And in the field of risk capital we are a long way behind.

The big companies supporting the project put most of their risk capital here.

"You've got to look at the money as risk capital.

Why do we need the risk capital action plan?

While attending school, he began investing the risk capital in his free time.

We know that risk capital investments have fallen in Europe.

However, if a scheme is commercially sound I see no reason why private risk capital should not be available.

What view do you take of the development of risk capital in this field?

They would need to find another $1 billion of risk capital if the project were to go on.

"It is difficult for entrepreneurs to risk capital when they cannot predict the size of next month's energy bill."

That is the first way in which the Commission aims at increasing the risk capital action plan market.

"We would look for risk capital to do that."

It has rightly been mentioned that risk capital is not very developed in Europe.

The objective of reform must be to create an environment in which the risk capital market can flourish.

The reasons are complex and relate mainly to the lack of business risk capital.

It is financed by private risk capital - unlike any new nuclear project anywhere.

Pension funds and risk capital markets are good examples of this.

Here is where the ministries can help, by providing risk capital, technical assistance and so on.

At the same time it is very important to complete the legislation on a genuine internal market for financial services and risk capital.

Risk capital is also crucial to support small and medium-sized enterprises.

It is also absolutely essential that risk capital should be made available for innovators.

There is no innovation or risk capital market, as pointed out by the Commission's recommendation.

Foreign investment, in the form of risk capital, was discouraged by all the evident difficulties.

If demand were to increase, so too would risk capital, regardless of whether the markets are fragmented or not.

Ms. Levy, who knew about raising risk capital, called several potential investors.