EIB Investment Report 2021/2022

Description

The massive resources the European Union is unleashing to rebuild after COVID-19 present a unique opportunity to deal with climate change and improve the ability of firms and individuals to compete in a more digital world. The Investment Report 2021/2022 examines how government interventions helped support investment and enabled firms to weather the crisis. The report’s analysis is based on a unique set of databases and data from a survey of 12 500 firms conducted in the summer of 2021.

The report’s Key Findings are available here.

Table of contents

• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 - The macroeconomic context: Pandemic shock and policy response
• Chapter 2 - The state of investment in the European Union: Government, corporate, infrastructure, climate
• Chapter 3 - Firms: Policy support, asymmetry and risks of scarring
• Chapter 4 - Regional and social cohesion: Widened gaps and how to close them
• Chapter 5 - Investing in Europe’s digital transformation
• Chapter 6 - Living up to Europe’s green ambitions
• Data Annex
• Glossary of terms and acronyms

The chapters in charts

• Chapter 1 - The macroeconomic context: Pandemic shock and policy response
• Chapter 2 - The state of investment in the European Union: Government, corporate, infrastructure, climate
• Chapter 3 - Firms: Policy support, asymmetry and risks of scarring
• Chapter 4 - Regional and social cohesion: Widened gaps and how to close them
• Chapter 5 - Investing in Europe’s digital transformation
• Chapter 6 - Living up to Europe’s green ambitions