(IN BRIEF) Societe Generale will elevate Jerome Niddam to CEO of its Asia Pacific business on 1 September 2025, subject to regulatory clearance. Reporting to Co-Heads Anne-Christine Champion and Alexandre Fleury, Niddam joins the Group’s Management Committee and follows Cecile … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Alexandre Fleury, Anne-Christine Champion, appointment, Asia Pacific, Cécile Bartenieff, Chief Executive Officer, Cross Asset Solutions, Equity derivatives, financial engineering, Global Banking and Investor Solutions, global markets, Jerome Niddam, leadership, management committee, partnership, regulatory approval, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
(IN BRIEF) On 1 August 2025, Commerzbank welcomes around 400 trainees and dual-study students across its German branches, meeting its recruitment goal for 2025. CHRO Sabine Mlnarsky highlighted the bank’s commitment to attracting and retaining young talent as essential for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged abine Mlnarsky, banking apprenticeships, Bettina Orlopp, Commerzbank, customer service, dual-study students, Frankfurt orientation week, Germany, HR strategy, initial training, onboarding programme, Talent Retention, trainees, virtual networking
(IN BRIEF) Effective 1 August 2025, LBBW has finalized the integration of its commercial real estate finance business by rebranding and consolidating it as Berlin Hyp—a standalone division with a €63 billion portfolio. This alignment follows LBBW’s acquisition of Berlin … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Berlin, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged Berlin Hyp, commercial real estate finance, corporate integration, CRE, Europe, LBBW, market expertise, North America, partial universal succession, partnership, Rainer Neske, real estate portfolio €63 billion, Sascha Klaus, Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, synergies, system integration, universal bank
(IN BRIEF) In H1 2025, BBVA allocated around €63 billion to sustainability initiatives—a 48 percent rise year-on-year—including a record €30 billion in Q2 alone. Climate change and natural-capital projects accounted for 76 percent of the total, with social-impact ventures making … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural sector, BBVA, circular economy, climate change projects, Commercial Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking, decarbonization targets, digital energy tools, efficient water use, electric vehicle financing, Energy Tech Summit 2025, financial inclusion, Green Bonds, Hydrogen Plant, natural capital, net zero 2050, renewable energy finance, Retail Banking, social bonds, social infrastructure, sustainability, sustainability-linked loans, sustainable financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has disbursed the second €100 million tranche of a €200 million loan package to co-finance Cyprus’s extensive road improvement programme, with completion targeted for 2029. The funding—covering 50 percent of project costs—will support motorway, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged bridges, climate resilience, cycling lanes, Cyprus, drainage systems, EIB, Eleftherios Eleftheriou, European Investment Bank, Kyriacos Kakouris, Makis Keravnos, Ministry of Transport Communications and Works, motorway improvements, partnership, road infrastructure, socio-economic cohesion, sustainability, transport upgrades, tunnels, €100 million tranche
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has signed a new agreement with SoftBank to deliver comprehensive 4G and 5G radio equipment spanning low, mid and high frequency bands. The partnership focuses on reinforcing network performance across six Japanese regions and extending 5G Standalone … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G, 5G, 5G standalone, AI Automation, AIR 3255, AIR 6476, Ericsson, Ericsson Radio System, Ericsson Silicon, Hokkaido, Hokuriku, Kansai, Kanto, Many-Core Architecture, network enhancement, partnership, RAN Compute, SoftBank Corp., Tohoku, Tokai
(IN BRIEF) Crédit Agricole Santé & Territoires has finalized its takeover of Petits‑fils, the leading national franchise for at‑home senior care in France, following regulatory clearance from the French Competition Authority. The deal—valued at around €243 million—integrates more than 290 Petits‑fils … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged aging‑in‑place, at‑home senior care, Clariane, Crédit Agricole Santé & Territoires, demographic transition, franchise network, French Competition Authority, mutualist heritage, partnership, Petits‑fils, Pierre Guillocheau
(IN BRIEF) Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring’s board has named Didier Reboul as its new CEO, effective September 1, 2025, under the supervision of Stéphane Priami of Crédit Agricole S.A. He will also join Crédit Agricole S.A.’s Management Committee. Reboul takes over from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Alliance Bara Research Institute, ALM coordination, Alpes Provence Regional Bank, appointment, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate and Investment Bank, Crédit Agricole Anjou Maine, Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring, Crédit Agricole S.A., Didier Reboul, Emporiki Bank, ESC Toulouse, French Society of Financial Analysts, Georgia State University, Guadeloupe Regional Bank, Hervé Varillon, Indosuez Asset Management, leadership, management committee, MBA Finance, Midcaps Division, Midi Regional Bank, Regional Bank of Aquitaine, Segespar, Stéphane Priami, Sud Rhône Alpes Regional Bank
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank is appointing Simone Kämpfer as its new General Counsel, effective September 15, 2025, replacing Friederike Rotsch, who will leave to pursue other opportunities. Kämpfer, a Freshfields partner and former public prosecutor, will join the Group Management Committee … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AFC EMEA, Anti‑Financial Crime, appointment, Christian Sewing, compliance, Deutsche Bank, Droege Group, Frankfurt, Freshfields, Friederike Rotsch, General Counsel, Global Head of Regions and Standards, Group Anti‑Money Laundering Officer, Group Management Committee, Laura Padovani, leadership, leadership change, Legal & Group Governance, Nita Patel, Ralph Nash, regulatory investigations, risk management, Simone Kämpfer, Simone Kämpfer appointment, White‑Collar Defence
(IN BRIEF) Infraestruturas de Portugal and the Avan Norte consortium have inked a 30‑year concession to deliver the Porto–Oiã section of the Lisbon–Porto high‑speed railway, marking the kickoff of Phase 1. The European Investment Bank will underwrite €875 million of the total … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Portugal, Technology, Travel
Tagged Avan Norte–Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade, Carlos Mota Santos, CEF, climate targets, Connecting Europe Facility, EIB, European Investment Bank, Infraestruturas de Portugal, InvestEU, IP, Jean‑Christophe Laloux, Lisbon–Porto high‑speed railway, LusoLAV, Miguel Cruz, Miguel Pinto Luz, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Porto–Oiã section, public‑private partnership, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Teresa Ribera, territorial cohesion
(IN BRIEF) Synaptiq is streamlining radiotherapy preparation with its AI‑driven contouring software, which automates the delineation of tumours and organs at risk. Founded by Dragoș Dușe and Roxana Săbău, the Romanian startup emerged from research at Germany’s Cancer Research Centre and now … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Romania, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI contouring, cancer care innovation, cancer research, clinical expansion, CT, Dragoș Dușe, EBRD, healthtech, Heidelberg, MRI, organs at risk, partnership, patent, prompt‑based AI, radiotherapy, Romania, Roxana Săbău, Star Venture programme, Synaptiq, TaiwanBusiness-EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund, tumour delineation
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has provided Iberdrola with two €25 million loans—half from its own funds and half via Spain’s Regional Resilience Fund—to back il·lumina, the utility’s project to reconstruct and future‑proof the Valencia distribution grid damaged in the 2024 floods. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, digitalisation, EIB, energy security, European Investment Bank, Iberdrola, il·lumina, Ministry of Economy Trade and Enterprise, NextGenerationEU, partnership, power distribution grid, reconstruction, Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan, Regional Resilience Fund, renewable integration, REPowerEU, smart transformers, substations, sustainability, underground cables, Valencia floods 2024, €50 million loans
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €264 million loan to Snam to construct 240 km of new pipelines aimed at integrating biomethane production into Italy’s national gas transmission system. The initial €140 million tranche has been … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Agostino Scornajenchi, biomethane, EIB, energy diversification, energy infrastructure, energy security, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, gas transmission, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green transition, Italy, NRRP, partnership, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Snam, sustainability, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Hellenic Republic have concluded the Greek Guarantee Fund (GGF), a major financial initiative that has supported over 800 SMEs and mid-cap firms across Greece since its launch in 2014. Despite difficult … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged access to finance, economic recovery, EIB, EU financial instruments, European Investment Bank, financial support, GGF, Greece, Greek economy, Greek Guarantee Fund, Hellenic Republic, INNOVATION, job creation, Mid-Caps, partnership, Public Private Partnership, SMEs, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has established a dedicated country office in Brussels to enhance its strategic support for Belgium’s public and private sectors. Headed by Torsten Brand, a senior EIB banker and Belgian-German national, the new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Belgian Finance Ministry, Belgium, Biotech, Brussels, Digital connectivity, EIB Group, EIF, EU Representation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, infrastructure, INNOVATION, Jan Jambon, partnership, Princess Elizabeth Island, Public sector financing, Robert de Groot, sustainability, sustainable growth, Torsten Brand, University of Passau
(IN BRIEF) RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management have marked a significant milestone in their joint Nordseecluster offshore wind project with the installation of the first monopile foundation approximately 50 km off the coast of Juist, Germany. Each foundation, weighing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 1.6 GW, Boreas, climate targets, Eemshaven, energy transition, German North Sea, Germany, Green Energy, Juist, monopile, Nordseecluster, Nordseecluster A, Nordseecluster B, Norges Bank Investment Management, offshore installation, Offshore wind, OranjeWind, partnership, renewable electricity, RWE, Sofia project, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Thor project, TotalEnergies, transition piece-less, Van Oord, wind energy, wind turbine foundations
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Santander have jointly committed €224 million to Greene Enterprise for the construction of five advanced waste recovery plants across Spain. These facilities will use pyrolysis to convert more than 200,000 tonnes of non-recyclable … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Spain
Tagged A Coruña, As Somozas, circular economy, Climate Action, CO2 reduction, EIB, EU Circular Economy Action Plan, European Investment Bank, Greene Enterprise, job creation, La Selva del Camp, Madridejos, Muel, pyrolysis, raw materials, regional cohesion, San Cristóbal de Entreviñas, Santander, Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, Tarragona, Toledo, Valogreene, Valogreene CML Madridejos, Valogreene Recinor As Somozas, waste recovery, Zamora, Zaragoza
(IN BRIEF) EIB and AGSM AIM signed a €120 million loan to strengthen and modernise electricity grids in Vicenza, Verona and Grezzana. Implemented by V-RETI S.p.A., the investment will enhance efficiency, resilience and sustainability, supporting EU decarbonisation, digitalisation and REPowerEU … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AGSM AIM, Alessandro Russo, business plan validation, digitalisation, EIB, EU decarbonisation objectives, European Investment Bank, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green transition, Grezzana, Italy energy sector, national energy transition, Operational Efficiency, partnership, power grid modernisation, reliability improvement, REPowerEU, residents and businesses benefits, resilience, sustainability, tranches, V-RETI S.p.A., Veneto, Verona, Vicenza
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has granted JSC Balticovo a EUR 30 million loan with a ten-year maturity, supported by InvestEU, to expand the egg producer’s sustainable capacity in Latvia. Funds will build aviary and rearing poultry houses … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AAA Aaa credit rating, aviary production houses, Balticovo competitiveness, cage-laid eggs, egg-sorting line, Emissions Reduction, environmental benefits, EU long-term funding, hen welfare, InvestEU programme, JSC Balticovo, Kaspars Piladzis, Latvia poultry industry, marine welfare, mid-cap financing diversification, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, partnership, productivity, rearing poultry houses, sustainability, sustainable operations
(IN BRIEF) Karl Nehammer, Austria’s former Chancellor (2021–2025), has been appointed Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, joining its Management Committee on 1 September 2025. Nominated by Austria and approved by the 27 EU finance ministers, he replaces Sweden’s Thomas … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged agriculture and bioeconomy, appointment, Austria nomination, Capital Markets Union, Climate Action, Climate Bank Roadmap, Cohesion Regions, digitalisation, EIB Management Committee, energy security investment, EU Finance Ministers, EU policy goals, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund (EIF), investment in Austria, Karl Nehammer, leadership, media photos available, Nadia Calviño, Paris Climate Agreement alignment, security and defence, social infrastructure, strategic autonomy, Thomas Östros, Vice-President appointment, Wilhelm Molterer
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