China eyes long game in Europe, Designing a sustainable recovery
Thursday 16 July 2020 – Vol.11 Ed.29.4
Commentary: Vexed but unruffled, China eyes long game in Europe
By Katie-Ann Wilson and Chris Ostrowski
Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to the UK, a smooth and seasoned diplomat, remained almost unruffled by a pacey set of questions on the prickly issues bedevilling relations between his country and factions of the western alliance. For all its renewed assertiveness, China still seems to have eyes on useful relations with European countries, even when they step out of line with Beijing policies.
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Podcast: Designing a sustainable recovery
Tom Groom, managing partner for financial services at EY, joins Danae Kyriakopoulou, OMFIF’s chief economist and director of research, to discuss the opportunities and risks for the sustainability agenda from the Covid-19 crisis. They focus on challenges for supervisors balancing priorities for immediate economic relief with the need to ensure a green recovery, the banking sector’s preparedness for upcoming regulations and the innovations needed in capital markets to scale up sustainable investment opportunities.
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