The European Commission – Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) organised the webinar ‘Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Portugal’, that took place on Wednesday, 6 October 2021 from 10.30 until 13.30 CEST / from 9.30 until 12.30 WEST.
The webinar focused on the financial environment in which farmers and food processors operate in Portugal and was opened by Maria do Céu Antunes, Minister of Agriculture, Portugal and by Mihail Dumitru, Deputy Director-General, DG AGRI, European Commission. The EAFRD managing authority for Portugal, the Paying Agency and several financial intermediaries shared their experiences with the set up and implementation of the EAFRD financial guarantee instrument under the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme. Speakers also presented the outcomes from a fi-compass study analysing the financial supply and demand for agriculture and agri-food sectors in Portugal, as well as existing constraints on the market.
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The audio in the video files is in original language of the speakers. The English interpretation is available as audio files.
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Introduction by the moderator |
Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass, European Investment Bank |
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Opening statement from the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture |
Maria do Céu Antunes, Minister of Agriculture, Portugal |
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Opening statement from DG AGRI |
Mihail Dumitru, Deputy Director-General, DG AGRI, European Commission |
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Experiences of the Portuguese EAFRD Managing Authority in using financial instrument |
Rita Barradas, Manager, RDP 2020 Managing Authority, Portugal |
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The Financing of the Financial Instrument |
Hugo Lobo, Paying Agency RDP 2020, Portugal |
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Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience |
Rita Barradas, Manager, RDP 2020 Managing Authority, Portugal Hugo Lobo, Paying Agency RDP 2020, Portugal |
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Financing needs in agriculture and agri-food sectors in Portugal |
Mario Guido, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank Carina Folkeson, Researcher, Ecorys |
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Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience |
Mario Guido, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank Carina Folkeson, Researcher, Ecorys |
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EAFRD Guarantee Fund in Portugal: EIF’s implementation insights |
Alessandro Gargani, Business Development and Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund |
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EAFRD Guarantee Fund in Portugal Implementation insights |
Sónia Ribeiro, Governmental Financial Instruments Manager, Banco Santander |
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Portuguese EAFRD Guarantee Instrument – BPI's Track |
Claudia Almeida, Head of Corporate and Institutional Marketing, Banco BPI |
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EAFRD Guarantee Fund in Portugal – Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
Filipe Ravara, Director of Agribusiness, Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
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Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience |
Alessandro Gargani, Business Development and Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund Sónia Ribeiro, Governmental Financial Instruments Manager, Banco Santander Filipe Ravara, Director of Agribusiness, Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
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Closing remarks |
Michael Pielke, Head of Unit F3, DG AGRI, European Commission |
Ahead of the webinar, discover the executive summary of the country-specific report regarding Portugal, as well as other relevant resources that will be featured during the webinar:
