At the OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment in Paris, one question kept returning in different forms: if rivers, wetlands and reefs protect the assets we already finance, why are they still so difficult to invest in?.
The world does not appear to be short of money for the energy transition. Nor is it short of technology. What it lacks is a sufficient supply of projects that investors can actually finance.
At the WTO Public Forum 2026, a discussion on the Strait of Hormuz showed how quickly a disruption at sea can move through energy, fertiliser and food markets — and why the costs fall hardest on economies least able to absorb them.
Almost a year ago, at the Paris Peace Forum, I interviewed Pascal Lamy, the former Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
Perfume, private capital, vineyards and a yacht designed to fly: a morning inside Edmond de Rothschild’s new Monaco home reveals a family business rather more interested in what comes next than in standing still.
For years, the digital-asset industry cast itself as a rebellion against the institutions of finance.
OKX is making Europe one of its key growth markets. That was the core message from OKX Europe CEO Erald Ghoos, who used his appearance during Paris Blockchain Week to outline not only the company’s broader regional strategy — from expansion priorities to infrastructure and institutional adoption.
At Paris Blockchain Week 2026, one of the most consequential conversations was not about tokenization, price action, or the future of Web3. It was about something far less abstract: what happens when digital wealth creates physical risk — and how the state intends to respond.
Discussion with Michael Amar, Chairman of Paris Blockchain Week.
