Europe and Central Asia: Slower Growth with Global Headwinds
you are currently viewing:Europe and Central Asia: Slower Growth with Global HeadwindsOctober 6, 2026-Harnessing AI could improve productivity and help offset demographic pressures The slowdown is broad-based, reflecting weakness in most countries in the region. Excluding Russia, which accounts for about 40% of the region’s output, growth is expected to moderate to 3% in 2026 from 3.7% in 2025. Global commodity-market disruptions have had a more limited impact than initially expected. Source: worldbank.org |
October 8, 2026-Agreement enables Equilend clients to access Cboe Clear Europe's clearing service for securities lending through existing infrastructure.
Equilend today announced an agreement with Cboe Clear Europe to connect Equilend's trading and post-trade infrastructure to Cboe Clear Europe's securities lending service, enabling clients to access central clearing without building or maintaining direct CCP connectivity.
October 8, 2026-Since Thursday, the first exchange-traded funds issued by T. Rowe Price have been tradable on Deutsche Börse.
Marking its entry into the European ETF market, the global asset manager introduces its proprietary integrated investment approach to European investors through two actively managed UCITS ETFs.
October 8, 2026--The Vanguard USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF invests in a portfolio of fixed-income high-yield corporate bonds denominated in US dollars with sub-investment-grade ratings. The fund applies a weighting limit of 2% per issuer. The ETF is offered in both accumulating and distributing share classes.
October 5, 2026--The iShares US Large Cap Moderate Buffer Sep UCITS ETF is actively managed and targets large-cap US equities.
October 5, 2026--The iShares US Large Cap Moderate Buffer Sep UCITS ETF is actively managed and targets large-cap US equities.
October 2, 2026--The Fidelity Equity Enhanced Yield UCITS ETFs are actively managed and invest in large- and mid-cap companies from developed markets with a focus on the USA and globally, respectively. Both funds pursue a quantitative approach and employ an overlay strategy using options while comprehensively taking into account ESG criteria.
October 2, 2026--Summary
Central counterparties (CCPs) have become pivotal to financial stability in the post-Global-Financial-Crisis era by mitigating contagion in interconnected markets through the management of counterparty credit risk-the risk that the opposing party in a financial transaction fails to deliver payments or assets. Traditional risk assessments of CCPs primarily address the impact of member or client defaults on CCP liquidity and solvency.
October 1, 2026--The DZ BANK Eurozone Government Bonds 1-3 Years UCITS ETF invests in short-term government bonds issued by Eurozone countries with an investment-grade rating and a remaining maturity of 1 to 3 years.
September 30, 2026-September 30, 2026--HANetf has launched Arrow Bitcoin EUR Hedged ETC (ticker: EBTC) and Arrow Bitcoin GBP Hedged ETC (ticker: GBTC),providing euro and sterling hedged exposure to Bitcoin.
These are the world's first currency hedged crypto ETCs,bring a new currency hedged structure to the European crypto ETC market.
September 30, 2026--The WisdomTree Defined Return Autocallable EUR Active UCITS ETF is actively managed and invests primarily in over-the-counter derivatives (Autocallable-DFI) linked to large-cap financial indices, as well as in equities and fixed-income securities. The ETF is offered in both accumulating and distributing share classes.