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Franz Nauschnigg

Franz Nauschnigg was head of European affairs and the international financial organisations division at the Österreichische Nationalbank, having also worked in the Austrian economics, agriculture and finance ministries. He is a member of the board of the European Task Force on Carbon Pricing.

Illustration of China's industrial growth affecting global manufacturing.

Europe Is Losing Its Industry To China’s Second Shock

Franz Nauschnigg

Surging Chinese exports, a sliding renminbi and a depleted European industrial base are colliding — and Brussels has run out of time to respond.

What to do with Russian oil and gas

Franz Nauschnigg

The European Union should apply import tariffs, instead of imposing an embargo.

Brexit’s Economic Consequences: Austria And Switzerland As Potential Counterfactuals

Franz Nauschnigg

In the UK currently there is a heated debate between those who want to stay in the EU and those who want to leave the