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This paper by Pablo Fernandez, Diego Garcia de la Garza and Lucía F. Acín contains the statistics of a survey about the Risk-Free Rate (RF) and the Market Risk Premium (MRP) used in 2025 for 54 countries. 

Answers were received from 103 countries, but the results were only reported for 54 countries with more than six answers.

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We are pleased to present the latest issue of our quarterly publication, a collaborative effort by the EACVA (European Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts) and the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), where you will find articles and useful business valuation data tailored for business valuation professionals to help you stay up to date. In this issue:

[Read more…] about The spring edition of the European Business Valuation Magazine (EBVM) 2/2025 is out now!

Read more: Damodaran: Equity Risk Premiums (ERP): Determinants, Estimation, and Implications – The 2025 Edition published

The equity risk premium is the price of risk in equity markets, and it is not only a key input in estimating costs of equity and capital in both corporate finance and valuation, but it is also a key metric in assessing the overall market. 

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Content:

• Editorial: Revision of the Business Valuation Standards in Germany and Austria: Exposure Drafts Published
  Wolfgang Kniest, CVA
• Assessment of Damage to a Companyʼs Image
  Hugo Martinez
• Patent-based Startup Valuation
  Fabian Völker, M.Sc. / Dr. Christian Reichert, CVA, MBA
• Cost of Capital Study 2024: The New Dilemma: Balancing Interest Rates and Growth
  Heike Snellen / Dr. Andreas Tschöpel, CVA/CEFA/CIIA
• Data: Industry Betas and Multiples (for Eurozone Companies)
  Dr. Martin H. Schmidt / Dr. Andreas Tschöpel, CVA, CEFA, CIIA
• Data: Transaction Multiples (Scandinavia and Britain)
  Prof. Dr. Stefan O. Grbenic, StB, CVA
• News from IVSC
• Data: Discounts for Lack of Marketability (Europe)
  Prof. Dr. Stefan O. Grbenic, StB, CVA

Download the current issue and further information on the European Business Valuation Magazine here.

After 15 years, the 4th edition of Damodaran’s Investment Valuation Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of any Asset has now been published.

Enjoy reading. Link to the book.