problem

Manufacturing, Construction and Retail

More on Manufacturing, Construction and Retail
Dutch housing permits hit 10-year high, but construction still slow off the ground
Manufacturing, Construction and Retail
4 August

Dutch housing permits hit 10-year high, but construction still slow off the…

Temporary uptick for Dutch chemicals masks ongoing challenges
Manufacturing, Construction and Retail
9 July

Temporary uptick for Dutch chemicals masks ongoing challenges

Dutch manufacturing set for a faster rebound than its eurozone peers
Manufacturing, Construction and Retail
7 July

Dutch manufacturing set for a faster rebound than its eurozone peers

Belgium’s housing supply–demand mismatch widened further in 2025
Manufacturing, Construction and Retail
7 April

Belgium’s housing supply–demand mismatch widened further in 2025

Sustainability

More on Sustainability
Global sustainable finance 2026: growth on the horizon
Sustainability
5 August

Global sustainable finance 2026: growth on the horizon

US import ban on new inverters adds fresh pressure to clean power supply chain
Sustainability Sustainability
30 July

US import ban on new inverters adds fresh pressure to clean power supply chain

Europe’s push for sustainable aviation fuels needs more than mandates
Opinion by Gerben Hieminga and Rico Luman
6 July

Europe’s push for sustainable aviation fuels needs more than mandates

The hidden value of sustainability efforts in Dutch HOAs
Sustainability Sustainability
1 July

The hidden value of sustainability efforts in Dutch HOAs

TMT

More on TMT
Will AI become the Great Equaliser?
Opinion by Lynn Song
21 August

Will AI become the Great Equaliser?

How much is AI contributing to US economic growth?
Opinion by James Knightley
20 August

How much is AI contributing to US economic growth?

Webinar: The AI race - who will fund and fuel the next wave?
TMT
4 August

Webinar: The AI race - who will fund and fuel the next wave?

Why tech investors are reevaluating AI investments
TMT
7 July

Why tech investors are reevaluating AI investments

Healthcare

More on Healthcare
Where do we stand on pharmaceutical tariffs?
Healthcare
29 July

Where do we stand on pharmaceutical tariffs?

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Healthcare
15 July

A prescription for power – China's biotech boom and the new global…

How technology could cut millions of hospital visits across Europe
Healthcare
16 June

How technology could cut millions of hospital visits across Europe

China: the next Pfizer will be Chinese
Healthcare
27 May

China: the next Pfizer will be Chinese