What if the world of finance wasn’t all about the big financial players of our times? What if, by focusing on the big financial institutions, European leaders overlooked the “real” elephant in the room? This podcast is exploring the role played by Local and cooperative banks to boost the investments for SMEs in Europe’s regions. SME’s employ around 100 million people and account for more than 50% of Europe’s GDP. A discussion with Prof Bernhard Herz, professor in Economics at the University of Bayreuth (Germany), and with Susanna Andres, Commercial director of Laboral Kutxa, a Basque credit union located in Mondragón. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What if the world of finance wasn’t all about the big financial players of our times? What if, by focusing on the big financial institutions, European leaders overlooked the “real” elephant in the room? This podcast is exploring the role played by Local and cooperative banks to boost the investments for SMEs in Europe’s regions. SME’s employ around 100 million people and account for more than 50% of Europe’s GDP. A discussion with Prof Bernhard Herz, professor in Economics at the University of Bayreuth (Germany), and with Susanna Andres, Commercial director of Laboral Kutxa, a Basque credit union located in Mondragón. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the world of finance wasn’t all about the big financial players of our times? What if, by focusing on the big financial institutions, European leaders overlooked the “real” elephant in the room? This podcast is exploring the role played by Local and cooperative banks to boost the investments for SMEs in Europe’s regions. SME’s employ around 100 million people and account for more than 50% of Europe’s GDP. A discussion with Prof Bernhard Herz, professor in Economics at the University of Bayreuth (Germany), and with Susanna Andres, Commercial director of Laboral Kutxa, a Basque credit union located in Mondragón. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

S2 Episode 1: What if we put local banks at the heart of Europe's sustainable growth?

The Climate Crisis, Covid-19, and the economic and financial challenges it represents for Europe require global and democratic solutions. How can democratic institutions and a democratic consensus help Europe to answer these new global challenges? Learn more about European and International Affairs by following the new Podcast of the Institute of European Democrats, a think tank and political foundation funded by the European Parliament. Find this podcast and all our activities on our website https://www.iedonline.eu/. With the financial support of the European Parliament. The European Parliament assumes no responsibility for facts or opinions expressed in this publication or their subsequent use.A podcast member of EuroPod: https://www.bullemedia.eu/europod <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The Climate Crisis, Covid-19, and the economic and financial challenges it represents for Europe require global and democratic solutions. How can democratic institutions and a democratic consensus help Europe to answer these new global challenges? Learn more about European and International Affairs by following the new Podcast of the Institute of European Democrats, a think tank and political foundation funded by the European Parliament. Find this podcast and all our activities on our website https://www.iedonline.eu/. With the financial support of the European Parliament. The European Parliament assumes no responsibility for facts or opinions expressed in this publication or their subsequent use.A podcast member of EuroPod: https://www.bullemedia.eu/europod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Climate Crisis, Covid-19, and the economic and financial challenges it represents for Europe require global and democratic solutions. How can democratic institutions and a democratic consensus help Europe to answer these new global challenges? Learn more about European and International Affairs by following the new Podcast of the Institute of European Democrats, a think tank and political foundation funded by the European Parliament.&nbsp;Find this podcast and all our activities on our website https://www.iedonline.eu/.&nbsp;With the financial support of the European Parliament. The European Parliament assumes no responsibility for facts or opinions expressed in this publication or their subsequent use.A podcast member of EuroPod: https://www.bullemedia.eu/europod Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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