New opportunities for rural development financial instruments in Europe
New opportunities for rural development financial instruments in Europe
Simplified rules and a broader remit for financial instruments were among the key topics presented during our ‘Fourth annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020’ that took place in Bulgaria from June 5 – 6. Over 200 delegates participated in the conference and these included managing authorities of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), financial intermediaries interested in using EAFRD financial instruments, experts from the European Commission and European Investment Bank Group, as well as a variety of other EAFRD stakeholders.
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Second fi-compass ESF Conference ‘Financial instruments funded by the European Social Fund – boosting social impact’, 8 – 9 March 2018, Brussels
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The Second fi-compass ESF Conference ‘Financial instruments funded by the European Social Fund – boosting social impact’ was a two day event on 8 and 9 March 2018 in Brussels focusing on social impact investing and financial instruments under the European Social Fund (ESF).
FI Campus event 'Financial instruments under the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) in the 2014-2020 programming period', 29 November – 1 December 2017, Brussels
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FI Campus was a three day event organised by the European Commission in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB). Over 350 participants from across Europe gathered in Brussels under the FI Campus theme of ‘financial instruments, powered by you’ to discuss the implementation of financial instruments using the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). Further information about FI Campus is available here.
Food and agricultural loan fund 2014-2020
This case study from fi-compass explains a loan fund providing agri-food investment support through the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rural Development Programme (2014-2020) in Germany. The financial instrument targets micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as start-ups.
EAFRD Credit Fund Lombardy 2014-2020
The Credit Fund set-up by Italy’s Lombardy regional Rural Development Programme (2014-2020) supports agri-food companies aiming to increase value added along the entire food production chain.
EAFRD financial instruments working with rural infrastructures
The fi-compass workshop ‘EAFRD financial instruments working with rural
Infrastructures’ was organised by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on 19 June 2018 in Brussels, Belgium.
The workshop brought together experts from the European Commission and European Investment Bank (EIB), EAFRD managing authorities and financial intermediaries, as well as representatives from the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) and other interested stakeholders.