Italy is engaged in a race against time to deploy €200bn-plus of European spending power that could radically improve growth and investment prospects for the third-largest euro area economy. Planning, spending and monitoring investment from the Next Generation EU fund set up in summer 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 crisis will be a crucial test for Giorgia Meloni’s government.
  China is putting its economy back on track By Herbert Poenisch China has laid out its plans for boosting the economy. These include spelling out the government’s economic priorities, reforms to the administrative structure and changes to leadership.
 MEETINGS  Integrating ESG risks in the European banking framework Tuesday 4 April, Roundtable This roundtable examines the European Banking Authority’s roadmap outlining the approach to considering ESG risks in the European banking framework.Â
 ON DEMAND Joachim Nagel on the future of economic and monetary union Against the backdrop of major challenges in the euro area, including high inflation and tensions in the energy market, Joachim Nagel, president, Deutsche Bundesbank, surveyed the prospects for growth and a resilient monetary union.
This special edition of the journal examines women’s economic empowerment, how to narrow the gaps in financial inclusion and the connection between gender diversity and climate risks.Â
