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Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), KFW, European Investment Fund (EIF) to invest in mezzanine tranche of cash securitization of lease receivables extended to SMEs in Italy

PRESS RELEASE -- 7, December 2015

ROME, 7-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), KFW and the European Investment Fund (EIF) jointly invested in a mezzanine tranche of a cash securitization of lease receivables extended to small – and – medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in Italy. … Read the full press release

EU auditors: EIB managed ACP Investment Facility adds value to EU’s development efforts

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, November 2015

Luxembourg, 19-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The ACP Investment Facility, which has approved €5.7 billion worth of development projects over the last decade, adds value to the European Union’s development efforts and fits in well with its policy objectives, according to … Read the full press release

European Commission: EIB estimates that the EU may need up to €2 trillion in investment in the period up to 2020

PRESS RELEASE -- 1, October 2015

What does the Capital Markets Union have to do with infrastructure in Europe? BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the goals of the Capital Markets Union is to help mobilise capital in Europe and channel it to the infrastructure … Read the full press release

EIB, Meridiam announced new €30 million catalyst investment in the Meridiam Infrastructure Africa Fund

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, September 2015

Luxembourg, 30-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s long-term financing institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Meridiam, a leading global investor and asset manager specializing in public and community infrastructure today announced the agreement of a new €30 million catalyst investment in the … Read the full press release

Greek finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos becomes EIB Governor, succeeding Mr Chouliarakis

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, September 2015

Luxembourg, 30-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following recent parliamentary elections in Greece, Mr Euclid Tsakalotos was appointed Minister of Finance on 23 September 2015. He also becomes EIB Governor, succeeding Mr Chouliarakis. Mr Tsakalotos was born in 1960. He studied Economics, Politics and Philosophy … Read the full press release

Council of Europe Development Bank’s Vice-Governor for Target Group Countries Mikołaj Dowgielewicz steps down

PRESS RELEASE -- 3, September 2015

PARIS, 3-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, Vice-Governor for Target Group Countries of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), resigned his post effective 31 August 2015 to become European Investment Bank (EIB) Representative to the EU institutions and Head … Read the full press release

The Basel Institute on Governance, UN Global Compact, OECD awarded 3-year funding of US$4 million under the 2nd funding round of the Siemens Integrity Initiative to scale up anti-corruption Collective Action

PRESS RELEASE -- 7, August 2015

Joint press release by Siemens, Basel Institute on Governance, United Nations Global Compact and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Three year funding of nearly US$4 million under the Siemens Integrity Initiative, supporting organizations and projects that are fighting … Read the full press release

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) the focus of a two-day global meeting at the London Headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, June 2015

Leaders from public, private sectors and multilateral development banks gather for PPP Days 2015 LONDON, 19-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are the focus of a two-day global meeting which started today at the London Headquarters of the European … Read the full press release

Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev attends the third meeting of the Heads of the G20 financial development institutions in Istanbul, Turkey

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, May 2015

MOSCOW, 28-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev participated in the third meeting of the Heads of the G20 financial development institutions – the D20 and a conference devoted to development of infrastructure as a main instrument for long-term … Read the full press release

EBRD pledges support to EU for Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) Facility for SMEs in Eastern Partnership countries

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, May 2015

DCFTA provides new opportunities for SME financing LONDON, 22-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD can play a crucial role in unlocking finance for SMEs in Eastern Partnership (EAP) countries, a senior EBRD executive told businessmen at a conference in Riga … Read the full press release

Bristol, European Green Capital 2015: EIB supported the city’s ambitious energy programme

PRESS RELEASE -- 23, April 2015

Bristol is at the forefront of a global movement of cities that are reinventing what it means to be sustainable and resilient in the age of climate change. Luxembourg, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Located in South West England, Bristol city, … Read the full press release

EBRD and Eximbank of China to promote projects that support sustainable economic infrastructure development from central Europe to central Asia and in the southern and eastern Mediterranean

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, March 2015

LONDON, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Parties sign Memorandum of Understanding to co-finance infrastructure projects The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China (Eximbank) today agreed to boost their cooperation and co-finance projects … Read the full press release

UK public and regulated services provider Amey won European Waste Project of the Year at 2014 IJ Global Europe & Africa Awards

PRESS RELEASE -- 27, February 2015

Oxford, UK, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading UK public and regulated services provider, Amey, has scooped the prestigious accolade of European Waste Project of the Year at the 2014 IJ Global Europe & Africa Awards. The award recognised Amey’s long term waste … Read the full press release

wpd AG closed all the supply contracts for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm project

PRESS RELEASE -- 25, February 2015

BREMEN, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — wpd AG has closed all the supply contracts for the Nordergründe project. In addition, the Bremen wind farm developer and operator commissions the KfW IPEX Bank with the financing of the project using borrowed funds, … Read the full press release

EIB and European Commission launch two new financial instruments to encourage greater private sector involvement in climate and biodiversity schemes

PRESS RELEASE -- 16, February 2015

Luxembourg, 16-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Two new financial instruments that aim to encourage greater private sector involvement in schemes that contribute to the twin climate priorities of reducing energy use and conserving natural capital, especially biodiversity, in Europe will be later … Read the full press release