Download or read book EU Investment Grants Review written by Iain Begg and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is the first of a three-stage research program that aims to investigate institutional arrangements for local and regional capital investment in selected CEECs and assess whether these arrangements provide appropriate signals to economic agents with regard to EU accession. This publication is a Technical Paper sponsored by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network of the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia Division. It is part of a comprehensive series regarding the many important factors that influence European Union (EU) accession in the Central and East European countries (CEEC). The topics in the series cover both the social and economic aspects of accession across a broad range of sectors. The series also provides background information for specific acceding countries. These publications will be of interest to EU member and candidate countries, their ministries, and any one studying the accession issue.

Download or read book A Guide to EU Funding written by European Commission and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to the evolution of the world economy and its impact on Europe, the European Commission proposed a set of programmes to boost jobs, growth and investment across the European Union. The programmes are part of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020. This publication guides you through these programmes and the funding opportunities they offer are briefly described here in this booklet. Detailed information is available on the European Commission's website. EU funding opportunities prove the added value of the EU budget in a number of fields, from research, employment, regional development and cooperation to education, culture, environment, humanitarian aid and energy, among many others. Significant support is available to small and medium-sized businesses, non-governmental and civil society non-profit organisations, young people, researchers, farmers and public bodies, to name a few.

Download or read book Alternative Investment Funds in Europe written by Lodewijk Van Setten and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first detailed analysis of the legal and practical implications of the AIFMD at regional and national level.

Download or read book Review of Governance of Collective Investment Funds in the New Member States of the European Union written by Weltbank and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review examines corporate governance practices in the investment fund sector of the ten new member states in the European Union, composed of the European countries that transitioned to market economies in the 1990s: the eight countries that joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 .Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. plus Bulgaria and Romania which joined in 2007. Croatia, for which accession negotiations started in 2005, is also included in this Review. (For simplification, these countries will be referred to as the EU11.) The review draws on two sources for data. Over the last two years, in-depth diagnostic reviews of investment governance were conducted by the World Bank in two of the countries, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. The objectives of the reviews were to develop a set of good practices. for investment fund governance and provide specific recommendations for the supervisory authorities in each country. The second source was the public websites of each of the supervisory authorities. The analysis in the review also draws on a number of recent studies done by international organizations such as IOSCO and the EU on governance in the investment fund sector. This review does not attempt to replicate these studies, but instead aims to identify selected areas where fund governance could be strengthened either by laws and regulations or by government policies.

Download or read book Grants and Loans from the European Union written by European Commission and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Review of Governance of Collective Investment Funds in the New Member States of the European Union written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effectiveness of Blending Regional Investment Facility Grants with Financial Institution Loans to Support EU External Policies written by European Court of Auditors and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Commission and the Member States have set up eight regional investment facilities to support EU external policies. These investment facilities aim at pooling together (blending) grants provided by the European Commission with loans from financial institutions. They contribute to finance key infrastructure projects that require considerable financial resources. The Court examined the effectiveness of blending EU grants with loans from financial institutions. The Court concludes that this blending has been generally effective. The regional investment facilities were well set up but the potential benefits of blending were not fully realised. The Court makes a number of recommendations for the Commission that concern project selection and grant approval, disbursement of funds, monitoring of the implementation of EU grants, and enhancing the visibility of EU aid."--Publisher's description.

Download or read book Identification of EU Funding Sources for the Regional Heating and Cooling Sector written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an overview of relevant EU funding sources for projects aimed at improving energy efficiency and deploying renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, and to support innovation and job creation at regional level in the same sector. This study covers European funding sources for the current programming period (2014-2020). Where possible, an outlook will be provided for the period beyond 2020 (2021-2027). The overview will focus on public funding, both grants and other financial instruments such as soft loans and guarantees. EU funding for heating and cooling projects is channelled both through the five European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and through dedicated EU grants and financial instruments. The bulk of ESIF funding under the Cohesion Policy is concentrated on less developed European countries and regions, whereas the other EU funding sources are typically open to applicants in all Member States. Many EU funding instruments require cross border cooperation, but there are also EU instruments that allow for a single applicant. Some of the EU funding sources in this report are well-known and established, others are less popular. Typically, the more popular programmes also have lower winning chances. It may therefore pay off to look at alternatives. Moreover, preparing an EU funding project can be complex and time consuming. A review of several surveys on the subject revealed that experience of drafting project applications is one of the major differences between successful and unsuccessful applicants. For highly innovative projects, it is often needed to maximise the utilisation of public funds in order to close the business case. The many EU funding sources cover different project activities, different phases in the technology development (TRL levels) and increasingly also the different types of finance (e.g. equity, debt) that are required to fund a project. This offers opportunities to combine EU funding. One option is to use several instruments for the various phases of project development (e.g. research, pilot, demonstration). Another possibility is to cover each activity with a different instrument, for instance by applying for a Project Development Assistance (PDA) grant to cover the project development and applying for a LIFE subsidy (the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action) to cover the implementation of the project. Increasingly, EU grants can also be combined with EU debt financing, provided by one of the EU innovative financial instruments. However, there are some limitiations to combining public funding sources (e.g. non-cumulation and state aid regulations). Although it is the primary responsibility of the managing authorities to verify compliance with the regulations, there are several cases where this did not happen correctly, sometimes with the consequence that beneficiaries had to repay (part of) the funding.

Download or read book Financing Innovative Development written by United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is part of an ongoing series highlighting some of the results of the UNECE Subprogramme on Economic Co-operation and Integration. The objective of the Subprogramme is to promote a policy, financial and regulatory environment conducive to economic growth, knowledge-based development and higher competitiveness in the UNECE region. It covers different thematic areas related to this objective including innovation and competitiveness policies, entrepreneurship and enterprise development, financing innovative development, public-private partnerships for domestic and foreign investment, commercialisation and protection of intellectual property rights

Download or read book Alternative Investment Funds in Europe written by Lodewijk D. Setten and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Performance of Socially Responsible Investment Funds in Europe written by Eva Maria Kreibohm and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Socially responsible investing (SRI) is an investment approach that combines investors’ financial as well as nonfinancial goals in the security selection process. Technically, investors can engage in SRI either by directly investing in companies that implement corporate social activities or by investing their money in SRI funds, which apply screening criteria to select securities. The screening process applied by the SRI funds has led to controversy among academics regarding whether the use of SRI screens in the security selection process influences the financial performance of the funds. The empirical study analyzes whether or not the screening process applied by such funds influences their financial performance. Previous research mostly has focused on analyzing the performance of SRI equity funds established in the United States. The study at hand not only includes SRI equity funds, but also SRI balanced and fixed income funds established in Europe, the biggest market for SRI globally. The study provides unexpected results that are not only of interest for investors, who want to get a better understanding of the effect on the financial performance of their portfolios in case SRI funds are added. The results are also relevant for SRI fund managers, who are interested in promoting their funds and attracting (new) investors, and for academics, whose research interests are e. g., located in the fields of SRI, fund portfolio performances and market efficiencies.

Download or read book OECD Territorial Reviews Poland 2008 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report explores the various challenges and opportunities for Polish regional development policy, and provides recommendations to best design and implement the policy mix, looking in particular at governance challenges.

Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Tackling Fraud and Corruption Risks in the Slovak Republic A Strategy with Key Actions for the European Structural and Investment Funds written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report outlines a strategy for managing fraud and corruption risks related to the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds in the Slovak Republic. It suggests targeted and tailored actions for the authorities responsible for these funds, building on their existing fraud and corruption risk management practices.

Download or read book Enterprise Funds in Central and Eastern Europe written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994-07 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exchange Traded Funds in Europe written by Adam Marszk and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exchange-Traded Funds in Europe provides a single point of reference on a diverse set of regional ETF markets, illuminating the roles ETFs can play in risk mitigation and speculation. Combining empirical data with models and case studies, the authors use diffusion models and panel/country-specific regressions—as well as graphical and descriptive analyses— to show how ETFs are more than conventional, passive investments. With new insights on how ETFs can improve market efficiency and how investors can benefit when using them as investment tools, this book reveals the complexity of the world’s second largest ETF market and the ways that ETFs are transforming it. Identifies benefits and threats that ETFs bring to European financial markets Combines empirical data with a full, in-depth analysis of the topic and the special characteristics of Europe Examines the diffusion patterns of innovative financial products, the role of ICT, and the consequent effects of ETFs on the underlying European stock markets

Download or read book OECD Territorial Reviews Finland 2005 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2005-10-26 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews Finland's success in achieving balanced development over the past decade and assesses the challenges that it faces in maintaining this success.

Download or read book The European Higher Education Area written by Adrian Curaj and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the gap between higher education research and policy making was always a challenge, but the recent calls for more evidence-based policies have opened a window of unprecedented opportunity for researchers to bring more contributions to shaping the future of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Encouraged by the success of the 2011 first edition, Romania and Armenia have organised a 2nd edition of the Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers’ Conference (FOHE-BPRC) in November 2014, with the support of the Italian Presidency of the European Union and as part of the official EHEA agenda. Reuniting over 170 researchers from more than 30 countries, the event was a forum to debate the trends and challenges faced by higher education today and look at the future of European cooperation in higher education. The research volumes offer unique insights regarding the state of affairs of European higher education and research, as well as forward-looking policy proposals. More than 50 articles focus on essential themes in higher education: Internationalization of higher education; Financing and governance; Excellence and the diversification of missions; Teaching, learning and student engagement; Equity and the social dimension of higher education; Education, research and innovation; Quality assurance, The impacts of the Bologna Process on the EHEA and beyond and Evidence-based policies in higher education. "The Bologna process was launched at a time of great optimism about the future of the European project – to which, of course, the reform of higher education across the continent has made a major contribution. Today, for the present, that optimism has faded as economic troubles have accumulated in the Euro-zone, political tensions have been increased on issues such as immigration and armed conflict has broken out in Ukraine. There is clearly a risk that, against this troubled background, the Bologna process itself may falter. There are already signs that it has been downgraded in some countries with evidence of political withdrawal. All the more reason for the voice of higher education researchers to be heard. Since the first conference they have established themselves as powerful stakeholders in the development of the EHEA, who are helping to maintain the momentum of the Bologna process. Their pivotal role has been strengthened by the second Bucharest conference." Peter Scott, Institute of Education, London (General Rapporteur of the FOHE-BPRC first edition)