The final report of the fi-compass end-of-term survey presents the feedback received from practitioners on the impact of the fi-compass platform. The results of the survey will support the development of fi-compass to ensure it continues to meet the advisory needs of practitioners implementing or considering implementing financial instruments using European Commission funds in the 2021-2027 programming period.

The financial instrument is supported by the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 of the Portuguese Republic with a contribution of EUR 18.53 million from EAFRD and EUR 1.54 million from the national budget, plus up to EUR 15 million from the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI).

This case study reviews the implementation of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 2014-2020 financial instrument providing guarantees to Polish farms and agri-food enterprises. The budget from the Polish Rural Development Programme (RDP) dedicated to the guarantee fund accounts to EUR 62.36 million and thanks to the expected financial multiplier of 5.8 times, this should result in a potential loan portfolio of EUR 361.7 million.

This case study presents the financial instrument introduced for the Greek agricultural sector, featuring a portfolio guarantee under a Fund of Funds (FoF) structure set up in 2019. The financial instrument is supported by the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 of Greece with a contribution of EUR 80 million from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), plus support from the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) of up to EUR 20 million.