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How to estimate the future financing needs of European SMEs was the question asked by the European Investment Fund (EIF) to LSE Master’s students in the framework of a capstone project the results of which were presented to the EIB Group in March 2021. Using the...
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In light of the current economic situation and increasing scarcity of public funding, EU Financial Instruments (FIs) pooling various resources such as the Natural Capital Finance Faciliy (NCFF) or EU Structural Funds are expected to play a stronger role in the...
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The EIB Group is uniquely positioned to strengthen the impact investing sector in Europe according to a study, Impact investing in Europe, carried out by Sciences Po master’s students as part of a capstone project with the Institute’s Social Programme and the European...
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With hundreds of companies all over the EU, FinTech is developing fast. But what are the factors driving its development? A well-developed capital market industry with alternative sources of financing, a well-developed technological infrastructure and a flexible and...
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Few member states in the EU apart from the UK use Social outcomes contracting (SOC), an innovative form of procuring services based on outcomes rather than outputs. In this type of contract such, the public entity (government or donor) only pays for achieved results...
