(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA, part of the BBVA Group, achieved a record score of 85 in the 2024 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), ranking 15th globally among 668 financial institutions. The bank’s commitment to sustainability includes a target to … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Turkey
Tagged 2024 S&P Global Assessment, Awards, BBVA, Garanti BBVA, leadership, Mahmut Akten, sustainability, Turkish Banking Sector
(IN BRIEF) ING will pay €0.161 per share on 16 January 2025 as part of a €2.5 billion distribution package, which includes a €500 million cash payment based on 3,096 million ordinary shares. The distribution also features a share buyback … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands
Tagged CET1 ratio, Common Equity Tier 1, ING, ING website, Investor section, ordinary shares, Share Buyback Program, shareholder return
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has allocated €55 million in EU-guaranteed funding under the Ukraine Recovery Programme to rebuild critical social infrastructure in 2025 and beyond. This funding, part of the €340 million framework loan backed by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Ukraine
Tagged 151 sub-projects, Advanced Technology, collaboration, community support, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba, EIB, EIB Vice-President Teresa Czerwińska, environmental protection, EU, EU guarantee, European Commission, European Investment Bank, heating systems, hospitals, infrastructure, Jaco Cilliers, Kharkiv Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko, Mykolaiv Oblast, Odesa Oblast, public health, Rebuilding, reconstruction, recovery, resilience, sanitation, SCHOOLS, sewer pressure collector, social housing, social infrastructure, Technical Assistance, Ukraine recovery programme, Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response package, UNDP Ukraine, Vinnytsia Oblast, waste management, water systems, Zhmerynka, €55 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) have signed a €40 million guarantee agreement under the InvestEU programme to support sustainability projects by SMEs and mid-caps in Catalonia. The agreement will enable ICF to mobilize … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Catalan Finance Institute, Catalonia, EIF, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €16.5 million in EU-backed funding to modernize public transport systems in Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Odesa. Part of the EIB’s Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response package, this investment will supply new buses, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics, Ukraine
Tagged EIB, EU, investment, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Oleksii Kuleba, partnership, public transport, Sergii Marchenko, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, UKRAINE, Valdis Dombrovskis
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €700 million in loans to EDP SA to advance renewable energy and modernize power grids in southern Europe. A €500 million loan will help EDP Renewables deploy 1,943 MW of solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Portugal, Spain
Tagged EDP, EIB, Expansion Projects, Italy, Nuno Ascenso Pires, partnership, PORTUGAL, power grid, renewable energy, Rui Teixeira, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Swedish cleantech company Chromafora has secured a €22.5 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance its SELPAXT technology, which removes harmful PFAS chemicals from water. Backed by InvestEU, the funding will support the deployment of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Chromafora, EIB, Johan Seijmer, partnership, PFAS Water Contamination, SELPAXT, sustainability, Sweden, Swedish Cleantech Innovator, Thomas Östros
(IN BRIEF) The Luxembourg Future Fund 2 (LFF2), a €200 million joint initiative by SNCI and the EIF, has invested in Shift4Good, a venture capital fund dedicated to decarbonizing the transport sector. Shift4Good, an Article 9 impact fund under the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Eva Kremer, Julien Baumont, Luxembourg Future Fund 2, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, Shift4Good, Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI), sustainability, Transport Decarbonization
(IN BRIEF) Fugro has secured a new €400 million financing package, consisting of a €100 million term loan and a €300 million revolving credit facility with improved terms and a five-year maturity, extendable by up to two years. This replaces … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Barbara Geelen, financing package, Fugro, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed NOK 295 million (€25 million) to Momentum III, a Norwegian fund targeting early-stage climate tech companies in the Nordics and EU-27. Backed by the European Commission’s InvestEU initiative, the fund will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged European Investment Fund, Green Tech Fund, Hilde Støle Pettersen, Marjut Falkstedt, Momentum, Nicolas de La Grandville, Norway, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Schroders has been named Impact Investing Platform of the Year at the Environmental Finance Impact Awards, recognizing its outstanding impact management process and robust governance structure. As a leading active asset manager, Schroders has developed a comprehensive cross-asset … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €243 million green loan to ERG Group to support renewable energy projects in Italy, France, and Germany as part of ERG’s 2024-2026 Business Plan. The financing will fund three greenfield … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged ERG Group, Europe, European Investment Bank, France, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Germany, Italy, Paolo Merli, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Allianz has withdrawn its offer to acquire a majority stake in Income Insurance Limited following regulatory concerns raised by the Singapore Government and amendments to the Insurance Act. The offer, announced in July 2024, was intended to secure … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Allianz, Asia-Pacific Growth, Income Insurance Acquisition Plan, partnership, Renate Wagner, Singapore
(IN BRIEF) Finnish companies will gain access to over €400 million in financing for green and digital transformations through a partnership between Nordea Bank and the European Investment Fund (EIF). Backed by the InvestEU programme, the agreement provides SMEs and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged businesses, clean technology, EIF, energy efficiency, Financial, Finland, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Nina Arkilahti, Nordea Bank, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €100 million in financing to Marcegaglia, a Mantua-based steel group, as part of a €170 million investment plan to decarbonize and modernize its operations. The funding will support projects at key … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Antonio Marcegaglia, decarbonise, EIB, Emma Marcegaglia, Gelsomina Vigliotti, INNOVATION, Italy, Marcegaglia, partnership, steel production, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a SEK 750 million (approximately EUR 65.2 million) loan agreement with Ziklo Bank AB to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps (SMCs) in Sweden. The 7-year program will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Sweden
Tagged Financial, NIB, partnership, SMCs, SMEs, sustainability, Sweden, Ziklo Bank AB
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a 7-year EUR 42.8 million loan agreement with Sunnhordland Kraftlag AS (SKL) to finance the modernization of the Løkjelsvatnet hydropower plant in Etne, Norway. Completed in October, the upgrade doubled the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Sweden has contributed SEK 9 million (approximately EUR 765,500) to the NEFCO-managed Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) Fund, further supporting efforts to tackle environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea. Established by Sweden and Finland in 2010, the BSAP … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, Sweden
Tagged Baltic Sea, BSAP, Dennis Hamro-Drotz, Finland, Jacob Hagberg, Mia Dahlström, NEFCO, partnership, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Eviden, part of the Atos Group, has partnered with fintech company Ordo and blockchain specialist ByzGen to pilot an innovative open banking platform. The solution enables real-time direct payments, offering a secure and cost-effective alternative to traditional payment … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, Atos, Blockchain, ByzGen, Eviden, Financial, Fliss Berridge, James Sharpe, Marcus Ralphs, Open Banking Platform, Ordo, partnership, Real-Time Payments, UK
(IN BRIEF) Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), has been named one of Europe’s top “doers” in POLITICO’s annual POLITICO28 ranking, which celebrates influential figures shaping the continent. Calviño was recognized for her leadership in addressing Europe’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News
Tagged Aitor Hernández-Morales, Awards, Donald Tusk, EIB, leadership, Nadia Calviño, POLITICO28, Ursula von der Leyen
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