(IN BRIEF) Savills plc has agreed to acquire global real estate investment bank Eastdil Secured LLC in a transaction valued at $1.1125 billion. The acquisition combines Savills’ international real estate advisory platform with Eastdil Secured’s capital markets and investment banking … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged commercial real estate investment banking, D Michael Van Konynenburg, Eastdil Secured LLC, global real estate advisory firms, global real estate transactions advisory, Guggenheim, international property investment advisory, James McCaffrey, mergers and acquisitions real estate, real estate capital markets advisory, Roy H March, Savills acquisition strategy, Savills plc, Savills to Acquire Eastdil Secured in Landmark Deal Creating a Leading Global Real Estate Capital Markets Advisory Platform, Simon Shaw, structured credit and debt placement, Temasek, Wells Fargo
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has launched a completely redesigned version of its BonusFlaş mobile application, transforming it into an integrated digital wallet that combines payments, rewards, personalized offers and card management in one platform. The new version features a modern … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged 3D Secure payments, BBVA Group, BonusFlaş app, card management features, Ceren Acer Kezik, digital banking innovation, Digital Wallet Platform, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA and Mastercard Introduce New Generation BonusFlaş App Combining Digital Wallet Payments and Hyper-Personalized Rewards, Garanti BBVA Relaunches BonusFlaş as AI-Powered Digital Wallet Integrating Payments Rewards and Card Management, GarantiPay, hyper-personalization, Kerem Orbay, Mastercard, Mastercard Advisory Services, mobile payments Turkey, NFC mobile contactless payments, Onur Faydacı, personalized offers, QR payments, Turkey fintech ecosystem
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has received several major recognitions from Global Finance, which named the bank Best Investment Bank in Spain, Mexico, Peru and Türkiye while also acknowledging its leadership in infrastructure finance across Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Investment, Management, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, BBVA Earns Multiple Global Finance Awards as Best Investment Bank Across Spain Mexico Peru and Türkiye, BBVA’s Corporate and Investment Banking Model Gains Global Finance Recognition Across Europe and Latin America, capital markets, Central and Eastern Europe debt markets, corporate and investment banking CIB, Garanti BBVA, Global Finance, infrastructure finance Western Europe, investment banking awards, mergers and acquisitions, Mexico M&A advisory, Peru financial markets, Project Finance, Roberto Albaladejo, Spain banking sector, Sustainable Finance, syndicated loans, Türkiye banking industry
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group reported strong preliminary financial results for 2025, with gross written premiums rising to EUR 16.3 billion and profit before taxes surpassing the one-billion-euro milestone for the first time, reaching EUR 1.16 billion. The Group achieved … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Austria insurance sector, Central and Eastern Europe insurance market, combined ratio, Czech Republic insurance market, dividend increase, Earnings per share, Erste Group partnership, European insurance industry, evolve28 strategy, Extended CEE region, gross written premiums, HARTWIG LÖGER, insurance financial results 2025, insurance service revenue, Liane Hirner, NÜRNBERGER Beteiligungs AG, Poland insurance growth, profit before taxes, Return on equity, solvency ratio, Standard and Poor’s rating, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group Reports Record Profit Growth in 2025 and Proposes Dividend Increase to EUR 1.73 per Share, VIG
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has expanded its Global Assistance network with the launch of operations in Albania, extending its assistance services to 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe. Through twelve service companies employing more than 800 staff, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Albania expansion, assistance services network, Baltic Sea to Mediterranean service network, CEE insurance industry, Central and Eastern Europe insurance market, Chief Innovation Officer, concierge services, cross border assistance services, customer assistance solutions, cyber and IT assistance, digital assistance platform, Gábor Lehel, Global Assistance, health assistance, household assistance, insurance innovation, insurance value added services, legal assistance, multinational insurance services, roadside assistance services, travel assistance services, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group Builds Leading CEE Assistance Services Network with 150 Customer Services and Operations Across 18 Markets, VIG
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and the European Commission have launched a new technical training programme under the JASPERS advisory mandate to help strengthen strategic port infrastructure across the European Union. The initiative focuses on supporting small and medium-sized … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged alternative fuels infrastructure ports, climate resilient ports, Connecting Europe Facility, EIB, EIB Advisory, EU cohesion policy funds, EU port infrastructure, EU transport policy, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Expands Support for EU Transport Infrastructure with New Training Programme for Small and Medium Ports, European logistics network, European ports development, JASPERS programme, maritime logistics Europe, port infrastructure modernization, port investment projects, small and medium ports support, sustainable transport infrastructure, Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), transport connectivity EU
(IN BRIEF) Crédit Agricole Ukraine has reached an agreement to acquire up to 100 percent of Bank Lviv, a Ukrainian bank focused on serving small and medium-sized enterprises and based in Lviv. The acquisition will strengthen Crédit Agricole’s presence in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged agricultural sector financing Ukraine, Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine clearance, Bank Lviv acquisition agreement, CET1 capital ratio banking regulation, Crédit Agricole Moves to Acquire Bank Lviv to Support Ukrainian Economic Recovery, Crédit Agricole S.A., Credit Agricole Ukraine, Crédit Agricole Ukraine Signs Agreement to Acquire SME Focused Bank Lviv, European banking group investment Ukraine, Lviv Ukraine banking sector, National Bank of Ukraine regulatory approval, SME banking Ukraine, Ukrainian economic reconstruction banking support, Western Ukraine financial services expansion
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group provided €547 million in financing to Croatia in 2025 to support business growth, innovation, green transition projects and infrastructure development. The funding included €325 million from the EIB and €211 million from the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Central and Eastern Europe investment initiatives, Croatia economy, Croatian SMEs financing, Croatian urban housing development, Croatian Venture Capital Initiative CVCi2, digital transformation investments, EIB Group, EIB Group Strengthens Investment Partnership with Croatia Through €547 Million in Funding for Innovation, EIF, Eleport EV charging network, Erste & Steiermärkische Bank, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition projects, HBOR Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Hrvatska Poštanska Banka, Infrastructure and SMEs, Invera Private Equity Fund II, NVision Ventures, PCP SEE Fund II, Privredna Banka Zagreb, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Split Žnjan beach development, Teresa Czerwinska, Three Seas Initiative Innovation Fund, Tomislav Ćorić, Zagreb Rijeka Split Osijek Varaždin infrastructure, Zagrebačka banka
(IN BRIEF) Aviva has launched a new financial wellbeing tool designed to help workplace pension members improve their financial confidence and better manage their finances. Initially available to members of the Aviva Master Trust through the Aviva app and online … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva Develops Personalised Financial Wellbeing Tool for Workplace Pension Members, Aviva Expands Workplace Pension Support with New Financial Wellbeing Platform, Aviva Master Trust workplace pension scheme, digital pension management platform, employee financial wellbeing programs, financial confidence assessment platform, financial literacy and budgeting support, financial wellbeing tool pension savers, online pension portal Aviva app, pension savings engagement technology, retirement planning tools employees, retirement readiness solutions, Simon Ellis, UK workplace pensions provider, workplace pension financial health support
(IN BRIEF) The Eurosystem has published the roadmap for Appia, a strategic initiative aimed at supporting the development of a European tokenised financial ecosystem while ensuring that central bank money remains central to the monetary system. The project will involve … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Appia initiative roadmap, central bank money digital settlement infrastructure, distributed ledger technology wholesale markets, DLT market experiments 2024, ECB and Eurosystem Outline Strategy for Tokenised Wholesale Markets with Appia Initiative, ECB Governing Council strategy 2025, euro international currency role, European Central Bank (ECB), European financial market tokenisation, European financial system digital transformation, Eurosystem, Eurosystem Launches Appia Roadmap to Develop European Tokenised Financial Ecosystem, fintech infrastructure Europe, Piero Cipollone, Pontes DLT settlement system, smart contracts financial services innovation, tokenised financial ecosystem Europe
(IN BRIEF) The European Central Bank has welcomed the City of Frankfurt’s decision to select the former Deutsche Bundesbank headquarters site as the future location of the European School Frankfurt. The decision represents a major step toward resolving long-standing uncertainty … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Christine LAGARDE, City of Frankfurt, cross institutional cooperation EU Germany education project, Deutsche Bundesbank headquarters site Frankfurt, ECB international staff families education, ECB Welcomes Frankfurt Decision on New Location for European School Frankfurt, European Central Bank (ECB), European institutions Frankfurt, European School Frankfurt ESF, Frankfurt global financial center infrastructure, interim school solution Frankfurt authorities, international education Frankfurt Germany, New Campus Planned for European School Frankfurt at Former Bundesbank Site
(IN BRIEF) BNP Paribas has secured an additional €250 million guarantee from the European Investment Fund under the InvestEU Programme, increasing the total guarantee facility with the bank to €325 million. The programme is expected to mobilize at least €465 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Expands SME Financing Capacity Through €325 Million InvestEU Guarantee Programme, BNP Paribas Secures €250 Million EIF Guarantee to Expand Financing for Innovative and Sustainable European Businesses, Christopher Kramme, climate change mitigation investment portfolio, digital transformation funding small mid caps, EU SME financing guarantees, European Investment Bank Group EIB, European Investment Fund (EIF), European startup scale up financing network, European sustainable finance initiatives, green transition financing EU, innovation and digitalisation funding Europe, InvestEU Programme financing initiative, low emission mobility funding, renewable energy investment support, sustainable SMEs financing Europe
(IN BRIEF) The Vienna Stock Exchange has expanded its digital market information services by adding ESG sustainability data for all companies listed in its prime market. Through widgets developed by Austrian start-up money:care, investors can now access structured sustainability indicators … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged AI driven ESG data analysis, capital market transparency Austria, CSRD sustainability reporting Europe, ESG metrics climate society gender indicators, ESG sustainability data capital markets, money care startup Austria, prime market listed companies Austria, Silvia Stenitzer, sustainability performance scorecard companies, sustainable investment decision tools, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development UNRISD indicators, Vienna Stock Exchange, Vienna Stock Exchange Enhances Investor Transparency with Sustainability Data and ESG Scorecards, Wiener Börse AG
(IN BRIEF) BBVA Broker has been recognised in Spain in the first edition of the Estrategias de Inversión Awards, receiving top honours for platform security and customer service. The awards evaluated nearly thirty brokerage platforms using an independent methodology that … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged Aitor Odriozola, BBVA Broker, BBVA Broker Recognised in Spain for Security and Customer Service in First Estrategias de Inversión Awards, BBVA Corporate and Investment Banking, brokerage security standards, customer service excellence finance, digital banking investments, digital investment services, equities ETFs investment funds futures trading, Estrategias de Inversión Awards, financial platform rankings, investment broker Spain, Jorge Olavarrieta, online trading platform, retail securities trading, Spain brokerage platforms, Spanish investment market
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has developed an artificial intelligence assistant using ChatGPT Enterprise to support its Internal Audit teams in conducting data-intensive audits more efficiently and consistently. The tool helps auditors analyze large datasets by guiding them through tasks such as … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI data analysis assistant, AI governance in financial institutions, artificial intelligence in banking, audit productivity improvement, banking data analytics, banking digital transformation, BBVA, BBVA Internal Audit Teams Adopt Artificial Intelligence Tool to Improve Productivity and Consistency in Data Intensive Audits, Carlos Sanz-Pastor, ChatGPT Enterprise, data driven banking, enterprise AI applications, financial audit automation tools, internal audit technology, Python SQL audit analytics, regulatory compliance analytics, risk assessment technology
(IN BRIEF) NIB has agreed to provide the City of Turku with a EUR 250 million 25-year uncommitted credit facility to support a major programme aimed at constructing and renovating educational facilities across the city. The broader initiative, valued at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Education, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged André Küüsvek, City of Turku Finland, education facilities modernization, education infrastructure investment, Finland urban development, Kim Moisionlinna, kindergarten facilities development, municipal infrastructure funding, NIB Expands Partnership with Turku Through Major Financing Package for Sustainable Education Facilities, NIB Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic public sector financing, public education investment, RTYL environmental certification system, school construction financing, sustainable public buildings, Turku school renovation programme, vocational school construction
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed up to €20 million to the DaVinci Growth Capital Fund, a private equity vehicle designed to support innovative Italian small and medium-sized enterprises operating in digital technology, industrial technology, and life sciences. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Alternative Capital Partners SGR ACP, Antonello Carlucci, DaVinci Growth Capital Fund, digital technology investments Italy, EIF Investment Boosts New Growth Capital Fund Targeting Technology Driven Italian Small and Medium Businesses, Emanuele Ottina, ESCALAR initiative, European Investment Bank Group EIB, European Investment Fund (EIF), European venture capital funding, Gelsomina Vigliotti, industrial technology companies, innovation financing Europe, InvestEU programme, Italian SMEs growth capital, life sciences and health sector investments, Marco Marrone, Ofelia Harder, private equity small cap segment, RedFish Capital Partners
(IN BRIEF) The Nassauische Heimstätte Wohnstadt group and the European Investment Bank have signed a €465 million framework financing agreement to support housing construction and energy efficiency upgrades in Hessen, Germany. The funding will enable investments totaling around €1 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged affordable housing Germany, EIB, EIB backs major housing programme in Hessen enabling €1 billion investment in new construction and energy-efficient renovations, EIB InvestEU financing supports large-scale residential construction and energy modernization programme in Hessen, energy efficient housing renovation, energy transition buildings, EU infrastructure financing, European Investment Bank, European investment financing housing, Frankfurt Schönhof district, German housing market, Hessen housing development, InvestEU programme, Nassauische Heimstätte Wohnstadt, NHW, Nicola Beer, residential modernization programme, social housing investment Europe, sustainable residential construction, Thomas Hain, urban development Hessen
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has expanded its assistance services network under the Global Assistance brand to cover 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe following the launch of operations in Albania. The network now includes twelve service companies employing … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Technology
Tagged Albania assistance launch, assistance services CEE, Central and Eastern Europe insurance services, concierge services insurance, cross border assistance network, cyber assistance services, digital assistance platform, European insurance innovation, Gábor Lehel, Global Assistance, health assistance services, insurance assistance companies, insurance value added services, multilingual assistance support, roadside assistance Europe, travel assistance Europe, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group expands Global Assistance network to 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe, Vienna Insurance Group strengthens regional assistance services presence with expansion into Albania, VIG, VIG assistance network expansion
(IN BRIEF) De Nederlandsche Bank has published its Payment Strategy for 2026–2028, outlining plans to strengthen resilience, broaden payment options, and encourage innovation within the payment system. The strategy aims to reduce dependence on a small number of providers and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI governance and stronger payment system resilience, artificial intelligence in payments, cyber resilience payments, De Nederlandsche Bank, De Nederlandsche Bank sets roadmap for secure and diversified European payments ecosystem through 2028, digital euro, distributed ledger technology, DLT payments, DNB, DNB Payment Strategy 2026–2028 highlights digital euro, Dutch central bank strategy, European digital payment instruments, European payment system resilience, financial infrastructure resilience, payment fraud prevention, payment service providers Europe, Payment Strategy 2026 2028, payment system innovation, stablecoins euro ecosystem, Tobias Oudejans, tokenised bank deposits, wCBDC, wholesale central bank digital currency
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