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Understanding initial coin offerings: A new means of raising funds based on blockchain
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are a relatively new method of raising capital for early-stage ventures. They allow businesses to raise capital for their projects, by issuing digital tokens in exchange for crypto assets or fiat currencies. They constitute an alternative to more traditional sources of start-up funding such as venture capital (VC) and angel finance. ICOs can potentially offer advantages in comparison with traditional ways of raising capital. At the same time, their opacity and the general ...
European crowdfunding service providers for business
This briefing provides an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's impact assessment (IA) accompanying the above-mentioned proposal, published on 8 March 2018 and referred to Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). The strengthening of the capital markets to boost long-term investment in the EU is a priority EU goal. In this context, the Commission's 2017 mid-term review of the capital markets union (CMU) action plan noted that access to ...
EU support for social entrepreneurs
Social enterprises combine social goals with entrepreneurial activity. They represent a business model focused on having a positive social or environmental impact rather than simply making profit for shareholders. Social enterprises make a valuable contribution to the economy and society, operating mainly in local communities and covering areas such as education, healthcare, social services, work integration and environmental protection. They are also an increasingly popular choice for outsourcing ...
Europäische Risikokapitalfonds und Europäische Fonds für soziales Unternehmertum
Aus dieser ersten Bewertung ergibt sich, dass die Folgenabschätzung der Kommission auf fundierter Kenntnis der Investmentfondsbranche und einschlägigen Daten beruht. Die Daten speziell zu den beiden zur prüfenden Rahmenregelungen, d. h. dem Europäischen Risikokapitalfonds und dem Europäischen Fonds für soziales Unternehmertum, sind jedoch – wie in der Folgenabschätzung eingestanden wird, begrenzt aussagekräftig. In der Folgenabschätzung und der damit verbundenen Überprüfung werden nicht alle Punkte ...
Diverging views on the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in the US and Europe
Infrastructure investments are an important element in international economic cooperation. Besides bilateral agreements, European donor countries often use the institutional platform given by the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to negotiate the terms of financial assistance with recipient countries. However, the dominance of these Western development and investment institutions is challenged by China, which has launched the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). While the ...
Women's entrepreneurship in the EU
Female entrepreneurship is important to the European Union for both gender equality and economic growth. Yet, while women are catching up on labour markets, the gender gap in entrepreneurship is still wide.