(IN BRIEF) The EIB has agreed a €450 million risk-sharing guarantee with CaixaBank, enabling up to €900 million in new loans to Spanish SMEs and mid-caps for working capital, liquidity, and investments in green and digital initiatives. Of this amount, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural financing, bioeconomy, CaixaBank, COHESION, digital transition, EIB Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, European Investment Bank, farm modernization, green transition, Mid-Caps, partnership, risk-sharing guarantee, rural development, SMEs, Spain, sustainability, €450 million, €900 million loans
(IN BRIEF) The first Joint Annual MDB Water Security Financing Report reveals that ten MDBs allocated $19.6 billion (€17 billion) to water projects in 2024, with nearly three-quarters directed to lower-income countries. Originating from a December 2024 commitment at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2024 investments, Ambroise Fayolle, collaborative partnerships., Cotonou flood protection, Cyprus sewer modernization, European Investment Bank, Green Economy Transition, Joint Annual MDB Water Security Financing Report, low-income countries, Mongolian wastewater treatment, Multilateral Development Banks, One Water Summit, partnership, sustainability, Water Resilience Programme, water security financing
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has provided a €25 million loan to PBZ Leasing for on-lending to Croatian MSMEs, dedicating at least 30 percent of the funds to green asset leases. This initiative advances the EBRD’s Green Economy Transition goals by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bogdan Drakulić, CROATIA, EBRD, economic development, energy-efficient technologies, EU membership, Green Economy Transition, green financing, Miljan Zdrale, MSMEs, Nikolina Žganec, partnership, PBZ Leasing, public-sector modernization, sustainability, sustainable investment, €25 million loan
(IN BRIEF) SIX has formally closed its acquisition of Aquis Exchange plc, creating a pan-European exchange powerhouse with a 15 percent aggregate market share and access to 16 capital markets. The deal marries Aquis’s innovative technology with SIX’s multi-asset services … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aquis Exchange plc, Bjørn Sibbern, capital markets 16, David Stevens, EU, growth companies, liquidity, Market Access, market share 15%, multi-asset services, next-generation platform, One Plug Multiple Trading Venues, pan-European exchange, partnership, regulatory approval, SIX, Switzerland, Tomas Kindler, trading technology, UK
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO has completed the purchase of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe AG from Fosun’s Bridge Fortune Investment, following regulatory approval. The acquisition merges HAL with Bethmann Bank to create a top-three German wealth-management provider, with 2,000 employees in 18 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News
Tagged 18 locations, 2 000 employees, ABN Amro, asset servicing, Bethmann Bank, Bethmann HAL, Bridge Fortune Investment, Choy van der Hooft-Cheong, corporate banking, dual-brand strategy, EUR 672 million, EUR 70 billion assets, Fosun International, Germany, HAL®, Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe AG, institutional banking, Luxembourg, Marguerite Bérard, partnership, private banking, Q3 2025 reporting, regulatory approval, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean signed a memorandum of understanding in Seville, pledging to deepen their cooperation on high-impact projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. Formalized by EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged advisory services, biodiversity preservation, CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, CELAC finance ministers, CELAC-EU summit, Climate Action, climate resilience, environmental sustainability, equity investment, European Investment Bank, Financing for Development Conference, Global Gateway strategy, green economies, joint financing, knowledge transfer, LACIF, Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility, loan guarantees, Memorandum of Understanding, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Santa Marta, Sergio Díaz-Granados, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) CACEIS Bank has been authorized by France’s ACPR, upon the AMF’s advice, to provide custody, administration, order reception and transmission, and transfer services for crypto-assets under MiCA Article 60. This approval activates EU-wide passporting, allowing CACEIS to roll … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged ACPR, administration, AMF, CACEIS Bank, Crypto Asset Services, crypto license, custody, digital asset strategy, EU financial markets, European passporting, Laurent Majchrzak, MiCA Article 60, portfolio integration, RTO, transfers
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has signed its third joint agreement with Italy’s Economy and Finance Ministry and the Defence Ministry, providing a 20-year loan to finance new helicopters for the Italian Army. The funds will flow from the EIB to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged 20-year loan, 2020 hydro-oceanographic vessels, 2022 Carabinieri helicopters, European Investment Bank, Gelsomina Vigliotti, helicopter procurement, Italy Ministry of Defence, Italy Ministry of Economy and Finance, military financing, security and defence, strategic autonomy
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and European Commission’s collaborative report “Shock Waves from Turbulent Times” surveys 850 EU importers and finds that EU businesses have swiftly adapted to recent global supply-chain shocks. Key resilience strategies include investing in digital tracking (adopted … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged China imports, Debora Revoltella, digital tracking, economic security, European Commission, European Investment Bank, financing, geopolitical risk, intra-EU trade, policy support, Román Arjona, Single Market, supplier diversification, supply chain resilience, “Shock Waves from Turbulent Times”
(IN BRIEF) Clearway Energy Group, Natixis CIB, and a consortium of 13 lenders have finalized a $918.9 million credit facility in the U.S., increasing and extending the previous $818.9 million arrangement. The package includes a $400 million revolver, $350 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged $918.9 million financing, Arnaud Stevens, battery storage, Clearway Energy Group, energy transition, Kirkland & Ellis, Letter of Credit, Max Gardner, Natixis CIB, partnership, project development pipeline, revolving credit, solar projects, Steptoe LLP, sustainability, term loan, U.S. renewable energy, wind projects
(IN BRIEF) Burundi’s President officially opened the Jiji hydroelectric plant in Bururi province, marking a major milestone toward the nation’s energy self-reliance. When paired with the soon-to-be-completed Mulembwe facility, the two dams will deliver 49.5 MW of capacity and 235 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 235 GWh, 49.5 MW, African Development Bank, Burundi, Bururi province, clean energy, Edward Claessen, Elisabetta Pietrobon, energy self-sufficiency, European Investment Bank, European Union, Hawa Cisse Wagué, infrastructure, Jiji hydroelectric plant, job creation, Mulembwe plant, partnership, Pascal Yembiline, SMEs, sustainabiity, sustainable development, Vision 2040, Vision 2060, World Bank
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is providing a €133 million loan to the Andalusian government, co-funded by ERDF, ESF+, and Just Transition funds, to revamp healthcare and educational infrastructure with climate-adaptation measures, bolster job creation and skills training, and advance research … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged clean energy, climate resilience, cohesion policy 2021–2027, digital transformation, economic cohesion, ERDF, ESF, European Investment Bank, healthcare modernisation, job incentives, Junta de Andalucía, Just Transition Fund, partnership, school refurbishment, Skills Training, social cohesion, sustainabiity, sustainable mobility, territorial cohesion, university R&D
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is granting OLEDWorks a €30 million loan, co-financed by the InvestEU programme, to expand production and R&D at its Aachen site. OLEDWorks specializes in energy-efficient, high-brightness OLED lighting for automotive stop-and-turn signals, microdisplays, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 45 new jobs, Aachen, automotive stop and turn signals, David DeJoy, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, European manufacturing, Future Tech programme, high brightness, InvestEU, microdisplays, multi-stack OLED, Nicola Beer, OLED lighting, OLEDWorks, partnership, R&D expansion, reduced waste, specialty lighting, Wolfgang Görgen
(IN BRIEF) FourTwoThree, backed by NatWest Group, NAB, and SC Ventures, launches a bank-integrated data and engagement platform aimed at mobilizing the $50 trillion SME transition financing market. The solution automates secure data sharing and Scope 3 carbon footprint calculations, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged $50 trillion opportunity, aws, climate strategies, data sharing, David Grunwald, decisioning frameworks, FourTwoThree, Glyn Baker, Harald Eltvedt, NAB, NatWest Group, PointSource Technologies, SC Ventures, Scope 3 carbon footprint, SME transition financing, supply chain decarbonization, Valtech
(IN BRIEF) Expanding Horizons has acquired Enable Care Services (South Wales) Ltd, adding three care homes in Cwmbran and Argoed to its portfolio. This move, financed by a £3.25 million loan from NatWest, also funds refinancing and infrastructure upgrades to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Argoed, Cwmbran, Ellis Jenkins, Enable Care Services South Wales Ltd, Expanding Horizons, infrastructure upgrades, learning disabilities, NatWest, Neil Williams, partnership, personalised support services, Public Health Network Cymru, refinancing, residential care, severe mental illnesses, South Wales, supported living, £3.25 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance has gone live with its OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting solution at Triodos Bank UK. The cloud-hosted SaaS platform now supports liquidity, COREP, FINREP, and PRA 110 reporting, boosting data control, transparency, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged cloud-based technology, COREP, Darin Byrne, Data Governance, Dean Sonderegger, ethical banking, exposure analysis, FINREP, liquidity reporting, OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting, Operational Excellence, partnership, post-Brexit regulations, PRA 110, professional services partnership, regulatory compliance, Regulatory Update Service, SaaS deployment, Sarah Morse, scenario testing, Sustainable Finance, Triodos Bank UK, Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance
(IN BRIEF) NIB has agreed to lend SEK 860 million (≈ EUR 79.5 million) over ten years to Atrium Ljungberg for the overhaul of Söderhallarna in Stockholm, reducing its energy use by 50 percent. The 1992-built landmark will retain its … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2030 climate targets, 50 percent reduction, AAA/Aaa rating, André Küüsvek, Atrium Ljungberg, carbon intensity, co-working, Cultural Heritage, energy efficiency, EUR 79.5 million, material reuse, NIB, Nordic-Baltic region, office space, partnership, Ramboll, Refurbishment, rooftop terraces, SEK 860 million, Söderhallarna, Stockholm, sustainability, sustainable development, ten-year loan
(IN BRIEF) Patrick Tiernan, CEO of Lloyd’s, has been named Vice-Chair of the Reinsurance Advisory Board (RAB), succeeding John Neal. Tiernan’s background as Lloyd’s Chief of Markets and roles at Aviva, StarStone and Zurich position him to guide the RAB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, climate change, digital transformation, Gen Re, geopolitical risk, global risk transfer, Hannover Re, Insurance Europe, insurance-linked capital, John Neal, leadership, Lloyd’s, Munich Re, PartnerRe, Patrick Tiernan, RAB, regulatory frameworks, Reinsurance Advisory Board, SCOR, Swiss Re, Thierry Léger, traditional reinsurance, Vice-Chair
(IN BRIEF) EuroPA and EPI have joined forces to explore a rapid interoperability solution that enables Europeans to conduct instant, cross-border payments using their existing mobile-wallet and digital-pay platforms. The study, covering person-to-person and commercial payments both online and at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Bancomat, Bizum, cross-border payments, digital wallet, EPI COMPANY, EuroPA alliance, European Commission, European sovereignty, Eurosystem, financial inclusion, in-store transactions, interoperability, MB WAY, mobile pay, online payments, pan-European reach, partnership, payment innovation, person-to-person transfers, SEPA instant payments, SIBs, Vipps MobilePay, wero
(IN BRIEF) On July 1, 2025, Natixis CIB will convert its Tokyo branch’s money-lending license into a full banking license, enabling a wider range of financial services in Japan. Since June 2022, the branch has focused on lending; the upgrade … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged asset-backed financing, banking license, Bruno Le Saint, capital markets, digital, diversification, economic development, energy and renewables, Groupe BPCE, Healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, international growth, Investment Banking, Japan expansion, Japanese clients, July 1 2025, Makito Nagahiro, mergers and acquisitions, money lending license, Natixis CIB, technology, TELECOM, Tokyo Branch
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