(IN BRIEF) Prudential plc has revealed that Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) Public Company Ltd (PLT) has entered into a decade-long bancassurance partnership with CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited (CIMB Thai), establishing PLT as the exclusive life insurance partner for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged CIMB Thai Bank, Dennis Tan, partnership, Prudential, sustainability, THAILAND
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced a significant milestone by delivering a record €13.1 billion in investments in 2023, marking a year of achievements and challenges. The bank reported record levels of investments, green financing, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged Crisis Response, EBRD, green economy, investments, Odile Renaud-Basso, partnership, sustainability, Turkey, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has introduced its first Guarantee for Growth (G4G) facility, providing Raiffeisen Bank in Kosovo with a guarantee of up to €20 million over three years, linked to the bank’s domestic … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Anita Kovacic, EBRD, Kosovo, MSMEs Financing, partnership, Raiffeisen Bank, Sergiy Maslichenko, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) novobanco has entered into a contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a €150 million guarantee, significantly enhancing its financing capabilities. This guarantee enables novobanco to share 50% of the risk for new loans provided to Portuguese … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged Andrés Baltar, Birthe Bruhn-Léon, EIB, Gemma Feliciani, Mid-Caps, novobanco, partnership, PORTUGAL, public sector, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Groupe BPCE and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have collaborated to offer a €300 million package aimed at facilitating the green transition of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies. This partnership enables Groupe BPCE to provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Didier Trupin, EIB, France, green transition, Groupe BPCE, Italy, Mid-Caps, partnership, SMEs, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Millennium bcp and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have inked a guarantee agreement aimed at facilitating access to financing for Portuguese mid-cap companies, particularly in the face of high interest rates, a challenging operational environment, and reduced credit … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged Birthe Bruhn-Léon, EIB, Gemma Feliciani, João Nuno Palma, Mid-Cap Financing, Miguel Maya, Millennium bcp, partnership, PORTUGAL
(IN BRIEF) Allianz SE’s Supervisory Board plans to propose new appointments at the Annual General Meeting in May 2024. The proposals include Jörg Schneider succeeding Herbert Hainer and Stephanie Bruce replacing Christine Bosse as shareholder representatives on the board. Schneider, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged AGM 2024, Allianz SE, appointments, Christine Bosse, Herbert Hainer, Jörg Schneider, leadership, Michael Diekmann, Stephanie Bruce, Supervisory Board
(IN BRIEF) Eni, an energy company, has reported the acquisition of 4,640,950 treasury shares, equivalent to 0.14% of its share capital, between January 2 and January 5, 2024. The shares were purchased on the Euronext Milan stock exchange at an … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News
Tagged acquisition, buyback program, Eni, Financial, investment, treasury shares
(IN BRIEF) AXA has successfully placed Euro 1.5 billion of Restricted Tier 1 Notes with institutional investors, meeting Solvency II requirements. The initial fixed interest rate is 6.375% per annum until January 16, 2034, after which it resets every five … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged AXA, Financial, institutional investors, investment, Restricted, Tier 1 Notes
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €20 million quasi-equity loan to GDI, a US-based company with an affiliate in the Netherlands, to develop silicon anode technology for batteries. This technology aims to replace graphite in batteries … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Battery Performance, EIB, GDI, innovative, Netherlands, partnership, Rob Anstey, Silicon Anode Technology, sustainability, USA
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has announced a $30 million equity investment in the Seedstars Africa Ventures I venture capital fund to support innovative entrepreneurs in Africa. This investment aims to provide improved access to risk capital for startups and innovative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Africa, Ambroise Fayolle, Bruce Nsereko Lule, digitalisation, EIB, EIB Global, entrepreneurs, European Union, INNOVATION, investments, job creation, Margaritis Schinas, Maxime Bouan, partnership, Robert Daussun, Seedstars Africa Ventures, Stéphanie Casciola, sustainability, Tamim El Zein
(IN BRIEF) A new report emphasizes the significant role of mid-sized enterprises, known as mid-caps (firms with 250 to 3,000 employees), in driving Europe’s economic transition. Published jointly by the European Investment Bank and the European Policy Centre, the report … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Debora Revoltella, economic transition, EIB, Europe, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Mid-Caps
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson and MTN Group have deepened their collaboration to advance mobile financial services and promote financial inclusion across Africa. This partnership will leverage MTN’s Mobile Money (MoMo) service on the Ericsson Wallet Platform to provide a wide range … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Africa, Ericsson, Ericsson Wallet Platform, Michael Wallis-Brown, Mobile Financial Services, Mobile Money (MoMo), MTN Group, partnership, Serigne Dioum, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu has successfully concluded its share buyback program, which began on November 29, 2023, by repurchasing a total of 189,732 of its own shares across various trading venues. The buyback program, approved by the Board of Directors, had … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Financial, investment, Outokumpu, share repurchase program
(IN BRIEF) DNV has initiated a joint industry project (JIP) alongside ten offshore wind and transmission developers to facilitate the integration of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission into the U.S. electric grid. HVDC is crucial for efficiently incorporating offshore … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a financial package of up to PLN 126.1 million (€29 million) to subsidiaries of Eurowatt Green Energy Group SA, Baltic Sea Polska II sp. z o.o., and C&C … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Poland, United Kingdom
Tagged Baltic Sea Polska II sp. z o.o., C&C Wind sp. z o.o., EBRD, Eurowatt Green Energy Group SA, partnership, Poland, renewable energy projects, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Accenture has successfully finalized its acquisition of OnProcess Technology, a provider of supply chain managed services known for its expertise in improving inventory management, enhancing operational efficiency, and addressing complex service challenges. With this acquisition, Accenture aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Accenture, acquisition, OnProcess Technology, partnership, supply chain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Bosch is at CES 2024, presenting its commitment to driving electrification and sustainable energy use, with a focus on hydrogen as a key solution. The company highlights innovations such as automated valet charging for electric vehicles, the use … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Bosch, CES 2024, electrification, hydrogen, innovations, Mike Mansuetti, sustainability, Tanja Rückert
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing up to €100 million in Taaleri SolarWind III, a fund managed by Finland-based Taaleri Energia. This investment aims to support the development of 800 MW of new renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Anne Fossemalle, EBRD, Finland, fund, Kai Rintala, partnership, renewable energy projects, sustainability, Taaleri Energia, Taaleri SolarWind III
(IN BRIEF) A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Tamil Nadu during the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet 2024 to explore strategic investment opportunities in land development for logistics hubs, warehousing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged INDIA, infrastructure, logistics, Maersk, partnership, sustainability, Tamil Nadu Government, trade, V. Vishnu IAS, Vikash Agarwal
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