(IN BRIEF) The Indus Waters Treaty was never merely a technical water-sharing agreement, but a political compact built on trust, goodwill and strategic restraint between India and Pakistan. India accepted major concessions under the 1960 treaty, including giving Pakistan access … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged April 2025 Pahalgam attack, Article XII(3), Baglihar, Beas, Chenab, climate change, Court of Arbitration, eastern rivers, geopolitical rivalry, groundwater extraction, hydropower development, INDIA, India Pakistan relations, Indus, Indus Basin, Indus Waters Treaty, Infrastructure Development, international law, interstate cooperation, irrigation systems, IWT, Jhelum, Kishenganga, Lower Kalnai, New Delhi, Pahalgam terrorist attack, Pakal Dul, Pakistan, Pakistan water crisis, political goodwill, political will, Ratle, Ravi, Reciprocity, regional stability, renewable hydropower, river management, Salal Hydroelectric Project, strategic obstruction, Sutlej, transboundary rivers, treaty modification, trust, Tulbul Navigation Project, water governance, water security, water sharing, western rivers, World Bank
(IN BRIEF) Casino Group has received binding restructuring proposals from its Term Loan B creditors and reference shareholder, with both potential transactions expected to substantially dilute existing shareholders. The Group plans to review the proposals with its governing bodies and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, France, Investment, Law, Retail
Tagged 2025 financial statements, Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, banking partners, Casino Group, Casino Group Moves Forward With Safeguard Plan Amendment and Proposed New Credit Facilities, Casino Group Receives Binding Restructuring Proposals and Advances €1.5 Billion Bank Financing Framework, Casino Group Receives Restructuring Proposals and Advances Bank Financing Discussions, Cdiscount, creditor approval, financial covenants, financial restructuring, France, FRH, Paris Economic Activities Court, purchasing alliance, RCF, revolving credit facility, safeguard plan, shareholder dilution, Term Loan B creditors, Universal Registration Document, Urd, €175 million guarantee line, €601 million, €740 million operational financing
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has issued a €30 million green bond with a maturity of one year and two days to finance sustainable agriculture and climate-adaptation investments in Türkiye. Issued under the bank’s Sustainable Debt Finance Framework, the proceeds will … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Investment, Türkiye
Tagged agricultural infrastructure, agricultural resilience, circular economy, climate adaptation, climate change, efficient irrigation, energy efficiency, food security, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Expands Sustainable Finance Support for Turkish Agriculture, green bond, green financing, land management, low-carbon economy, Mahmut Akten, natural resources, Organic Farming, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, sustainable debt finance, Sustainable Finance, Türkiye, water management
(IN BRIEF) UK business confidence fell three points to 44% in June, according to the Lloyds Business Barometer, as economic optimism declined to 31% and trading expectations eased to 56%. Domestic businesses reported a particularly sharp deterioration, with economic optimism … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, International Trade, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, Amanda Murphy, artificial intelligence, Business Resilience, construction confidence, cost pressures, customer demand, domestic firms, East Midlands, economic optimism, energy security, exporting, Global Trade Exposure Supports Stronger Confidence Among International UK Firms, global uncertainty, Hann-Ju Ho, hiring intentions, Hiring Plans Improve as UK Business Confidence Weakens in June, importing, inflation, international firms, international trade, investment appetite, Ipsos, Lloyds, Lloyds Business Barometer, London, manufacturing confidence, recruitment, retail confidence, services sector, supply chain conditions, technology investment, trading outlook, training investment, UK business confidence, UK Business Confidence Declines in June With Manufacturing and Retail Under Pressure, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €1 billion loan with Airbus as the first tranche of a record €3 billion corporate financing envelope. The funding will support Airbus research and development through 2030 in commercial aviation, defence, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Spain, Technology
Tagged advanced manufacturing, aerospace innovation, Airbus, Ambroise Fayolle, commercial aviation, connected systems, critical technologies, decarbonisation, defence aviation, economic security, EIB, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs Airbus Research Programme Across Aviation Defence and Space, European Union, France, Germany, Guillaume Faury, industrial resilience, long-term financing, Nadia Calviño, Nicola Beer, R&D financing, research and development, Robert de Groot, space technology, Spain, TechEU, technological sovereignty, Thomas Toepfer, €1 billion loan, €3 Billion EIB Financing Envelope Supports Airbus Technology and Industrial Investment, €3 billion financing envelope
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has committed AUD 100 million as the sole lender in the 12-year tranche of a refinancing package for North Queensland Airports. The wider facility brings together lenders across debt maturities of between three and 12 years … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged 12-year tranche, airport development, airport maintenance, airport operations, airport refinancing, AUD 100 million, aviation infrastructure, Cairns Airport, capital investment, Daintree Rainforest, debt maturity profile, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Supports Cairns and Mackay Airport Development Through 12-Year Financing Tranche, Gary Cheah, Great Barrier Reef, infrastructure finance, long-term financing, Mackay Airport, multi-tranche debt facility, New Refinancing Package Supports Operations and Future Investment at Cairns and Mackay Airports, North Queensland Airports, North Queensland Airports Secures Long-Term Debt Support From Deutsche Bank, NQA, Project Finance, Regional Connectivity, regional Queensland, tourism infrastructure, transport infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) NLB has improved its voluntary public takeover offer for Addiko Bank AG by raising the proposed consideration to EUR 37.00 per share, cum dividend. The offer seeks to secure control of the Austrian-listed bank, which operates in several … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Law, Slovenia
Tagged acceptance period, Addiko Bank AG, Addiko shares, amended offering memorandum, Austria, Austrian Takeover Commission, bank takeover, banking acquisition, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central and South-Eastern Europe, competition clearance, CROATIA, CSEE markets, cum dividend, EUR 37.00 per share, financial services, Montenegro, NLB d.d., NLB Increases Cash Offer for Addiko Bank as Competition Clearances Advance, NLB Moves Forward With EUR 37.00 Per Share Offer for Addiko Bank AG, NORTH MACEDONIA, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, regulatory approvals, SERBIA, shareholder acceptance, Slovenia, voluntary public takeover offer, withdrawal rights
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing €100 million to ASA Azienda Servizi Ambientali S.p.A. to modernise integrated water services across 32 municipalities in the provinces of Livorno, Pisa and Siena. Supported by InvestEU and SACE’s Archimede guarantee, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg
Tagged Antonio Bartolo, Archimede guarantee, ASA, ASA Azienda Servizi Ambientali, biorefinery, climate resilience, Darsena Europa, digitalisation, district metering, EIB, EIB and SACE Provide €100 Million for ASA Water Infrastructure Modernisation in Tuscany, environmental protection, European Investment Bank, GIS, hydraulic modelling, integrated water services, InvestEU, Italy, Livorno, Milena Messori, New €100 Million EIB Package Supports Digital and Climate-Resilient Water Services in Livorno Area, pipeline rehabilitation, PISA, Port of Livorno, pressure management, public utilities, pumping stations, SACE, SCADA systems, Siena, Stefano Taddia, Sustainable Resource Management, Tuscany, Tuscany Water Services Investment Targets Lower Losses Better Reliability and Climate Resilience, Valter Cammelli, wastewater treatment, water distribution networks, water infrastructure, water losses, water security, water supply
(IN BRIEF) Equinor’s operations and related supplier activity in Norway generated NOK 142 billion in value creation and supported around 82,000 full-time man-years in 2025, according to an independent Ripple Effects Report prepared by Kunnskapsparken Bodø. Equinor procured NOK 147.6 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Norway
Tagged Business Development, economic impact, Employment, energy projects, energy sector, Eqaf, Equinor, Equinor Activity Generated NOK 142 Billion in Value Creation Across Norway in 2025, Equinor Report Shows Continued Jobs and Value Creation From Operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Equinor Supplier Spending Supported 82000 Full-Time Man-Years in Norway, exploration, full-time man-years, investment activity, Kjetil Hove, Kunnskapsparken Bodø, Lederne, maintenance, municipalities, NITO, Northern Norway, Norway, Norwegian Continental Shelf, Norwegian Energy Activity Supports More Than 1900 Equinor Supplier Companies, Norwegian suppliers, offshore energy, oil and gas industry, operations, Per Steinar Stamnes, procurement, ripple effects report, Rogaland, safe, Styrke, subcontractors, supplier industry, Tekna, value creation, Vestland
(IN BRIEF) The Council of Europe Development Bank and the Cooperative Bank of Karditsa have signed a €10 million Framework Loan Agreement and a €718,410 grant agreement to expand microfinance and social economy support in Thessaly and neighbouring parts of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, European Union, Financial, Greece, Investment, Small Business
Tagged BRIDGE Thessaly, Building Resilience through Inclusive Development Growth and Entrepreneurship in Thessaly, business coaching, Carlo Monticelli, CBK, CEB, CEB and Karditsa Cooperative Bank Launch BRIDGE Thessaly to Support Vulnerable Entrepreneurs, Cooperative Bank of Karditsa, Cooperative Bank of Karditsa and CEB Combine Finance, cooperative banking, Council of Europe Development Bank, Entrepreneurship, ESF, ethnic minorities, financial inclusion, framework loan agreement, George Boukis, Greece, Inclusive Growth, interest-rate subsidies, InvestEU Advisory Hub, InvestEU Blending Facility, InvestEU Fund, InvestEU-Backed Financing Expands Access to Credit for Micro-Enterprises in Thessaly, job creation, job preservation, local development, low-income individuals, mentoring, micro-enterprises, microfinance, NEETs, Panos Tournavitis, programme loan, rural communities, social cohesion, social economy, social resilience, Thessaly, third-country nationals, training, Training and Mentoring for Local Development, underserved communities, unemployed people, women entrepreneurs
(IN BRIEF) UK businesses are showing resilience in the face of global economic uncertainty, according to the latest Lloyds Business Barometer. The survey found that 84% of firms are confident in their ability to withstand economic shocks, even though 57% … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, International Trade, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Amanda Murphy, asset finance, business finance, Business Growth, Business Resilience, business strategy, Businesses Build Financial and Operational Resilience as Global Uncertainty Continues, capital market funding, Cash Management, cashflow forecasting, commodity prices, Cost-saving Measures, economic shocks, food production, global uncertainty, interest rate hedging, inventory management, Ipsos, Lloyds, Lloyds Business and Commercial Banking, Lloyds Business Barometer, Lloyds Reports Strong Business Confidence Despite Global Economic Pressures, logistics, Manufacturing, market volatility, overdrafts, raw material prices, rising costs, risk management, structured finance, supply chain disruption, trade finance, trading conditions, treasury services, UK businesses, UK Businesses Turn to Cashflow Planning and Cost Controls to Navigate Market Volatility, UK Firms Remain Resilient as Rising Costs and Supply Chain Pressures Persist, United Kingdom, working capital facilities
(IN BRIEF) Schindler Holding Ltd. has increased the total value of its ongoing share buyback programme from up to CHF 500 million to up to CHF 700 million. The Board of Directors approved an additional amount of up to CHF … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged ad hoc announcement, Annual General Meeting, Article 53 Listing Rules, Board of Directors, buyback notice, capital markets, Capital reduction, CHF 200 million increase, CHF 500 million, CHF 700 million, corporate finance, November 2024, November 2026, participation certificates, registered shares, Schindler, Schindler Holding Ltd, Schindler Share Buyback Programme Now Valued at Up to CHF 700 Million Following Board Decision, Schindler to Continue SIX Swiss Exchange Buyback Programme with Increased CHF 700 Million Limit, second trading lines, share buyback programme, share repurchase, shareholder returns, SIX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) spiritsEUROPE has elected Patrick Piana, Managing Director Europe at Campari Group, as its new President for a two-year term, succeeding Ian McLernon of Rémy Cointreau. Piana brings more than 30 years of international experience in premium beverage alcohol, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Food & Beverage, France, International Trade, Italy, Retail, Travel
Tagged 11 multinational companies, 31 national associations, 44 product categories, agriculture, beverage alcohol, Brussels, Campari Group, Campari Group Europe Managing Director Patrick Piana Named President of spiritsEUROPE, competitiveness, conviviality, craftsmanship, Cultural Heritage, digital labelling, economic volatility, European spirits sector, European Union policy, export success, Fratelli Branca Distillerie, geopolitical tensions, Hospitality, Ian McLernon, INNOVATION, INSEAD, local economies, Mark Titterington, Market Access, Milan, Moët Hennessy, Patrick Piana, Pernod Ricard, Philip Morris, premium beverage alcohol, Regulatory framework, Rémy Cointreau, resilience, responsible drinking, spirits industry, spiritsEUROPE, spiritsEUROPE Leadership Transition Brings Campari Group’s Patrick Piana to Presidency, sustainability, TOURISM, Université Paris Nanterre, Université Paris-Dauphine
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed €20 million to green bonds issued by Latvenergo, Latvia’s state-owned energy company, supporting the company’s latest bond issuance under its European Green Bond framework. The financing will help fund renewable energy and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg
Tagged anchor investor, Baltic energy system, Baltics, battery energy storage systems, capital markets, clean energy transition, climate neutrality, EIB, EIB Anchor Investment in Latvenergo Green Bonds Strengthens Baltic Green Finance and Energy Transition, electricity supply, energy security, Euro Medium Term Note Programme, European Green Bond framework, European Green Bond Standard, European Investment Bank, European Union climate bank, fossil fuel reduction, Green Bonds, green finance, Guntars Baļčūns, hydropower refurbishment, Karl Nehammer, Latvenergo, Latvenergo AS, Latvia, Latvia’s Clean Energy Development Receives EIB Support Through New Latvenergo Green Bond Investment, onshore wind, private capital mobilisation, renewable energy, solar photovoltaic installations, state-owned energy company, sustainable financing, sustainable infrastructure, €20 million investment, €300 million bond
(IN BRIEF) KfW’s latest Municipal Panel shows that German municipalities plan to increase infrastructure investment significantly in 2026, with expected spending rising to around EUR 50 billion, up 14.8% from the EUR 44 billion planned in 2025. Most planned investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Real Estate, Sports, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged administrative buildings, approval procedures, building regulations, climate transformation, cultural institutions, debt capital, Difu, disaster management, Dr. Dirk Schumacher, eastern Germany, Energy Utilities, fire safety, German Institute for Urban Affairs, German Municipal Investment Plans Rise Sharply as KfW Reports Record EUR 231.2 Billion Infrastructure Backlog, German municipalities, Germany, Heating Transition, housing companies, infrastructure investment, investment backlog, KfW, KfW Municipal Panel, KfW Municipal Panel Highlights Growing Investment Gaps in Schools, KfW Municipal Panel Shows German Municipalities Planning EUR 50 Billion in Infrastructure Investment for 2026, KfW Research, maintenance backlog, municipal budgets, municipal companies, municipal finance, Municipal Infrastructure, municipal investment, municipal treasuries, municipal utilities, Public Institutions, public procurement, public transport companies, roads, SCHOOLS, Special Fund, sports facilities, Sports Facilities and Disaster Management, staff shortages, tax revenue distribution, transport infrastructure, waste management, water utilities
PMI publikuje globalny standard mający wspierać wykorzystanie AI w portfelach, programach i projektach Ramy koncentrują się na zarządzaniu, nadzorze człowieka, etyce i zarządzaniu ryzykiem Wytyczne są niezależne od technologii i obejmują pełny cykl życia inicjatyw AI Standard odnosi się do … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Construction, Defence, Economy, Government, Poland, Science, Technology
Tagged AI, ANSI, Belgia, Bruksela, cyfrowa transformacja, cykl życia inicjatyw AI, domeny wydajności, etyka AI, EU AI Act, globalny standard AI, innowacje, ISO 42001, Kelly Heuer, nadzór człowieka, odpowiedzialne AI, Pierre Le Manh, PMI, praca projektowa, Project Management Institute, sztuczna inteligencja, The Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio Program and Project Management, transformacja AI, unijny Akt w sprawie sztucznej inteligencji, wdrażanie AI, zarządzanie AI, zarządzanie portfelem, zarządzanie programami, zarządzanie projektami, zarządzanie ryzykiem, zarządzanie technologią, zasady przewodnie, zespoły biznesowe, zespoły finansowe, zespoły prawne, zespoły projektowe, zespoły technologiczne, zgodność regulacyjna
(IN BRIEF) BBVA, Banco Santander and CaixaBank have launched FrauDfense Check, the first operational service from their jointly owned company FrauDfense, created to strengthen the banking sector’s collective response to fraud and financial crime. The service is built on a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Internet & Online, Law, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged anti-fraud technology, Banco Santander, Banco Santander and CaixaBank Strengthen Financial Crime Prevention with New FrauDfense Check Service, banking fraud, banking security, BBVA, Bizum payments, CaixaBank, card transactions, credit transfers, customer onboarding, customer protection, digital payments, emerging fraud threats, European Payment Services Regulation, financial crime, financial institutions, financial sector collaboration, fraud prevention, fraud-related information, FrauDfense, FrauDfense Check, Instant Payments, payment service providers, privacy-preserving information sharing, product contracting, PSR, Santander and CaixaBank Open FrauDfense Platform to Spanish Financial Institutions Following Successful Fraud Prevention Pilot, secure information exchange, shared intelligence, Spanish banking sector
(IN BRIEF) Amundi welcomed 1,500 participants to Paris on 11 and 12 June 2026 for the 16th edition of the Amundi World Investment Forum, one of the leading annual events in the asset management industry. Held under the theme “Age … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, France, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Age of Empires Power and Potential Remastered, Amundi, Amundi World Investment Forum, Amundi World Investment Forum 2026, Amundi World Investment Forum 2026 Brings Global Investors to Paris to Examine Markets, Amundi World Investment Forum 2026 Underscores Diversification and Long-Term Thinking in a Fragmented Global Economy, artificial intelligence, asset management, capital markets, clients, Cybersecurity, decision makers, digital transformation, diversification, Economic Trends, experts, financial environment, financial markets, geopolitics, Geopolitics and Long-Term Investment Trends, global economy, global investors, investment allocation, investment forum, investment perspectives, long-term investment, longevity, market strategy, Paris, resilience, retirement, savings
PMI pubblica uno standard globale per orientare l’uso dell’IA in portfolio, programmi e progetti Il quadro si concentra su governance, supervisione umana, etica e gestione dei rischi La guida è indipendente dalla tecnologia e copre l’intero ciclo di vita delle … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Construction, Defence, Economy, Government, Italy, Science, Technology
Tagged ANSI, Audit, Belgio, Bruxelles, Business, business case IA, ciclo di vita dell’IA, conformità normativa, etica dell’IA, EU AI Act, EuropaWire, gestione aziendale, gestione dei progetti, gestione dei rischi, gestione del cambiamento, gestione di portfolio, gestione di programmi, governance dell’IA, governance responsabile, IA, iniziative di IA, innovazione responsabile, intelligenza artificiale, ISO 42001, Kelly Heuer, obblighi contrattuali, Pierre Le Manh, PMI, PMI standard, portfolio management, professionisti di progetto, program management, project management, Project Management Institute, project manager, proprietà intellettuale, regolamentazione IA, rendicontabilità, selezione degli strumenti IA, standard globale, supervisione umana, team aziendali, team finanziari, team legali, team tecnologici, tecnologia, tecnologia indipendente, The Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio Program and Project Management, trasformazione dell’IA, Unione Europea, valutazione delle prestazioni
(IN BRIEF) BT has signed a new contract with Growing Mid Wales to deliver full-fibre broadband access to business parks across Ceredigion and Powys through the Business Park Full Fibre to the Premises Project. The initiative will bring gigabit-capable connectivity … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, European Union, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Small Business, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 1 Gbps download speeds, Adam Price, Anna McMorrin, broadband rollout, BT, BT Signs Growing Mid Wales Deal to Expand Full-Fibre Access and Digital Skills Support, BT to deliver full-fibre broadband and digital skills support for business parks across Mid Wales, BT to Deliver Full-Fibre Broadband Upgrade for Business Parks Across Mid Wales, Business Park Full Fibre to the Premises Project, business parks, business productivity, Ceredigion, Ceredigion and Powys Business Parks to Benefit From Full-Fibre Broadband Investment, Ceredigion County Council, connectivity, Councillor Bryan Davies, Councillor Jake Berriman, digital capability, digital economy, digital infrastructure, digital skills support, economic resilience, employment sites, FTTP, full-fibre broadband, gigabit-capable broadband, Growing Mid Wales, internet service providers, Mid Wales, Mid Wales Growth Deal, open access network, Powys, Powys County Council, private sector investment, public investment, regional growth, small and medium-sized businesses, SMEs, Susi Marston, UK Government, virtual workshops, Wales, Welsh economy, Welsh Government
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