(IN BRIEF) Tikehau Capital, in partnership with Société Générale Assurances, CNP Assurances, and the CARAC Group—and with backing from the French Ministry of Defense and the DGA—has introduced Tikehau Défense et Sécurité, a €150 million Article 8 fund dedicated to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aeronautics, Article 8 fund, CARAC Group, CNP Assurances, Cybersecurity, defense industry, Directorate General of Armaments, ELTIF 2.0, evergreen structure, French Ministry of Defense, partnership, Philippe Perret, private debt, private equity, security sector, Société Générale Assurances, strategic autonomy, TDS, Tikehau Capital, Tikehau Défense et Sécurité, unit-linked investment
(IN BRIEF) CACEIS Ireland appointed Eamonn O’Callaghan as ETF Group Product Manager on 9 June 2025. Eamonn brings 25 years of ETF experience—most recently as Head of European ETF Product at Brown Brothers Harriman—and academic credentials in IT for Strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology
Tagged active and passive ETFs, appointment, BNY Mellon, Brown Brothers Harriman, CACEIS Ireland, Citi, dealing portal, dedicated ETF business line, Eamonn O’Callaghan, ETF assets €125 billion, ETF domiciliation, ETF Group Product Manager, fund lifecycle support, HSBC, Irish financial services, leaderhip, primary-market services
(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re’s 2025 SONAR report identifies extreme heat as a leading emerging risk, attributing up to 500,000 deaths annually to heatwaves—more than floods, quakes, and hurricanes combined. The report traces rising severity and duration of heat events, notes … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged agricultural impact, AI incidents, energy sector risks, extreme heat, heatwave mortality, institutional trust, Jérôme Haegeli, liability litigation, Patrick Raaflaub, SONAR report 2025, Swiss Re, telecommunications vulnerabilities, toxic fungi, USD 78.5 billion losses, wildfires, workers’ compensation
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is tripling its intermediated lending for European defence-industry suppliers from €1 billion to €3 billion. It has signed an inaugural €500 million loan agreement with Deutsche Bank, which will provide €1 billion in credit lines to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Airbus, BGK, Caisse des Dépôts, CDP, defence financing, Deutsche Bank, EIB, EU defence supply chain, European Investment Bank, Fabrizio Campelli, ICO, INNOVATION, intermediated lending, KfW, Leonardo, military infrastructure, Nadia Calviño, Pan-European Security and Defence Lending Envelope, partnership, R&D, Rheinmetall, SMEs, strategic autonomy, sustainability, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom AG has reduced its stake in Kapsch Telematic Services IOOO (Belarus) to below 50%, deconsolidating the toll-system operator and ceasing revenue recognition from its results. Although control has been relinquished, the transaction’s structure ensures Kapsch TrafficCom … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Belarus tolling, deconsolidation, economic entitlement, Kapsch Telematic Services IOOO, Kapsch TrafficCom AG, KTCG, partnership, prime market, revenues 2023/24, sustainability, sustainable mobility, tolling solutions, traffic management, Vienna Stock Exchange
(IN BRIEF) BayWa AG has agreed to sell Cefetra to Peter Goedvolk’s First Dutch, subject to regulatory approval, trimming its bank debt by over €650 million. Combined with a €500 million liability reduction from Raiffeisen Ware Austria shares earlier in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged agricultural equipment, agriculture, antitrust approval, BayWa AG, building materials, Cefetra, debt reduction, divestment, Dr Frank Hiller, First Dutch, global supply chains, Heating & Mobility, liquidity, Michael Baur, partnership, Peter Goedvolk, Raiffeisen Ware Austria, transformation strategy
(IN BRIEF) Intesa Sanpaolo has unveiled CO₂ Mitigation Solutions, a new service enabling businesses to calculate their carbon footprint, set science-based reduction targets, implement decarbonisation measures, and purchase certified carbon credits. The initiative—crafted by the Banca dei Territori Division and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Bain & Company, carbon credits, carbon footprint, Carbonsink, climate change mitigation, CO₂ Mitigation Solutions, GHG Protocol, green transition, industrial decarbonisation, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italian businesses, Katingan Peatland Restoration, Kuamut Rainforest Conservation, Paola Angeletti, partnership, science-based targets, Stefano Barrese, Studio Chiomenti, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) NatWest has named Dr. Maja Pantic as its first Chief AI Research Officer to spearhead the bank’s AI-driven transformation and simplification strategy. Dr. Pantic, formerly Professor of Affective & Behavioural Computing at Imperial College London and a leader … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Cora', AI Research, AI Transformation, appointment, AskArchie+, automation, bank-wide simplification, Chief AI Research Officer, customer satisfaction, deepfake detection, GenAI platform, generative AI, Imperial College London, ledership, Maja Pantic, Meta London, multimodal AI, NatWest, OpenAI partnership, Responsible AI, Samsung AI Research Centre, Scott Marcar, virtual assistants
(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank is contributing EUR 140 million as co-lead arranger in a major financing package for a 350 MW wind farm in Québec, Canada, alongside several Canadian banks. The Pohénégamook-Picard-Saint-Antonin-Wolastokuk 1 (PPAW1) Energy Centre, featuring 56 Vestas turbines, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Alliance de l'énergie de l'Est, Canada renewable energy, CIBC, clean energy, community energy partnership, Desjardins Group, Dr Velibor Marjanovic, energy transition, forested hills, Green Infrastructure, Hydro-Québec, Invenergy, KfW IPEX-Bank, National Bank of Canada, onshore wind, partnership, PPAW1, Québec wind farm, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, sustainability, Vestas turbines, wind energy project
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has launched a new Innovation Hub in Shoreditch, London, in partnership with Microsoft, NVIDIA, and other key industry players to boost the UK’s tech ecosystem. The hub, powered by Barclays Eagle Labs, will house 150 startups working … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI startups, Ali Wright, Anthony Hills, Barclays, Barclays Eagle Labs, Barclays innovation banking team, Conception X, Databricks, deep tech, Eagle Labs network, Hannah Bernard, Innovate Finance, innovation economy, London Innovation Hub, Microsoft, Microsoft UK, NVIDIA, NVIDIA UK, partnership, Shoreditch Innovation Hub, small business growth, startup incubator, startup support, tech entrepreneurship UK, Twin Path Ventures, UK tech ecosystem, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) LSEG has signed a strategic agreement to deliver its advanced trading and post-trading technology to A5X, Brazil’s upcoming derivatives and futures exchange. Tailored for Brazil’s regulatory and market requirements, the partnership includes integrated solutions for pre-trade risk, ultra-low … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged A5X, ABN AMRO Clearing, Brazil derivatives exchange, Brazilian capital markets, Carlos Ferreira, clearing and settlement, commercial launch 2026, financial innovation, financial technology Brazil, futures trading Brazil, Ideal CTVM, IMC, Jump Trading Group, liquidity solutions, London Stock Exchange Group, LSEG, market infrastructure, market resilience, Optiver, partnership, post-trade solutions, regulatory testing 2025, Ron Lefferts, Surveillance systems, trading technology, XTX MARKETS
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has signed a €14 million portfolio guarantee agreement with ProCredit Bank Bulgaria under the EU’s InvestEU programme, enabling the bank to offer more green loans to businesses in Bulgaria and Greece. This risk-sharing facility will support … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Entertainment, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bulgaria, climate finance, CO2 reduction, digital transition, EBRD, energy efficiency, EU climate goals, EU sustainability targets, European Green Deal, Greece, green lending, green transition, InvestEU, partnership, portfolio guarantee, ProCredit Bank Bulgaria, ProCredit Holding, renewable energy, risk-sharing instruments, SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) At the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, six public development banks including EIB, AFD, and KfW, joined by new partner ADB, launched Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 — a renewed €3 billion pledge running from 2026 to 2030 to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged 2026–2030 targets, ADB, AFD, Ambroise Fayolle, ASIA, blue economy, CDP, circular economy, Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0, climate finance, EBRD, EIB, environmental financing, KfW, Marine Litter, ocean plastic pollution, partnership, Plastic Alternatives, Public Development Banks, renewable solutions, sustainability, sustainable development, UN Ocean Conference, waste prevention
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank, through EIB Global and in collaboration with the Government of Luxembourg, is investing €5 million via the Luxembourg-EIB Climate Finance Platform into the Outrigger Impact Fund I, a new initiative focused on supporting Small … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biodiversity, blue economy, climate finance, climate resilience, ecotourism, EIB Global, EU Global Gateway, European Investment Bank, Gilles Roth, greenhouse gas reduction, Luxembourg-EIB Climate Finance Platform, marine conservation, Nature-based solutions, Nice, ocean investment, offshore renewables, Outrigger Impact Fund I, partnership, plastic pollution, Serge Wilmes, Simon Dent, Small Island Developing States, sustainability, sustainable aquaculture, sustainable development, UN Ocean Conference
(IN BRIEF) LCH Limited, part of LSEG, has signed an MoU with CMU OmniClear Limited to expand its ForexClear service to include CNH FX Options, Forwards, Swaps, and Spot transactions using Hong Kong’s PvP infrastructure. The offering, expected in early … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Ng, APAC derivatives market, BOCHK, central clearing, CGBs, Cheuk Wong, Chinese Government Bonds, CMU OmniClear, CNH collateral, CNH derivatives, CNH FX clearing, DBS Bank, Euroclear Bank, financial infrastructure, ForexClear, HKMA, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, HSBC, InvestHK, LCH Limited, LSEG, margin efficiency, multilateral netting, partnership, PvP settlement, Renminbi internationalization, risk management, Stanley Chan, Susi de Verdelon, SwapClear, Wang Huabin
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) will provide two 26-year loans worth EUR 126 million to support the construction of Poland’s Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms. Jointly developed by Norway’s Equinor Wind Power and Poland’s Polenergia, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged 3 GW wind capacity, 720 MW, André Küüsvek, Baltic Sea, Baltyk 2, Baltyk 3, climate investment, CO2 reduction, decarbonisation, energy resilience, Equinor Wind Power, EU Green Deal, green financing, InvestEU, InvestEU guarantee, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, offshore turbines, Offshore wind, partnership, Poland energy transition, Polenergia, regional cooperation, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) has renewed its sponsorship for Creative Young Entrepreneur Luxembourg (CYEL), a competition that celebrates the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of young Luxembourgers. As the main sponsor since 2020, BIL remains committed to fostering … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, BIL, Creative Young Entrepreneur Luxembourg, CYEL, Dan Haag, Entrepreneurship, INNOVATION, JCI Luxembourg, Junior Chamber International Luxembourg, Luxembourg economy, Luxembourg youth, Olivier Theis, partnership, SMEs, sponsorship, startup competition, young entrepreneurs
(IN BRIEF) The Food 2.0 project seeks to create a resilient food system by integrating circular economy practices and sustainability. Bridging the gap between academia and industry is key to translating research into practical solutions. Through initiatives such as rapid-fire … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged academia-industry cooperation, academic collaboration, Business Finland, cellular agriculture, circular economy, Finland, Finnish Food RDI forum, Food 2.0, food export strategy, food exports, food production, food sector innovation, Industry innovation, partnership, Research and Innovation, sustainability, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit has partnered with Herzog & de Meuron to design a new headquarters in Milan’s Scalo Farini area, a key site in one of Europe’s largest urban regeneration projects. The new campus will feature offices, green spaces, residences, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andrea Orcel, Architecture, BANKING, ecological sustainability, environmental sustainability, green spaces, headquarters, Herzog & de Meuron, INNOVATION, Italy, Jacques Herzog, Milan, partnership, residential units, Scalo Farini, social housing, social integration, sustainability, sustainable architecture, UNICREDIT, urban regeneration, urban transformation
(IN BRIEF) Giocamondo Study has been successfully listed on Euronext Growth Milan, becoming the 12th listing of 2025. The company raised €4.2 million during the placement phase, which will help drive its growth as it aims to expand its brand … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Travel
Tagged educational services, educational travel, Euronext, Euronext Growth Milan, Giocamondo Study, GROWTH, international expansion, IPO, Italy, listing, market capitalization, over-allotment option, Stefano De Angelis, study abroad, tour operators, young learners
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