Showing 1 - 10 of 20
This analysis provides an overview of the main markets relevant to the EIF. It starts by discussing the general market environment, then looks at the main aspects of equity finance and the guarantee and SME securitisation markets. It also highlights important aspects of microfinance in Europe....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012036904
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012104567
This report discusses the activity of credit guarantee schemes (CGSs) in Western Europe and presents an analysis based on a novel survey, conducted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group , among 18 credit guarantee organisations in 13 countries and 33 banks operating in 17 countries. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011661158
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012198772
This European Small Business Finance Outlook (ESBFO) provides an overview of the main markets relevant to EIF (equity, guarantees, securitisation, microfinance). It is an update of the December 2017 ESBFO edition. We start by discussing the general market environment, then look at the main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011870357
The vast majority of firms in Europe are micro firms. Still, we know little about their financing patterns. Our paper aims to close this gap. Based on a large European firm-level data set, we find that micro firms differ in their financing patterns from small and medium-sized companies. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011859838
This European Small Business Finance Outlook (ESBFO) provides an overview of the main markets relevant to EIF (equity, guarantees, securitisation, microfinance). It is an update of the ESBFO December 2016. We start by discussing the general market environment, then look at the main aspects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011859845
This report discusses the activity of credit guarantee schemes (CGSs) in Western Europe and presents an analysis based on a novel survey, conducted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group1, among 18 credit guarantee organisations in 13 countries and 33 banks operating in 17 countries. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011859849
This EIF Working Paper investigates financing patterns of European SMEs by looking at a large number of different … of SMEs. Our results confirm the results of Moritz et al. (2016) and show that European SME financing is not homogenous … the financing instruments used: mixed-financed SMEs with focus on other loans, mixed-financed SMEs with focus on retained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011861055
contribute to the EIB group's intention to increase lending to small and mediumssized enterprises (SMEs) and to broaden the range … institutions that have a particular focus on smaller SMEs and start-ups. In this paper, we provide background information on … institutions, although tending to be small, are key intermediaries for SME loans, with a relatively strong focus on smaller SMEs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011861070