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    EIB Investment Report 2023/2024 - Key Findings: Transforming for competitiveness
    EIB Investment Report 2023/2024 - Key Findings: Transforming for competitiveness
    EIB Investment Report 2023/2024 - Key Findings: Transforming for competitiveness
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    EIB Investment Report 2023/2024 - Key Findings: Transforming for competitiveness

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    The European economy is under pressure. Growth is slowing and competitive challenges are rising, all while EU firms navigate the demands of the green transition. Coordinated support from national governments and EU institutions proved critical after the COVID-19 pandemic, helping Europe to bolster its resilience to future shocks and spurring the investment needed to transform and modernise the economy. As a result, progress was made in digitalisation, energy efficiency, decarbonisation and reinforcing supply chains.
    The pace of change needs to accelerate, however, even as investment becomes harder to sustain. To remain competitive, the European Union and its members need to improve productivity, encourage innovation, address skill gaps, develop new technologies and supporting young, dynamic firms. The report, which is based on the EIB Group's annual Investment Survey, provides insights on how EU firms are dealing with these pressures, and whether they are taking the necessary steps to transform their businesses.
    These key findings, provide a short accessible summary of the main report's messages.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEuropean Investment Bank
    Release dateMar 15, 2024
    ISBN9789286157400
    EIB Investment Report 2023/2024 - Key Findings: Transforming for competitiveness

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      EIB Investment Report 2023/2024 - Key Findings - European Investment Bank

      Introduction

      The European economy stagnated in the second half of 2023, after performing strongly in the aftermath of the pandemic. Going forward, it will remain under pressure from slower growth and challenges to European competitiveness, while also navigating the green transition. After the pandemic, coordinated fiscal support from national governments and EU institutions proved critical, underpinning Europe’s economic resilience and spurring the public and private investment needed to transform and modernise the economy. Some progress has been made in digitalisation, energy efficiency, decarbonisation and building up the resilience of supply chains.

      The pace of change needs to accelerate, even as investment becomes harder to sustain. To remain competitive in a sustainable way, the European Union and its members should focus on improving productivity, encouraging innovation, addressing skill gaps, scaling up new technologies and supporting young, dynamic firms. To stay ahead, Europe needs to invest in bolstering supply chains, given the emerging challenges of deglobalisation, such as protectionist policies and insecure trade routes. It needs to transform its economy, making it more digital and less dependent on fossil fuels. Amid tight monetary policy, and as governments embark on fiscal consolidation, public financing will need to be much more targeted. It should focus on instruments that are catalytic, in that they align private-sector incentives with the goals of Europe’s economic transformation. Europe-wide policy instruments will be particularly important, as they preserve the level playing field within the single market. The goal should be to create an environment that enables the digital and green transformation, reduces uncertainty, improves the availability of skills and ensures reliable and affordable energy, all the while leveraging the power of the single market.

      As growth slows and downside risks increase, the challenge of competitiveness returns to the fore

      The combined shock of the pandemic and the energy crisis hit the European economy hard, but investment has proved significantly more resilient than in past crises. The economy rebounded quickly after the pandemic, buoyed by substantial policy support. Moreover, while the private sector entered the global financial crisis with excess debt, it faced the

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