Publication
Investment Report 2024/25 (PDF)
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What is it about?
The EIB Investment Report 2024/2025 focuses on solutions that will make the European economy more productive, innovative, green and secure. It highlights how market integration, simplification and focused policies coordinated on the EU level can catalyse large-scale investment in innovation, digitalisation and the green transition, helping to reinforce the European economy and improve its already strong industrial base. Additionally, it assesses Europe’s progress in the green transition, emphasizing the economic benefits of renewable energy and low-carbon technologies. The report draws on the EIB Investment Survey (EIBIS), which provides detailed information from more than 12,000 European companies. By providing data-driven insights and policy recommendations, the report outlines a roadmap for fostering sustainable growth, economic resilience and technological leadership in an evolving global economy.
Why is it important?
The Investment Report is essential for policymakers, businesses and investors seeking to understand the state of the European economy and its ability to compete internationally. It highlights structural barriers that hinder market integration and innovation while offering solutions to enhance investment and improve regulatory efficiency. With the global economy shifting toward greener and more digital economies, the report explores how Europe can shore up and expand its position in clean energy and advanced technologies. By addressing structural challenges, like high energy prices, and leveraging its strengths, Europe can build an economy that will perform over the long term, create high-value jobs and maintain a leading role in the solutions needed to replace fossil fuels with low-carbon solutions. The report's insights are essential for policymakers, businesses, and investors navigating the European economy.
Perspectives
Dealing with a Europe productivity and competitiveness has become even more urgent. Our investment report examines the three key drivers that could help reinforce Europe’s position as a global leader. Those are larger scale investment in innovation and transformation, better integration of the EU single market, and simpler and lighter bureaucracy. These three things go hand in hand
