February 2019

25 February 2019 | Economics
Helicopter money: will cash from the sky boost Europe’s economy?

Imagine a helicopter flies over your house and drops a bundle of cash in your back garden. What would you do with the money? This is the question ING asked 12,000 people in 12 countries to test the theory that ‘helicopter money’ could lift Europe’s sluggish economy.

Helicopter money: will cash from the sky boost Europe’s economy?

25 February 2019 | Economics
Unaffordable house prices in Europe put lives on hold

Confidence in the European housing market has hit a plateau, though vast shifts in outlook can be seen across Europe– says the ING International Survey, Homes and Mortgages 2016.

Unaffordable house prices in Europe put lives on hold

25 February 2019 | Banking, Innovation
What’s cooking in the innovation kitchen?

Innovation labs used to be places where engineers worked on top secret projects, well protected and hidden from the outside world. Today’s reality couldn’t be more different for ING.

What’s cooking in the innovation kitchen?

25 February 2019
Europeans diversify portfolios with alternative investments

Findings from the ING International Survey on Savings 2016, which questioned nearly 15,000 people in Europe, the US and Australia, found that the record low interest rates offered on savings are leading many investors to diversify their portfolios to include non-traditional investments.

 Europeans diversify portfolios with alternative investments