(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) 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
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered’s Sustainable Banking Report 2025 finds that 87% of surveyed high‑net‑worth investors are keen on transition investing, while 83% remain interested in sustainable investing overall. The study—covering 1,600 investors across eight Asian and Middle Eastern markets—shows strongest … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged benchmarking gap, carbon capture and storage, Carbon Markets, electric vehicles, electrification, GREEN HYDROGEN, high net worth investors, knowledge gap, London and Hong Kong listings, low carbon economy, low emission fuels, Samir Subberwal, scrap steel producers, Standard Chartered, steel and cement sectors, Sustainable Banking Report 2025, sustainable investing, Transition Finance Framework, transition investing, Transition Investing Guide, wealth management empowerment
(IN BRIEF) Aviva has upgraded its Freight Liability insurance, now live on Acturis E‑Trade and Fast Trade, introducing higher coverage limits, a wider array of carriage conditions (including Logistics UK and BIFA), and a new ‘economy’ cover for lower‑risk goods. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Acturis E‑Trade, Aviva, BIFA, brokers, conditions of carriage, cover limits, digital transformation, dual‑platform specialty insurer, economy cover, Errors & Omissions, Fast Trade, Freight Liability, Global Corporate & Specialty, Logistics UK, Marine insurance, underwriters
(IN BRIEF) The EIF has invested €75 million in Serena Infra II—managed by Serena Industrial Partners—with a €250 million target to fund early‑stage sustainable mobility, water, social, digital infrastructure, and energy transition projects across Europe; supported by the EU’s InvestEU programme and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged biogas, Biomass, Climate Action, digital infrastructure, EIB Group, EIF, energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental sustainability, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, Joaquin Camacho, low‑carbon economy, Marjut Falkstedt, mid‑cap funding, pan‑European fund, partnership, Serena Industrial Partners, Serena Infra II, SME investment, social infrastructure, sustainability, sustainable mobility, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has committed a €90 million loan to ENGIE Romania to fund at least 250 MW of new solar and wind projects by 2028, marking the first joint renewable energy partnership between the two institutions; ENGIE Romania, part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Romania, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 250 MW capacity, Central and Eastern Europe, clean energy projects, decarbonisation strategy, EBRD, energy financing, ENGIE Group, ENGIE Romania, green transition, Grzegorz Zieliński, Nicolas Richard, partnership, renewable energy, Romania energy market, solar power, sustainability, sustainable investment, wind power, €90 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The BIDSF decommissioning project at Bohunice NPP in Slovakia has successfully dismantled two VVER‑440 pressurized water reactors and their supporting systems under a €100 million‑plus contract led by Westinghouse and VUJE; 6,700 tonnes of radioactive structures were safely removed using … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BIDSF, Bohunice nuclear power plant, circular economy, EBRD, environmental protection, EU donors, European Union, international cooperation, JAVYS, Massimo Garribba, nuclear decommissioning, partnership, pressurized water reactor, radioactive dismantling, robotic decontamination, Slovakia, Steven White, VUJE, VVER‑440 reactor, Westinghouse Electric Company
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, supported by the EU, GCF, and Canada through HIPCA, has extended up to €55 million in green financing to SAHAM Bank under Morocco’s Decarbonisation and Climate Resilience programme; this GEFF Plus package—comprising €6.25 million from GCF … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged CANADA, climate resilience, climate technologies, donor partnership, EBRD, energy efficiency, EU Morocco Decarbonisation and Climate Resilience programme, GEFF Plus, Green Climate Fund, green finance, HIPCA, Inclusive Growth, low‑carbon transition, mid‑caps, MOROCCO, partnership, SAHAM Bank, SMEs, sub‑loans, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable investment, Technical Assistance, €55 million
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA is financing Uludağ Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş.’s electricity distribution investments across Türkiye’s Marmara region, covering key provinces such as Bursa, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, and Yalova. Serving four million customers, these investments are vital to enhancing energy security, efficiency, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Turkey
Tagged Balikesir, BBVA, Bursa, Çanakkale, electricity distribution, energy infrastructure, energy resilience, environmental responsibility, Equator Principles, financing, Garanti BBVA, infrastructure investment, Marmara region, partnership, Sinem Edige, sustainable development, Türkiye, Uludağ Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş., Yalova
IN BRIEF) OTP banka has been named Best Bank in Slovenia 2025 by Euromoney, recognizing its excellence in financial performance, innovation, and sustainability. CEO András Hámori attributed the honor to the dedication of the bank’s team and the trust of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged Albania, András Hámori, Awards, banking strategy, Best Bank for Consumers in CEE, Best Bank in Slovenia 2025, Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe, CROATIA, customer focus, Euromoney Awards, Europe’s best-performing banks, financial innovation, Hungary, leadership, MOLDOVA, Montenegro, OTP banka, OTP Group, S&P Global Market Intelligence, SERBIA, Slovenia, sustainable banking, Uzbekistan
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO has nominated veteran executive Daniel Hartert to its Supervisory Board for a four‑year term, replacing Arjen Dorland. The appointment, subject to European Central Bank approval, will be decided at an EGM on 11 September 2025, with details posted at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged ABN AMRO Bank N.V., appointment, Arjen Dorland, Bayer AG, Bertelsmann AG, Capgemini SE, CEO, CIO, Daniel Hartert, digital transformation, EGM 11 September 2025, European Central Bank, Femke de Vries, Laetitia Griffith, leadership, Mariken Tannemaat, Michiel Lap, Nagel Group SE, Netskope Inc., Philips Group, Sarah Russell, Supervisory Board, Tom de Swaan, University of Kaiserslautern
(IN BRIEF) Electrica has issued Romania’s first corporate green bond, raising €500 million with strong oversubscription—demand was more than ten times the supply. The bond, backed by investors including the EIB, will be listed in Luxembourg and Bucharest. Funds will support … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Romania, Technology
Tagged Alexandru Chiriță, appointment, Awards, Bucharest Stock Exchange, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, Electrica, energy storage, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, Fitch Ratings, green bond, Ioannis Tsakiris, leadership, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, partnership, renewable electricity generation, Romania, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group is increasing its First Time Buyer Boost by £4 billion, raising the loan‑to‑income cap to 5.5 times earnings to help more high‑LTI first‑time buyers secure mortgages. Since August 2024, the scheme has supported 11,000 new homeowners with over … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 5.5× income, Andrew Asaam, Deposit, first‑time buyers, First Time Buyer Boost, Halifax, high loan-to-income, home ownership, intermediaries, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, loan‑to‑value, LTI, mortgage reform, mortgage stress test, property ladder, Shared Equity, Shared Ownership, £4 billion lending
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has extended a €20 million loan to MAY Seed, Türkiye’s leading private seed producer, to shore up its working capital and fund critical investments after the 2023 earthquakes disrupted its operations. The financing also underpins the company’s research … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 2023 earthquakes, CAPEX, climate‑resilient seeds, EBRD, food security, May Agro Tohumculuk, MAY Seed, Natalia Zhukova, partnership, private sector projects, R&D, seed breeding, supply chain recovery, sustanability, Türkiye investments, working capital, Yusuf Yormazoğlu, €20 million loan
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