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  1. 1. The Road Ahead: Exploring the Potential of Public-Private Partnerships in Closing the European Infrastructure Investment Gap

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Linus Edgren; Casper Lindqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Public-Private Partnership; Public Procurement; Project Finance; European Infrastructure; Infrastructure Investments;

    Abstract : Modern infrastructure assets are fundamental for the long-term economic growth and development of countries and regions. Yet, the European infrastructure investment gap is projected to reach USD 2 trillion by 2040. One approach to closing this infrastructure investment gap is strengthening the collaboration between the private and public sector. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ideologies and Imaginaries in Blockchain Communities : a case study on Bitcoin & Ethereum

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Berglund Wiklund; [2022]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Political imaginaries; Bitcoin; Ethereum; Ideologies; Science and Technology Studies; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Blockchain technologies with its promise of transparency and security have during the last decade created quite the political stir. There exists an abundance of information, hype and research regarding blockchains 'disruptive and ‘transformative’ potential concerning every industry from finance to food production. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sustainable Use: A Contentious Promise - A Case Study on International Funding of Consumptive Sustainable Wildlife Use in South Africa's Biodiversity Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mara Glas; [2022]
    Keywords : biodiversity economy; sustainable use; international conservation finance; community-based conservation; economic development; wildlife economics; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In South Africa, sustainable use of wildlife is widely recognized as providing economic incentives and actively engaging rural communities in conservation management. Aiming to combat rampant poverty and wildlife crime in communities around protected areas (PAs), the country’s biodiversity economy envisions to scale (non-)consumptive activities in the pursuit of creating economically and environmentally viable wildlife businesses. READ MORE

  5. 4. International Payments, Trade Finance & Blockchain : A qualitative study about the impact of blockchain implementation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Amanda Grandin; Maria Eriksson; [2021]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Trade Finance; Supply Chain Finance; International Payments; Efficiency; Transparency;

    Abstract : The digitalization of our world is happening at a rapid pace. In the last few years there has been an avalanche of new technologies that could benefit businesses, such as; artificial intelligence, internet of things and blockchain. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effects on infra debt margins: A study on the components and long-term sustainability of the recent infrastructure debt margin shift

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Carl Johan Boork; Jens Synneby; [2014]
    Keywords : Infrastructure debt margin; financial crisis; Basel III Accord; Project Finance;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the components of, and further assesses the long-term sustainability of, the recent infrastructure debt margin shift in developed European countries. This is done by collecting debt tranche characteristics data on infrastructure-defined projects in Benelux, France, Germany, the Nordics and the UK, spanning 1st January 2000 to 30th June 2014. READ MORE