Research & Market Analysis

EIF’s Research & Market Analysis (RMA) is a key element of EIF’s strategic development.
It supports EIF’s strategic decision-making, product development and mandate management processes through applied research and market analyses. RMA works as internal advisor, participates in international fora and maintains liaison with many organisations, universities, and institutions.

EIF Working Paper Series
has been designed to make available to a wider readership selected topics and studies in relation to EIF´s business. The Working Papers are edited by RMA. They are typically authored or co-authored by EIF staff and are usually published in English and in electronic format (PDF).


EIF Working Paper 2012/13 Progress for microfinance in Europe
EIF Working Paper 2011/12

The European Small Business Finance Outlook 2/2011

EIF Working Paper 2011/11 Business Angels in Germany - EIF's initiative to support the non-institutional financing market
OECD Journal - Financial market trends
Volume 2011 - Issue 1
Creating a Better Business Environment for Financing Business, Innovation and Green Growth
(article co-written by Richard Pelly and Helmut Krämer-Eis)
EIF Working Paper 2011/10  The European Small Business Finance Outlook 1/2011
EIF Working Paper 2011/9
The performance and prospects of European Venture Capital
APS Bank Publication
Microfinance in Europe (article co-written by Per-Erik Erikkson, Helmut Kraemer-Eis and Alessio Conforti, pp. 49-86).
Joint EIF/EVCA Paper European Private Equity Market Outlook
EIF Working Paper 2010/8 Impact of legislation on credit risk - how different are the UK and Germany?
EIF Working Paper 2010/7 SME Loan Securitisation – an important tool to support European SME lending
EIF Working Paper 2010/6 Drivers of Private Equity Investment Activity: are Buyout and Venture Investors Really So Different?

EIF Working Paper 2010/5 Private Equity Market Outlook
EIF Working Paper 2010/4 Private Equity and Venture Capital Indicators
EIF Working Paper 2010/3 The Private Equity market in Europe. Rise of a new cycle or tail of the recession?
EIF Working Paper 2009/2 Financing Technology Transfer
EIF Working Paper 2009/1 Microfinance in Europe - A market overview

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For more information contact:
Helmut Krämer-Eis
Head of EIF's Research & Market Analysis
e-mail: h.kraemer-eis@eif.org
Tel.: +352 42 66 88 394



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