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Finally, before we conclude, we briefly highlight important aspects of microfinance in Europe, and \u2013for the first time and due to the rising importance of the segment \u2013we complement our analysis with a chapter on Fintech.<\/p>\n<p>The European Investment Fund (EIF) is the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group\u2019s specialist provider of risk financing for entrepreneurship and innovation across Europe, delivering a full spectrum of financing solutions through financial intermediaries (i.e., equity instruments, guarantees, and credit enhancement instruments, as well as microfinance).<\/p>\n<p>The EIF focuses on the whole range of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), starting from the pre-seed, seed-, and start-up-phase (technology transfer, business angel financing, microfinance, early-stage VC) to the growth and development segment (formal VC funds, mezzanine funds, portfolio guarantees\/credit enhancement).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Finance Outlook<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This European Small Business Finance Outlook (ESBFO) provides an overview of the main markets relevant to EIF (equity, guarantees, securitization, microfinance). 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