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Publicis has lifted guidance as AI marketing demand remains resilient. The group’s first-half results show how data, connected media, and automation are reshaping agency economics in Europe and beyond.
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EU-backed finance will now target Benin’s agricultural supply-chain capacity directly. The €100m facility will support cotton, textiles, soya, and cashew value chains, with a focus on processing, resilience, and women-led enterprises.
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The ECB’s inflation judgement now rests heavily on energy persistence. Philip Lane says the current shock remains medium-sized, but policymakers are watching whether energy costs feed into wider wages, prices, and expectations.
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European lenders enter reporting season with profit momentum still intact. Analysts expect stronger second-quarter results, but investors will be watching whether rate benefits, trading income, and AI-led efficiency can translate into durable returns.
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A narrow EU exemption could unblock UniCredit’s long-stalled Alfa transaction. The move may help the Italian lender deal with historic obligations while keeping Russia sanctions controls intact.
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Europe’s latest Russia package extends sanctions deeper into crypto markets. HTX has been identified among platforms affected by new EU restrictions, as Brussels widens scrutiny of digital assets, offshore channels, and sanctions evasion.
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JD.com’s Ceconomy bid has become a test of Brussels scrutiny. EU regulators have formally raised concerns under foreign subsidy rules, putting a major European electronics retail transaction under sharper political and competition-law pressure.
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Google’s DMA penalties have widened into a transatlantic trade dispute. Brussels has fined the company €890m over search and app-store practices, while US tariff threats have pushed Europe’s platform enforcement regime into a wider trade-policy confrontation.
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Product data now sits at the centre of EU compliance. The Digital Product Passport Registry brings traceability, circularity, and product data demands closer to commercial reality.
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Dublin Chamber is pressing government to accelerate competitiveness infrastructure delivery. Its priorities span housing, transport, water, airport capacity, domestic enterprise, skills, and the regulatory burden ahead of Budget 2027.