(IN BRIEF) UBS will complete a major renovation of its San Juan office by early 2026, creating a modern, sustainable space for clients and employees. The redesign will incorporate eco-friendly materials, high-performance textiles, and resilient surfaces to support adaptability and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 60 years UBS Puerto Rico, adaptive workplace design, Carlos Juan Ortiz, eco-friendly materials, financial services, high-performance textiles, office renovation, partnership, Puerto Rico, Roberto Fortuño, sustainability, sustainbility, UBS, UBS Global Wealth Management, UBS San Juan office, workplace wellness
(IN BRIEF) The UK P&I Club has opened a new office in Newcastle to leverage the area’s rich pool of maritime and insurance talent. The initial team includes Senior Underwriting Director Emma Liddell and Senior Claims Executives Julie Pichler and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew North, City of London presence, claims, Emma Liddell, graduate talent, Julie Pichler, Lisa Gibbard, maritime industry, Newcastle, Northeast England, office opening, partnership, recruitment, UK P&I Club, underwriting
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has invested €21.5 million in the IHS Kenya Green Housing Fund to support the construction and acquisition of affordable, energy-efficient housing in Nairobi and Kiambu. Three projects—Tilisi, Garden City’s Muzi Stawi, and Mashiara Park—comprise 664 units, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Edward Claessen, EIB Global, energy-efficient, equity financing, European Investment Bank, Garden City Precinct, green housing, greenhouse gas emissions, IHS Kenya Green Housing Fund, informal settlements, Kenya Population and Housing Census, Kiambu, Kioi Wambaa, Mashiara Park, Muzi Stawi, Nairobi, partnership, sustainability, Technical Assistance, Tilisi, UNEP
(IN BRIEF) FMO has arranged and led a €130 million syndicated A/B term loan to QNB Leasing—one of the largest syndications for a Turkish non-bank financial institution—bringing in CDP as a parallel lender and several B-loan investors (ResponsAbility, Global Climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Technology, Turkey
Tagged agricultural SMEs, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, Cristina Morelli, energy efficiency, financial inclusion, FMO, micro-enterprises, NBFI, non-bank financial institution, Osman Taş, partnership, QNB FİNANSAL KİRALAMA A.Ş., QNB Leasing, renewable energy, Ruhi Coşgun, rural SMEs, SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, syndicated A/B term loan, women-led businesses, youth-led ventures
(IN BRIEF) EIB has provided a €50 million green loan to Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, allowing the Polish subsidiary to issue up to €100 million in low-cost loans to mid-caps—especially in lower-income regions—for renewable-energy, electric-vehicle, and energy-efficiency projects. At least … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Bernard Muselet, biogas, Climate Action, Cohesion Regions, Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, EIB, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, green loan, partnership, Polish mid-caps, renewable energy, REPowerEU, solar installations, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, €100 million lending, €50 million
(IN BRIEF) EIB has granted a €45 million green loan—backed by InvestEU—to BrianzAcque to finance its 2025–2029 plan for upgrading water treatment, sewer networks, and stormwater management across Monza and Brianza, benefiting 877 000 people. The funding will support flood … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged BrianzAcque, climate resilience, EIB, Enrico Boerci, European Investment Bank, flood prevention, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green loan, InvestEU, Italy, Monza and Brianza, partnership, rainwater separation, retention basins, sewer network, sustainability, sustainable development, water infrastructure, water treatment
(IN BRIEF) CACEIS has acquired a minority stake in French fintech Kriptown to back the upcoming launch of Lise, Europe’s first blockchain-based exchange for SMEs and mid-caps. Lise is developing a DLT-enabled market infrastructure to simplify equity financing and listings, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged asset tokenisation, Blockchain, CACEIS, digital assets strategy, distributed ledger technology, DLT Trading and Settlement System, equity financing, European pilot regime, fintech, Kriptown, Lightning Stock Exchange, Lise, market infrastructure, MiCA approval, Mid-Cap companies, Minority Stake, partnership, regulatory compliance, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) The EBA’s 2025–27 stress test, involving 64 major EU and Norwegian banks, simulated a recession driven by geopolitical tensions and protectionist disruptions to supply chains, which would elevate commodity and energy prices, inflation, and interest rates while curbing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2025–2027 scenario, capital requirements, CET1, Common Equity Tier 1, EBA, ECB, ESRB, European Banking Authority, European Central Bank, European Systemic Risk Board, FI, Finansinspektionen, fully loaded basis, geopolitical tension, inflation, Interest rates, Länsförsäkringar Bank, partnership, protectionism, recession, SBAB Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, SREP, Stress Test, supply chains, Svenska Handelsbanken, Swedbank, transitional basis
(IN BRIEF) Sunly will build four solar parks in Latvia totaling 329 MW capacity—54 MW in Valmiera, 90 MW in Krāslava, 81 MW in Madona, and 104 MW in Saldus—using €85 million in loans from EIB, EBRD, and SEB. Completion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 329 MW, Barkava, battery storage systems, Climate Action, Dagda, EBRD, EIB, energy security, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Grzegorz Zieliński, hybrid renewable energy, Ints Krasts, InvestEU, Latvia, Matīši, non-recourse financing, partnership, SEB, solar parks, Sunly, sustainability, Thomas Östros, Toms Nāburgs, wind integration, Zirņi
(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) 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) CVC Capital Partners Asia VI has acquired a 45% share in Australian Venue Co. from PAG, creating an equal ownership split between the two private equity firms, with AVC’s management retaining 10%. The transaction injects fresh capital into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Australia, Australian Venue Co, AVC, bars, customer experience, CVC Capital Partners Asia VI, hospitality expansion, hotels, management ownership, New Zealand, PAG, partnership, Paul Waterson, private equity, Pubs, Richard Blackburn, Sid Khotkar, strategic investment, venue refurbishment
(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
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