EU agrees rules to boost retail investment in capital markets
New measures are part of decade-long push to encourage individuals to invest in region’s companies
New measures are part of decade-long push to encourage individuals to invest in region’s companies

Commission wants greater benefits for local workers and technology transfers when foreign companies set up in bloc

Europe must finally grasp the opportunity to develop the single currency as a reserve asset

Rather than pursuing grand institutional designs, pragmatic steps are needed to unlock capital to boost growth

Brussels has more power to apply and enforce the rules than it is currently using

While problems with the financing source are emerging, the region needs to diversify from bank funding

Executives brace for more challenging period ahead as interest rates fall