Structural Developments
May 2026
Redistributing Risk in Europe
Summary
The shift in attention from the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain) to the BIF (Britain, Italy and France) signals that the financial risk moving into Europe’s core economies is raising borrowing costs and fiscal pressure while creating targeted opportunities in higher-yield debt, infrastructure financing and energy transition investments.
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