(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered and ALTIOS have entered into a partnership to help SMEs set up and grow their overseas operations in Hong Kong, India, Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam. ALTIOS will provide market-entry strategies, incorporation services, partner and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged ALTIOS, Asia markets, Bruno Mascart, Clarissa Tee, company incorporation, cross-border advisory, distributor search, global network, Hong Kong, INDIA, international growth, Mainland China, Malaysia, market entry, operational support, Singapore, small and mid-cap companies, SME Banking, SME expansion, Standard Chartered, Vietnam, Xie Wen
(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank and partner banks, with export credit support from Eksfin and Sinosure, have arranged EUR 525 million in financing for two new wind turbine installation vessels for Cadeler, with KfW IPEX-Bank contributing nearly EUR 60 million. Built … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Denmark, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aida Welker, battery package, biodiesel, Cadeler, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, Eksfin, EUR 525 million financing, European suppliers, export credit agencies, green loan, jacket installation, KfW IPEX-Bank, methanol conversion, monopile installation, Offshore wind, partnership, Shore Power, Sinosure, sustainability, turbine installation, wind turbine installation vessel, WTIV
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank topped the 2025 KangaNews Fixed Income Trading and Research Poll for international markets research, securing recognition across multiple categories—including international issuance, securitisation, corporate and financial institution research, and secondary-market support. The bank also placed second for … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Economy, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged APAC, Australian securitisation, corporate issuance, Darren Boulos, debt market, Deutsche Bank, financial institutions research, Fixed Income & Currencies, Fixed Income Trading and Research Poll, international markets research, Kalvin Fernandes, KangaNews, Mark Stone, market insights, Research Excellence, secondary trading, secondary-market support
(IN BRIEF) FMO acted as Mandated Lead Arranger on a US $26.5 million financing package for the 32 MWp Ilute Solar Project in Western Zambia. The two-tranche debt structure—senior debt underwritten by FMO, Triodos, and SEFA, plus a subordinated tranche … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged 32 MWp, African Development Bank, Barotse Royal Establishment, blended finance, community trust, ElectriFI, FMO, Government of Zambia, GreenCo Power Services, Ilute Solar Project, Kwama Energy, Mandated Lead Arranger, market-based PPA, partnership, private-sector engagement, renewable energy finance, SAPP, SEFA, Senior Chief Anang’anga Imwiko, senior tranche, Serengeti Energy, subordinated tranche, sustainability, Triodos, US $26.5 million, WWF biodiversity plan, Zambia, ZESCO
(IN BRIEF) The LVWATSAN project in Northern Tanzania, financed by AFD (€75 million), EIB Global (€45 million plus €4 million technical assistance), the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (€9.9 million), and the Tanzanian government (€16 million), has inaugurated the Butimba Water … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Society
Tagged AFD, Anne Sophie, Bukoba, Butimba Water Treatment Plant, Celine Robert, Christine Grau, clean water, Edward Claessen, EIB Global, EU Global Gateway, EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund, French Development Agency, Government of Tanzania, Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation, Lamadi, Magu, Misungwi, Musoma, Mwanza, sanitation, simplified sewerage, Team Europe, Technical Assistance
(IN BRIEF) EU Finance Ministers, acting as shareholders of the EIB Group, have endorsed a record €100 billion 2025 financing ceiling, boosting defence lending to 3.5 percent of the total and dedicating over €11 billion to grid and storage investments. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Clean Industrial Deal, cleantech instruments, CleantechEU, counter-guarantees, defence financing, EIB Group, EIF guarantees, energy security, energy storage, EU Member States, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financing ceiling, global partnerships, Katja Pluto, Nadia Calviño, NATO, power grids, PPAs, Rūdninkai military base, solar photovoltaics, TechEU, Temenuzhka Petkova, Ukraine trade, water infrastructure, wind turbine manufacturers, Zbyněk Stanjura
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and Santander have structured a €250 million securitisation—comprising a €200 million EIF guarantee with ING and a €50 million EIB investment—to support Spanish SMEs, mid-caps, agricultural enterprises and women entrepreneurs. This transaction is expected to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Society, Spain
Tagged agricultural sector, climate resilience, EIB Group, EIF, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition, ING, Mid-Caps, Pan-European Agricultural Programme, Regenerative Agriculture, Santander, securitisation, small and medium-sized enterprises, Spain, water management, Women Entrepreneurship, young farmers
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and Greece’s CDLF have signed a €500 million loan under the Antonis Tritsis urban investment programme, bringing the EIB’s total commitment to €1 billion. The funds will support hundreds of local authority projects—ranging from water and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Antonis Tritsis, CDLF, climate resilience, Dimitris Stamatis, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Greece, InvestEU, local authorities, Public Buildings, road safety, seismic protection, Smart Cities, sustainable infrastructure, Thodoris Livanios, urban regeneration, waste management, water management, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) To commemorate World Refugee Day on 20 June, KfW Development Bank spotlights its six-year partnership with BMZ and UNICEF in Jordan, where over 600,000 refugees—half children—receive education, psychosocial care and individual support. Through phased “Syrian Refugee Support to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Germany, Management, Society
Tagged Azraq camp, BMZ, cash-for-work, gender participation, integration, JORDAN, KfW Development Bank, Makani centres, psychosocial care, refugee volunteers, school infrastructure, Syrian Refugee Support to the Education Sector, Syrian refugees, teacher salaries, UNHCR, UNICEF, World Refugee Day, Za’atari camp
(IN BRIEF) On 18 June 2025, Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee reduced the policy rate from 4.50 percent to 4.25 percent in a unanimous decision, marking the beginning of a cautious normalization after a tightening cycle that … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged 2 percent inflation target, 4.25 percent, Arendalsuka, economic projections, Financial Stability, Ida Wolden Bache, inflation outlook, interest rate forecast, June 18 2025, Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee, mortgage rates, Norges Bank, Norway, output gap, policy rate cut, rate normalization, unemployment
(IN BRIEF) Co-op has arranged a £350 million sustainability-linked term loan over five years with HSBC UK, Barclays, ING, Lloyds, NatWest, and Rabobank. This facility reflects Co-op’s strong financial performance—including a 35 percent boost in operating profit, a return to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Marketing, Retail, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Co-op, credit rating upgrade, Fiona Parkes, five-year term, food waste reduction, Francesca Mosca, HSBC UK, ING, Lloyds, membership growth, NatWest, Net Zero 2030, Nioami Reddington, Rabobank, Rachel Izzard, Renée Marais, Robert King, Science Based Targets, sustainability-linked financing, £350 million loan
(IN BRIEF) METLEN has closed a comprehensive refinancing package for its Australian solar portfolio, securing AUD 460 million in new facilities on 23 May 2025 alongside Deutsche Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo and Westpac. The deal refinances six operational solar farms in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Australia, Baringa, carbon dioxide emissions, Coles, Corowa, CS Energy, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, DNV, green PPA, Herbert Smith Freehills, Intesa Sanpaolo, Junee, Kingaroy, Mazars, Metlen, Moura, Munna Creek, National Broadband Network, partnership, renewable energy, RINA, SmartestEnergy, solar farms, sustainability, Telstra, TWh, Wagga, Westpac Banking Corporation, White & Case, WTW, Wyalong, Zen Energy
(IN BRIEF) Artec 3D, a Luxembourg-based developer of portable 3D scanners and software, has secured a €15 million venture debt facility from the European Investment Bank under the InvestEU initiative. The partnership, formalised at the Luxembourg Nexus technology expo, represents … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Portugal, Technology
Tagged 3D scanning, AI algorithms, Anne Calteux, Art Yukhin, Artec 3D, cultural heritage preservation, Digital Twins, EIB venture debt, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Luxembourg, PORTUGAL, R&D financing, Robert de Groot, short-range high-precision scanners, target-free scanning, TechEU programme, Xavier Bettel
(IN BRIEF) EPI has onboarded Spuerkeess, BGL BNP Paribas, BIL, POST Finance and Banque Raiffeisen, who—supported by LUXHUB—will launch the Wero app in Luxembourg by June 2026. Wero offers instant peer-to-peer, invoice, online and point-of-sale payments across Luxembourg and neighboring … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Financial, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Banque Raiffeisen, Béatrice Belorgey, BGL BNP Paribas, BIL, cross-border payments, digital wallet, E-Commerce, epi, European Payments Initiative, Françoise Thoma, instant A2A payments, Laurent Zahles, loyalty programs, Luxembourg, Luxhub, Martina Weimert, Payconiq migration, Peer-to-Peer, point-of-sale, POST Finance, Spuerkeess, subscriptions, wero
(IN BRIEF) BBVA and Malta Iberia PHES SL have signed an agreement to develop a 14 MWh long-duration energy storage demonstration plant in Puertollano, Spain. Utilizing a closed-loop molten salt and steam system, the facility will absorb surplus renewable energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Malta, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, Ciudad Real, cleantech, climate-aligned finance, decarbonization, European energy resilience, grid stabilization, H2Med corridor, LDES, Long Duration Energy Storage, Malta Iberia PHES SL, Malta Inc., molten salt, National Hydrogen Centre CNH2, Philippe Delleville, Puertollano, renewable integration, Roberto Albaladejo, steam cycle
(IN BRIEF) Launched in 2021 by Garanti BBVA and DenizTemiz Derneği/TURMEPA, the Blue Breath project has spent four years tackling pollution and restoring coastal ecosystems across Turkey. Teams have extracted 280 tons of trash and 650 000 liters of liquid … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Management, Turkey
Tagged 100 000 children, 2 000-year-old seagrass meadow, 280 tons solid waste, 382 species, 5 000 students, 650 000 liters liquid waste, 70 percent vitality, Blue Breath project, clean-up operations, DenizTemiz Derneği, Education Bus, Garanti BBVA, Göcek, Saros Gulf habitat map, seagrass restoration, Turkish marine ecosystems, TURMEPA
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) La ministra Lenia Batres acusó a sus colegas de la Suprema Corte de excluirla por tercera vez de las deliberaciones sobre la deuda fiscal de más de 63 000 millones de pesos de Grupo Elektra y Ricardo … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Law
Tagged 63 000 millones de pesos, amparos, Banco Azteca, Carlos Slim, Claudia Sheinbaum, confabulación, conflicto Lenia Batres, corrupción empresarial, deuda fiscal, escándalo Grupo Elektra, favoritismo judicial, FGR, Fiscalía General de la República, grupo elektra, imparcialidad, impedimentos, impunidad en México, investigaciones financieras, juicio fiscal Salinas, justicia en México, Lenia Batres, megadeuda fiscal, noticias Salinas Pliego, orden de arresto, Poder Judicial México, presión legal, reputación empresarial, resiliencia institucional, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Salinas evasión fiscal, SCJN, SCJN México, silenciamento interno, Suprema Corte de Justicia, Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, suspensiones, transparencia judicial, UIF, UIF México, Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera
(IN BRIEF) Schroders has announced four senior leadership changes to bolster its client-first strategy. Karine Szenberg will become Executive Vice Chair, focusing on strategic alliances and maintaining her place on the Group Executive Committee. Matt Oomen joins as Global Head … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Asia leadership, Asia wealth, asset management, BNY Investments, client relationships, Country Head Hong Kong, digital transformation, Executive Vice Chair, Global Head of Client Group, Gopi Mirchandani, Group Executive Committee, Head of Client Group Asia, Jason Yu, Karine Szenberg, leadership, Matt Oomen, Richard Oldfield, Schroders
(IN BRIEF) During today’s Annual General Meeting, Wiener Börse AG elected Alexandra Wittmann and Guido Jestädt to its Supervisory Board. Wittmann, CFO of EVN AG since September 2024, replaces Stefan Szyszkowitz, who served more than ten years. Jestädt, Chief Administrative … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Alexandra Wittmann, Angelika Sommer-Hemetsberger, Annual General Meeting, appointment, Austrian capital market, BAWAG Group AG, board succession, Egbert Fleischer, EVN AG, Guido Jestädt, Heimo Scheuch, leadership, shareholder representatives, Stefan Szyszkowitz, Supervisory Board election, Wiener Börse AG, Works Council delegates
(IN BRIEF) Euronext and Clearstream have announced a collaboration to upgrade Euronext Clearing’s collateral management for repos and additional asset classes. Clearstream will serve as a triparty agent, automating collateral selection, valuation, and substitution, while also handling settlement, custody, regulatory … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Norway, Portugal, Technology
Tagged AI collateral scheduling, Anthony Attia, balance sheet efficiency, CCP, Clearstream, Collateral Management, custody services, Euronext, Euronext Clearing, European capital markets, Innovate for Growth 2027, liquidity management, margin optimisation, partnership, regulatory reporting, repo clearing, Repo Expansion Initiative, Repo Foundation, Sam Riley, settlement services, TPA, triparty agent
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