The European Union must increase investments in the scale-ups of Member States and promote the development of the capital markets union to foster its global technological leadership. This is the conclusion of the new report by the European Investment Bank, titled “The scale-up gap: Financial market constraints holding back innovative firms in the European Union,” in which the EIB outlines a series of solutions to improve investment capacity in the EU.

Specifically, the report suggests the need for more effective management of internal savings, considering the main financial constraints hindering the development of innovative companies, offering a series of recommenda