EASDAQ: Fighting for a Lost Cause?
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Five years after its formation, Easdaq still hasn't given up the fight to become the pan-European market for growth stocks--but it hasn't won the war either. Despite its aim of providing growth companies with European-wide exposure, using a single regulatory environment and trading system--the Brussels-based exchange has so far failed to become the Nasdaq of Europe.
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