In 1950, global plastic consumption totalled only 2 million tonnes. This has increased 200-fold, to 406 million tonnes per year as of 2019 according to Plastics Europe. From an environmental perspective, the single-use plastics commonly used in pa...

By Nadia Gharbi & Frederik Ducrozet, Pictet Wealth Management. ECB President Christine Lagarde did her best to convey a message of stability and continuity, but our impression is that a lot is going on behind the scenes as the hawks are pus...

Commenting on today’s ECB meeting, Anna Stupnytska, global economist, Fidelity International, says: “At its June meeting, the ECB confirmed the ‘significantly higher’ pace of PEPP purchases relative to early 2021, as per its commitment made in ...

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is one of the suppliers selected by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to manufacture the bank's new sustainable cards as part of its commitment to fight against climate change. With these cards G+D joins this commitment and...

César Pérez Ruiz, Head of Investments & CIO Pictet Wealth Management Economic momentum in Europe continues to accelerate, with very strong European purchasing manager index (PMI) readings PMIs, especially in services. Meanwhile US manufactu...

More than two-thirds of Fidelity International analysts expect non-labour costs to rise over the next six months, as higher demand and supply chain bottlenecks drive up raw material prices. Energy sector projects are particularly exposed to ...