CFOs and finance teams are harnessing an explosion in data and AI technology to drive better business insights. But a new survey shows most have concerns over the integrity of AI-generated analysis

A major report, Enabling finance insight, from two of the world’s leading accountancy bodies, reveals a clear trend towards greater use of real-time operational data, with more than 60 per cent of finance teams increasing its use over the past two years to support better business insight and decision-making.

European Aluminium regrets that yesterday’s vote in the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Review and Temporary Decarbonisation Fund failed to close key loopholes that could undermine the effectiveness of the EU’s carbon border levy for aluminium. The Committee adopted its position ahead of the September plenary vote but did not include the specific fixes needed for post-consumer scrap and the proposed 50-tonne mass-based threshold for imported CBAM goods.

Frankfurt, 23 June 2026 – Commenting on the vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) on the proposed amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), VDMA Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann says:

• “Securing the supply of critical raw materials is one of the key industrial policy challenges facing Europe. The European Commission’s ‘RESourceEU package’ places greater emphasis on raw materials security and is therefore an important step towards strengthening European resilience.”

Frankfurt, 19 June 2026 – Commenting on the discussion regarding a new policy on China at the EU summit, VDMA Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann says:

• “We would have liked to see the EU agree clearly and unequivocally on a unified policy line in its dealings with China. The OECD has shown that China subsidises its companies up to eight times more than other OECD countries and that 60 per cent of China’s global market share gains are attributable to this. The EU must finally take a firm stance on this and respond effectively and in a united manner.”