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European Investment Bank CONNECT
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Mar 23, 2018
What Tom Cruise can tell you about bank collateral operations
Collateral is any asset that has some value and can be used to secure a loan. You pledge the asset as security for the repayment of the loan.
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Matt Rees
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Mar 20, 2018
An economic model, a million equations and Lego
Economic models help economists understand how things work by reflecting things that can’t be observed directly and by projecting forward
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Matt Rees
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Mar 20, 2018
Why is investment important? And where?
Investment is the acquisition of goods that are used in the production of other goods and services. Those goods and services are used to produce something in the
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Matt Rees
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Mar 17, 2018
Climate finance key to world’s future
Climate finance is aimed at supporting climate action by helping reduce greenhouse gases and helping people adapt to climate change
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Matt Rees
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Mar 17, 2018
Green bonds capture investors’ imaginations
Green bonds ensure that an investment addresses climate change, the degradation of environmental systems, or biodiversity loss
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Allar Tankler
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Mar 14, 2018
What is environmental finance?
Environmental finance uses financial tools for the good of the environment, working to determine the right price for the use of environmental resources and who should pay
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Matt Rees
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Mar 14, 2018
Venture capital: The good kind of disruption
Venture capital is risk capital that finances innovation. Risk capital is used to finance innovative companies that a typical bank would think too risky.
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Matt Rees
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Mar 1, 2018
Quasi-equity, hybrids and modern art
Quasi-equity and hybrids raise financing for different kinds of companies without diluting their equity holders
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Matt Rees
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Mar 1, 2018
Smart city finance for better planning
How does a city get smart? Don’t throw technology at a problem unless you have an integrated plan.
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Matt Rees
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European Investment Bank CONNECT
Feb 28, 2018
The digital economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
A Dictionary of Finance finds that banks are faced with big challenges assessing the “intangible” assets of companies in the digital economy
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