1. Vision and reality.
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CAPITAL market , *ENTREPRENEURSHIP , *VENTURE capital , *CORPORATE bonds , *BANKING industry , *BANK loans , *GLOBAL Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 - Abstract
The article focuses on difficulties with creating of American-style capital markets and entrepreneurship in Europe. It talks about startup companies in several European Union cities and money raised by European venture-capital funds and compares it to their American counterparts. It mentions that the American corporate-bond market is three times larger than Europe's and comments that European companies rely heavily on banks which have curbed lending since the global financial crisis.
- Published
- 2015