(IN BRIEF) DNV and Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing renewable energy technologies in Taiwan. The partnership will focus on floating solar and wind technologies, energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Brice Le Gallo, DNV, Dr. Matthew Rowe, INNOVATION, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), partnership, Ren-Yi Lin, renewable energy, sustainability, Taiwan, Yung-Hsiang Lai
(IN BRIEF) The latest Swiss Payment Monitor report reveals that mobile payments have become the most popular payment method in Switzerland, surpassing debit cards and cash for the first time. Mobile devices now account for 26.8% of all transactions, driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged cash, debit cards, Financial, mobile payments, Payment Method, Switzerland, University of St. Gallen, ZHAW
(IN BRIEF) Infineon Technologies has launched the PSoC™ 6 AI Evaluation Kit, designed for embedded, Edge AI, and ML system applications. The kit enhances real-time performance and power efficiency for intelligent consumer, smart home, and IoT solutions. It integrates Infineon’s … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Borealis announces the successful acquisition of Integra Plastics AD, a Bulgarian advanced mechanical recycling player, solidifying its position in the circular economy landscape. Integra Plastics’ state-of-the-art recycling plant, with an annual capacity exceeding 20,000 tons, significantly bolsters Borealis’ … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Italian and Bulgarian authorities, with the support of Eurojust, have apprehended 22 individuals associated with an organized crime group (OCG) involved in human trafficking. The OCG exploited numerous female victims, coercing them into prostitution through deceptive promises of … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Government, Industrial, Italy, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety
Tagged Bulgaria, Eurojust, Human Trafficking Ring, Italy, partnership
(IN BRIEF) HeavyFinance announces a €50 million fundraising for a private credit fund aimed at supporting European agricultural SMEs with tailored finance solutions to advance decarbonization efforts. With the EIF committing €20 million as a cornerstone investor and support from … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Poland, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged agriculture, Bulgaria, EIF, Europe, HeavyFinance, Laimonas Noreika, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, Poland, PORTUGAL, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Investment Fund (EIF) have forged agreements with Bulgarian partners, including Allianz Bank Bulgaria (ABB) and United Bulgarian Bank (UBB), to enhance the country’s economy and advance its transition to carbon neutrality. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Allianz Bank Bulgaria (ABB), Bulgarian Economy, Dobromir Dobrev, EIB, Georgi Zamanov, Julian Popov, Kyriacos Kakouris, partnership, Rumen Radev, SMEs, sustainability, United Bulgarian Bank (UBB)
(IN BRIEF) Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced its acquisition of GemSeek, a prominent player in customer experience analytics, as part of its ongoing investment in data and AI capabilities through Accenture Song. GemSeek, founded in 2011, brings advanced analytics expertise … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Accenture, acquisition, AI-powered, Customer Insights, GemSeek, Max Morielli, partnership, Petko Tinchev, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Aurubis Bulgaria AD has contracted Metso for a significant copper Flash Smelting Furnace rebuild project in Bulgaria’s Zlatitsa-Pirdop Valley, surpassing EUR 10 million in value. This collaboration marks another milestone in the longstanding partnership between the two companies, … Read the full press release
(НАКРАТКО) Lensa, известен търговец на оптика в Румъния, разширява присъствието си в региона, откривайки първия си магазин в България, конкретно в София. Магазинът предлага широка гама от очила и слънчеви очила на водещи марки, като Ray Ban, Police, Furla и … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Bulgaria, Business, Healthcare, Internet & Online, News, Retail, Romania
Tagged Bulgaria Mall, Business, Carrera, Daniel Craciun, free optometric consultations, Furla, Guess, Lensa, Lucetti, new business, optical retailer, optics, optometric, Polarizen, police, Ray Ban, retailer, Tom Ford, Vogue, безплатни оптометрични консултации, България, защитата на зрението, коригиране на зрението, коригиране на зрителни затруднения, оптика, Оптометристи, оптометрични консултации, очила, Румъния, София, шоурум
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to guarantee up to €25 million for a loan extended by UniCredit Bulbank to the Tsenovo solar plant in Bulgaria, marking the first greenfield renewable project financed under … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF), a part of the European Investment Bank Group, has inked guarantee agreements with four Bulgarian banks, including Postbank (Eurobank Bulgaria), ProCredit Bank Bulgaria, UniCredit Bulbank, and United Bulgarian Bank, facilitating up to €2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Bulgaria, EIF, green transition, Marjut Falkstedt, Milena Stoycheva, partnership, Postbank (Eurobank Bulgaria), ProCredit Bank Bulgaria, SMEs, sustainability, UniCredit Bulbank, United Bulgarian Bank
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed a €40 million loan to Eldrive Holding GmbH, based in Austria, to establish 8,472 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Romania over the next three years. This project … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Automotive, Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Romania, Technology
Tagged Austria, Bulgaria, clean mobility, Eastern Europe, EIB, Eldrive Holding GmbH, EV charging stations, installation, Kyriacos Kakouris, Lithuania, partnership, Romania, Stefan Spassov, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Judicial and law enforcement authorities from Germany, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Sweden collaborated in a coordinated action against an organized crime group suspected of online trading fraud. The criminal network operated fraudulent online trading platforms from call centers and … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Bulgaria, Cyprus, Defrauding, Eurojust, EUROPOL, Fraud Network, Germany, Netherland, online trading, partnership, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has partnered with Kristera AD, a subsidiary of Agria Group Holding, to provide a €35 million loan for the construction of a new sunflower oil processing plant in northern Bulgaria and the acquisition … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Construction, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged Agria Group Holding, Bulgaria, EIB, Emil Raykov, Kristera AD, Kyriacos Kakouris, partnership, Sunflower Oil Plant, sustainability, sustainable transport
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide advisory assistance to the Bulgarian Ministry of Innovation and Growth to enhance the effectiveness of the development financial institutions it supervises, with the aim of better supporting the Bulgarian economy. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged Bulgaria, Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB), economy, European Investment Bank, Financial, Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria (FMFIB), Kyriacos Kakouris, Milena Stoycheva, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials has begun construction on a pilot carbon capture installation named ANRAV.beta at its plant in Devnya, Bulgaria. This pilot unit is a significant step towards the company’s larger ANRAV project in Bulgaria, the first full-chain carbon … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged ANRAV.beta, Bulgaria, carbon capture, CCUS, Dr Nicola Kimm, Eastern Europe, Ernest Jelito', Heidelberg Materials, Milena Stoycheva, OxyCal technology, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Arkema is set to introduce a groundbreaking purification technology at its Carling production site in France by 2026, aiming to cut CO2 emissions by 20%. This investment aligns with Arkema’s climate plan validated on a 1.5°C trajectory by … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €12.8 million loan agreement with the Municipality of Burgas in Bulgaria to co-finance the construction of a specialized children’s hospital. This modern facility, equipped with zero-emission technologies, aims to provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged 21st Century healthcare, Bulgaria, Burgas, Children's Hospital, Dimitar Nikolov, EIB, Lilyana Pavlova, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided UniCredit Group with two guarantees worth €370 million to support investment by small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across seven EU countries. The transactions are backed by InvestEU, the European Union’s long-term … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Croatia, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged Andrea Orcel, EIB Group, EIF, European Union, Gelsomina Vigliotti, INNOVATION, InvestEU, job creation, Paolo Gentiloni, SMEs, sustainable investment, The European Investment Fund, UniCredit Group
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral developmental investment bank, has announced a 60 million loan to ProCredit Bank in Bulgaria in support of SMEs in the country impacted by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Anca Ioana Ionescu, Bulgaria, EBRD, loan, ProCredit Bank, Rumyana Todorova, SMEs
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) LONDON, 13-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Europäische Bank für Wiederaufbau und Entwicklung (EBWE), eine multilaterale Entwicklungsinvestitionsbank, hat kündigte in ProCredit Bank an >Bulgarien zur Unterstützung von KMU in dem vom Krieg gegen die Ukraine betroffenen Land. Die Muttergesellschaft der … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Anca Ioana Ionescu, Bulgarien, Darlehen, EBWE, KMU, ProCredit Bank, Rumyana Todorova
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 3-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Lorgar, the new brand of high-performance accessories for gamers, introduces a portfolio of products for gaming with top-tier functionality at competitive prices. The expansive brand catalog includes a number of product categories: mice, … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Croatia, Czech Republic, Electronics & Machinery, Entertainment, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Technology
Tagged gamepads, gamers, gaming, gaming accessories, gaming chairs, headsets, keyboards, Lorgar, MICE, microphones, mousepads, web cameras
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) BRUSSELS, 23-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay (EBR:SOLB), ein internationales Chemieunternehmen, hat Pläne zur Reduzierung seiner CO2-Emissionen im Zusammenhang mit Energieerzeugungsaktivitäten um 20 % angekündigt seine größte europäische Sodaanlage in Devnya, Bulgarien, indem einer seiner bestehenden Kessel angepasst wurde, um seine … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Chemicals, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Biomasse, Bulgarien, CO₂-Emissionen, Daniel Lorer, Devnya, Energiewende, Ilham Kadri, Kessel, Kiril Petkov, Philippe Kehren, Soda, Sodaanlage, Solvay, Spiros Nomikos
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 23-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay (EBR:SOLB), an international chemical company, has announced plans to cut 20% of its CO2 emissions related to energy production activities at its largest European soda ash plant in Devnya, Bulgaria by adapting … Read the full press release
Transmetrics’ artificial intelligence solutions calculate volumes, goods flow, and the rationality of land connections. (PRESS RELEASE) SOFIA, Bulgaria, 24-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Transmetrics, a state-of-the-art AI platform developed exclusively for the supply chain, announces today that their artificial intelligence (AI) … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bulgaria, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI, AI algorithms, AI platform, artificial-intelligence, Bayesian models, Big Data, Bulgaria, Daniela Pena, DB Schenker, Dimitar Pavlov, ecological footprint, land transport, logistics, logistics provider, predictive analytics, Sevlievo, shipments, stochastic optimization, supply chain, Supply Chain Management, Transmetrics, transportation hub, vehicle utilization, Zoran Lazoroski
EBRD €20 million loan to Sofia Med Funds to boost the capacity expansion investment Sofia Med to develop and implement a low-carbon strategy (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 27-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral … Read the full press release
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence help to significantly boost efficiency for Egyptian shipping company (PRESS RELEASE) CAIRO, Egypt / AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, 31-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The ‘AI platform for logistics’, as Transmetrics is often referred to, is successfully streamlining operations … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bulgaria, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ahmed el Ahwal, AI, AI logistics, AI solution, AI-driven forecasts, artificial-intelligence, automated forecast, Big Data, cabotage management, carrier, containerized cargo, data, demand forecasting, EGYPT, Hossam Houta, IACC, IACC Holdings, IACC Logistics, International Associated Cargo Carrier, Jon Fath, logistics, Machine Learning, machine learning algorithms, Marc Meyer, marine services, Middle East, Mohamed El Ahwal, monitoring tools, Mostafa El Ahwal, Nada El Ahwal, port services, predictive analytics, predictive optimization platform, refrigerated containers, Safina Shipping Services, ship agencies, shipping industry, stevedoring, supply chain, TCI, Transcargo International, Transmar, Transmetrics
(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 14-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Italian global banking and financial services company, UniCredit has been recognised as the Best Private Bank in Central and Eastern Europe for 2021 by Global Finance, for the 6th year in a row. … Read the full press release
Progetto Italia: New group to have more than 70,000 direct, indirect employees in 50 countries, order backlog of more than €40 billion The Group to continue to support relaunch of infrastructure sector in Italy along with supply chain of small- … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News
Tagged acquisition, Astaldi, Banco BPM, CDP Equity, green buildings, hydropower, infrastructure projects, Intesa Sanpaolo, Progetto Italia, Salini Costruttori, sustainable mobility, UNICREDIT, WATER, Webuild
(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 16-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit announces its participation in the Finance 4 Social Change (F4SC) project as the Main Partner.Through UniCredit’s Social Impact Banking (SIB) programme and in line with the Bank’s strong commitment to building a … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Bulgaria, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Germany, Hungary, News, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Small Business, Society
Tagged EU Transnational Danube Program, European SMEs, F4SC project, Finance 4 Social Change, inclusive society, mentorship, Robert Zadrazil, Roberta Marracino, SIB programme, social enterprises, Social Entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurship, Social Impact Banking programme, Social Innovation, UNICREDIT, UniCredit SIB
(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN/LONDON, 19-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit announces 8 new companies joining the UniCredit ELITE CEE Lounge today. ELITE and UniCredit established UniCredit CEE Lounge to leverage the London Stock Exchange Group’s ELITE platform to support the growth of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Croatia, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Italy, News, Romania, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrea Diamanti, ELITE, Investment Banking, London Stock Exchange Group, Luca Peyrano, private banking, SME, UNICREDIT, UniCredit CEE Lounge, UniCredit ELITE CEE Lounge
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Investment in research and innovation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania will now have support from new financing programme launched by the EBRD and the EU. The new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Latvia, News, Romania, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bulgaria, EBRD, EU, financing, Horizon 2020 programme, INNOVATION, investment, Latvia, low carbon economies, RESEARCH, Romania, SMEs
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 22-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Modern Times Group MTG AB, a leading international digital entertainment group, has just announced it signed an agreement to sell its holdings in the Bulgarian media group Nova Broadcasting Group (Nova). The deal is for 95% stake … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Entertainment, Investment, Media, News, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, Advance Media Group, Citigroup Global Markets, commercial media group, Didie Stosel, digital verticals, eSports, Georgi Domuschiev, Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, Kiril Domuschiev, media assets, Modern Times Group MTG AB, MTG, NENT Group, Nova, Nova Broadcasting Group, online gaming, PPF
(PRESS RELEASE) СОФИЯ, 21-Януари-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — От януари 2019 i5invest, водеща международна консултантска компания със седалище във Виена, започна да предлага услугите си в сферата на корпоративното развитие и в България – петата държава с установено присъствие. Стъпването на българския … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Bulgaria, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Cross Boarder Deals, i5invest, IT компании, start-up, Strategic Business Development, аутсорсинг, бизнес ангели, България, бърз международен растеж, високотехнологични компании, Георги Начев, глобален растеж, глобална експанзия, експанзия, инвеститор, инвеститори, инвестиции, ИТ, международен растеж, предприемачи, придобивания и сливания, САЩ, Симбула, стратегически инвеститор, стратегически партньори, технологии, технологичен хъб, Хервиг Шпрингер
EBRD invests €100 million in new bond issue of Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) BEH to refinance its 2013 issue and continue supporting liberalisation of electricity sector Largest corporate bond with longest tenor will deepen capital market LONDON, 15-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged BEH, bonds, Bulgarian Energy Holding, EBRD, electricity, ENERGY, gas, investment, liberalisation
Societe Generale has entered into an agreement to sell its majority stake in Societe Generale Expressbank (Bulgaria) to OTP Bank. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place in the coming months, subject to receipt of clearances from … Read the full press release
AMSTERDAM, 02-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — PPF Group has completed its acquisition of mobile operator Telenor’s telecommunications assets in Central and Eastern Europe, specifically in Hungary, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Serbia. PPF Group has received all the necessary approvals from the relevant authorities … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro, Netherlands, Serbia, Telecom
Tagged acquisition, PPF Group, telecommunications, Telenor
Company seeks people with skills in JAVA, SAP Hybris, Salesforce and Adobe for its Advanced Technology Centers in Sofia and Plovdiv SOFIA, Bulgaria, 13-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) plans to more than double the number of its skilled technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Adobe, Alessandro Abbagnano, Bulgaria, Carlo Trimarchi, IT professionals, Java, Kyriacos Sabatakakis, Plovdiv, SAP Hybris, Sofia, technology employees
BRUSSELS/ THE HAGUE, 17-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The winners of the 2018 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s top honour in the field, were announced today by the European Commission and Europa Nostra, the leading European heritage … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Society, Spain, Turkey
Tagged 2018 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Europa Nostra, European Commission, European heritage network, Plácido Domingo, Tibor Navracsics
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