Increased foreign fund flows
Supported by regulatory changes
Huge increase in SOE defaults
European equities have declined 26% during 2020 owing to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Consequently, economic activity indices have declined to multi-year lows.
The Big Question on the central bank's newly appointed head
European equity markets have struggled to perform since the start of 2018 owing to the relaunch of trade wars by US President Trump, coupled with uncertainty surrounding Brexit.