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CommentJanuary 4 2016

Capital markets union – a quick fix to Europe’s growth problems?

Strengthening EU equity and venture capital markets is a valuable idea, but its success will still depend on a change in investor attitudes and a reduction of sovereign risks.
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Creating a capital markets union (CMU) for Europe is an ambitious concept but a promising one for the less-developed equity and capital markets in the EU. The idea of providing essential funding to those economies most in need of it is noble and EU commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill’s initiative a good first step.

But if plans are meant to achieve wide-reaching improvement, a general change in attitude is needed across EU member countries.

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