Europe industry

Europe’s two-front trade war

Successful family businesses often look for ways to secure a pipeline of talented family members. Ferrari chair John Elkann, the chosen heir of his maternal grandfather Gianni Agnelli, had to prove himself by working incognito in several different family-related businesses.

Europe’s best family firms have a secret weapon money can’t buy

US President Donald Trump met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House in June. Germany's  500 billion euros (S$749.9 billion) in an infrastructure fund is to go into areas such as transportation and energy grids over 12 years.

The great revival of Europe’s industrials

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ruled out rejoining either the Single Market or Customs Union.

Business watching Starmer’s reset of EU relations

Giving up on a critical component of EVs might mean losing out on auto jobs for Europe.

Europe’s industrial nightmares are coming true

Wilmar Oleochemicals, located in the Port of Rotterdam, produces ingredients that are ultimately used in products such as detergent and shampoo.

Good connections at Rotterdam but Wilmar faces green constraints at Europe’s busiest port

The Munich motor show was dominated by Chinese brands such as BYD, which were there in double the numbers seen in 2021.
THE BOTTOM LINE

The EV car crash is a warning for Europe’s industrial transition

Three and a half years after millions of office-goers were sent home en masse, companies, employees and governments are still figuring out how to adapt to lasting changes to corporate life.

Return-to-Office is a US$1.3 trillion problem few have figured out

Italy’s Environment Ministry has warned in a report this year that foreign tourists will in future travel more in the spring and autumn and choose cooler destinations.

Europe’s sweltering summer could send tourists to cooler climes

To reach its ambitious goal in chip production, the EU will have to mobilise more than 43 billion euros (S$63.4 billion) in public and private investments.

EU lawmakers back chip-production plan