Panel discussion and Q&A 2

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Julija Travina, Senior expert Rural Development Funds Support Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Latvia 
Szilvia Bencze, Policy Officer, DG AGRI, European Commission 
Gatis Sniedziņš, Product Business Development, Altum, Latvia 
Guillaume Pierre, Research Expert, Ecorys 
Miglena Dobreva, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank 

Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in the Baltic countries 

Panel discussion and Q&A

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Marko Gorban, Deputy Secretary General for Agricultural and Rural Life Policies, Ministry of Rural Affairs, Estonia 
Michael Pielke,Head of Unit, DG AGRI, European Commission 
Madis Reinup, Member of the Management Board, Rural Development Foundation, Estonia 
Ants-Hannes Viira, Research Expert, Ecorys 
Mario Guido, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank 

Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in the Baltic countries 

Equity financing for SMEs in Greece – EquiFund

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This video case study features the EquiFund ESIF fund of funds in Greece. Set up with an overall volume of EUR 448 million, it comprises nine equity financial instruments that provide access to equity financing to companies that are established or have a branch in Greece. In addition, the managing authority aims to use EquiFund to accelerate the development of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) in Greece.

The video features contributions from the managing authority, fund of funds manager, a financial intermediary and final recipients that provide their own perspectives on the operations. For more information, please see the 'What they say' section below that features additional videos.