Capital markets union and its importance for the alternative financing sources for the small and medium enterprises in the European Union Cover Image

Znaczenie unii rynków kapitałowych dla rozwoju alternatywnych źródeł finansowania małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw w Unii Europejskiej
Capital markets union and its importance for the alternative financing sources for the small and medium enterprises in the European Union

Author(s): Piotr Szczepankowski
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy, Financial Markets
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: capital markets union; small and medium-sized enterprises; financial sources; securitization; private equity funds; venture capital funds;crowdfunding;

Summary/Abstract: The article looks at capitalmarkets union (CMU), i.e. an action plan of the European Commission to mobilisecapital in Europe and channel it to companies, especially small and medium-sizedenterprises (SMEs). The main aim of the study is to examine the sources of financingidentified in the CMU plan and discuss whether European SMEs will make use andbenefit from the proposal. The evaluation of the CMU as an initiative aimed at sup‑porting the EU economy and the growth of their SMEs by providing a greater choiceof funding sources is also presented in the paper.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 45-75
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Polish