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International Women’s Day: The future is female

International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on the 8th of March, as an opportunity to highlight the invaluable contributions of women across the world. This year to celebrate, it’s important to highlight some of the leading women - from Tanzania to Canada to Bangladesh -

Iran war: How exposed are European economies?

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent gas prices surging by 60%, putting additional strain on Europe's already-depleted winter inventories and prompting economists to revise their 2026 growth and inflation outlooks.

Save the date: Webinar on HICP

Do you want to stay up to date with the latest news in the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP)? Whether you work with inflation or are looking to better understand it, join our webinar on HICP next Monday, 9 March, from 14:30 to 15:15 CET. From January 2026, several

Women held 35% of managerial positions in 2024

In 2024, 35.2% of all managerial positions in the EU were held by women, up from 31.8% in 2014. Women were more represented among young managers (39.0% of all managers in the age group 15-39), and the share decreased with age. There were 34.4% of women among managers aged 40-64

Women at work: A snapshot of EU’s gender employment gap

As we look at the EU’s labour market, data show that while men’s employment rate stood at 80.8% in 2024, women’s employment rate was 70.8%, resulting in a gender employment gap of 10.0 percentage points (pp). Gender employment gap is defined as the difference between employment