Most emerging-market funds devote some of their assets to the region, but a regional fund is the purest bet.
Other regions (Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Marche, Puglia) allowed for particular DRG tariff increase while the Campania Region established a special regional fund for DES reimbursement.
Germany should also benefit from reform of the regional funds since its eastern Länder (states) will stay eligible while richer EU regions will not.
But regional fund managers remain cautious.
Increasing regional funding will also help diversify the creative industries.
Some regional funds did much better than that.
Even regional funds focusing on Latin America pay little attention to Colombia: of the 10 regional funds, only three have investments there.
Spain has been the largest single beneficiary of EU regional funds.
Regional funds will be mobilized to help the countries hardest hit by the crisis.
Almost everyone has been rude about proposed reforms to the CAP and the regional funds.
"There's a perception that regional funds are dependent on the local economy," he said.
