(IN BRIEF) The Nassauische Heimstätte Wohnstadt group and the European Investment Bank have signed a €465 million framework financing agreement to support housing construction and energy efficiency upgrades in Hessen, Germany. The funding will enable investments totaling around €1 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged affordable housing Germany, EIB, EIB backs major housing programme in Hessen enabling €1 billion investment in new construction and energy-efficient renovations, EIB InvestEU financing supports large-scale residential construction and energy modernization programme in Hessen, energy efficient housing renovation, energy transition buildings, EU infrastructure financing, European Investment Bank, European investment financing housing, Frankfurt Schönhof district, German housing market, Hessen housing development, InvestEU programme, Nassauische Heimstätte Wohnstadt, NHW, Nicola Beer, residential modernization programme, social housing investment Europe, sustainable residential construction, Thomas Hain, urban development Hessen
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has expanded its assistance services network under the Global Assistance brand to cover 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe following the launch of operations in Albania. The network now includes twelve service companies employing … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Technology
Tagged Albania assistance launch, assistance services CEE, Central and Eastern Europe insurance services, concierge services insurance, cross border assistance network, cyber assistance services, digital assistance platform, European insurance innovation, Gábor Lehel, Global Assistance, health assistance services, insurance assistance companies, insurance value added services, multilingual assistance support, roadside assistance Europe, travel assistance Europe, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group expands Global Assistance network to 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe, Vienna Insurance Group strengthens regional assistance services presence with expansion into Albania, VIG, VIG assistance network expansion
(IN BRIEF) De Nederlandsche Bank has published its Payment Strategy for 2026–2028, outlining plans to strengthen resilience, broaden payment options, and encourage innovation within the payment system. The strategy aims to reduce dependence on a small number of providers and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI governance and stronger payment system resilience, artificial intelligence in payments, cyber resilience payments, De Nederlandsche Bank, De Nederlandsche Bank sets roadmap for secure and diversified European payments ecosystem through 2028, digital euro, distributed ledger technology, DLT payments, DNB, DNB Payment Strategy 2026–2028 highlights digital euro, Dutch central bank strategy, European digital payment instruments, European payment system resilience, financial infrastructure resilience, payment fraud prevention, payment service providers Europe, Payment Strategy 2026 2028, payment system innovation, stablecoins euro ecosystem, Tobias Oudejans, tokenised bank deposits, wCBDC, wholesale central bank digital currency
(IN BRIEF) Skanska is investing CZK 917 million, approximately SEK 400 million, in the final phase of the Albatros Kbely residential development in Prague, Czech Republic. The last stage will deliver 178 low-energy apartments and complete a five-phase project that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Albatros Kbely, BREEAM certification, community amenities housing, Czech Republic housing project, European residential real estate development, green urban spaces, low-energy apartments, Prague housing development, Prague residential development, prefabricated bathrooms construction, residential construction Prague, Skanska, Skanska investment Prague, Skanska invests CZK 917 million in final phase of Albatros Kbely residential development in Prague, Skanska to complete Albatros Kbely urban district in Prague with investment in final residential phase, sustainable building solutions, sustainable urban development, urban district development
(IN BRIEF) Lantmännen Biorefineries has implemented AFRY’s digital platform AFRY Improve to enhance production efficiency and strengthen sustainability performance at its operations. The platform helps improve production line availability while providing real-time monitoring, decision support, and visualisation tools that enable … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, AFRY Improve, AFRY Improve platform helps Lantmännen Biorefineries increase operational efficiency at Norrköping facility, agricultural biorefinery, bioenergy and food production, circular by products, David Andersson, grain refining technology, Industrial Digitalization, industrial IT solutions, Johanna Löfroth, Lantmännen, Lantmännen Biorefineries, Lantmännen Biorefineries strengthens smart factory strategy with AFRY Improve digital production management system, Nordic agriculture industry, Norrköping biorefinery, production efficiency, production monitoring systems, resource efficient manufacturing, smart factory solutions, sustainability in food industry, Swedish agricultural cooperative
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen and the University Medical Center Groningen have appointed Anne Been as quartermaster to explore the establishment of a joint valorization organization designed to strengthen the translation of academic research into societal and economic impact. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged academic innovation ecosystem, Academic Startup Competition, academic startups Netherlands, Anne Been, Anne Been appointed quartermaster to assess joint valorization organization linking UG, Faculty of Medical Sciences Groningen, Groningen innovation ecosystem, Hans Biemans, IMChip, knowledge transfer, MimeCure, Northern Netherlands innovation, QT Sense, regional economic development, regional technology transfer initiatives, research commercialization, research impact, science commercialization, UG and UMCG explore new joint valorization organization to accelerate research commercialization and regional economic development, UMCG, UMCG and regional innovation partners, university industry collaboration, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, valorization organization, Wiro Niessen
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen’s Scholierenacademie programme is helping introduce research skills and scientific thinking to pupils in primary and secondary schools across the Northern Netherlands. Through collaborations between researchers, students, and teachers, the initiative translates academic research into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged classroom science engagement, critical thinking in schools, Douwe van der Tuin, Dutch education initiatives, escape room learning game, fake news education, interdisciplinary teaching materials, Northern Netherlands education, primary school science education, research based learning, research literacy, research skills education, Scholierenacademie, science education, Science for Society series, scientific literacy, secondary school research skills, University of Groningen, University of Groningen programme connects researchers and teachers to translate academic research into classroom learning, University of Groningen Scholierenacademie expands science education outreach to strengthen research literacy among young students, university outreach programmes, university school collaboration
(IN BRIEF) Professor Vicki Squire of the University of Warwick has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, a prestigious honour recognising significant contributions to research and public understanding within the social sciences. Professor Squire, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Politics, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Academy of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Council, BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed, borders research, citizenship research, Edinburgh University Press, Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, global displacement, humanitarianism research, Imperial War Museum Refugees Forced to Flee exhibition, internally displaced persons, international politics research, Making and Unmaking Global Citizenship, migration policy research, migration studies, Nigeria, PAIS Department, Politics and International Studies, social sciences UK, South Sudan, The Conversation, University of Warwick, University of Warwick Professor Vicki Squire elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences for research on migration and humanitarian issues, University of Warwick scholar Vicki Squire recognised by Academy of Social Sciences for global impact of migration and borders research, Vicki Squire, Will Hutton
(IN BRIEF) An international team of researchers has demonstrated a new method for stabilizing exotic quantum states by reducing the heating that typically occurs when quantum systems are periodically driven. Using a superconducting quantum processor with 78 qubits, the scientists … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Breakthrough study shows engineered randomness can stabilize complex quantum states for next-generation quantum technologies, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chuang tzu 2.0 quantum chip, exotic quantum states, Heng Fan, Hongzheng Zhao, Imperial College London, Johannes Knolle, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nature journal, Peking University., prethermalization, quantum computing research, Quantum entanglement, quantum physics research, quantum simulation, qubits, random multipolar driving, Researchers slow quantum system heating and stabilize exotic states in 78-qubit processor breakthrough published in Nature, spectral engineering, superconducting quantum computer, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed a prototype smart pillow designed to help reduce the negative effects of bedtime smartphone use by allowing users to access digital audio content without looking at screens. The device integrates … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged bedtime smartphone use, Chicago, digital content streaming, digital wellbeing, Dr Ilyena Hirskyj Douglas, Dr Xianghua Sharon Ding, human-computer interaction, Kejin Yu, music podcasts audiobooks, School of Computing Science, screen free sleep, sleep onset research, sleep research, sleep technology, smart pillow, tactile interface technology, technology for sleep health, TEI 2026 conference, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow research team explores screen-free bedtime technology with smart pillow designed to support sleep onset and relaxation, University of Glasgow unveils innovative smart pillow technology that lets users control music and podcasts through touch while drifting to sleep, wearable and embedded devices, Weiyun Wang
(IN BRIEF) STMicroelectronics has begun high-volume production of its PIC100 silicon photonics platform, a technology designed to support hyperscalers deploying high-speed optical interconnects in data centers and AI computing clusters. Manufactured using 300 mm semiconductor processes, the platform enables advanced … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 1.6T transceivers, 300 mm fabrication, 800G transceivers, AI data center connectivity, AI Infrastructure, CEA-Leti, co packaged optics, data centers, Dr Vladimir Kozlov, Fabio Gualandris, hyperscalers, LightCounting, Near Packaged Optics, OFC 2026, Optical Fiber Communication Conference, optical interconnects, optical networking, photonics modulators, PIC100 platform, PIC100 TSV platform, pluggable optics market, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Sicoya, silicon nitride waveguides, silicon photonics, STMicroelectronics, STMicroelectronics accelerates silicon photonics roadmap with PIC100 platform production and plans to quadruple capacity by 2027, STMicroelectronics begins high-volume production of PIC100 silicon photonics platform to support hyperscale AI data center connectivity, through silicon via technology
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has announced that its Ukrainian subsidiary KNIAZHA VIG has secured a 25 million US dollar reinsurance facility agreement with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation in cooperation with Aon to support the expansion of war-risk … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Aon, conflict risk mitigation, DFC, global reinsurance initiatives, Greg Case, Harald Riener, insurance solutions for conflict zones, international insurance partnerships, KNIAZHA VIG, private asset insurance Ukraine, reinsurance facility agreement, SME insurance Ukraine, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Ukraine economic resilience, Ukraine rebuilding efforts, Ukraine war risk insurance, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group backed KNIAZHA VIG launches new war risk insurance programme in Ukraine with support from DFC and Aon, Vienna Insurance Group expands support for Ukraine as KNIAZHA VIG secures DFC backed war risk reinsurance facility, Vienna Insurance Group subsidiaries, VIG
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has successfully priced and issued a 5.5 billion renminbi multi-tranche Panda bond in the China Interbank Bond Market, marking the first issuance by an EU financial institution in 2026 and the largest single Panda bond issuance … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged APAC Treasurer, asset managers, China capital markets, China interbank bond market, commercial banks, cross border finance, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank China, Deutsche Bank completes record 5.5 billion RMB Panda bond issuance in China Interbank Bond Market amid strong global investor demand, Deutsche Bank strengthens global funding strategy with landmark 5.5 billion RMB Panda bond deal in China’s onshore bond market, EU financial institution, Fiona Ip, foreign bank issuance, G SIB, global funding strategy, global systemically important bank, institutional investors, international capital markets connectivity, onshore RMB liquidity, Panda bond, renminbi bond issuance, RMB bond market, RMB financing, Rose Zhu, Sino European economic cooperation, Sino German economic cooperation
(IN BRIEF) LSEG has launched a new suite of ESG scores and sustainability analytics designed to improve transparency, comparability, and usability of ESG data for financial institutions. Built on a research-driven methodology aligned with global sustainability frameworks such as ISSB, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged controversies data, double materiality, Elena Philipova, ESG data, ESG indicators, ESG investment analytics, ESG risk analysis, ESG scores, ESG Transparency, ESRS, financial markets, FTSE All World Index, Global financial institutions gain access to LSEG’s enhanced ESG scores and sustainability analytics integrated into LSEG Workspace, global sustainability frameworks, green revenues, GRI, ISSB, London Stock Exchange Group, LSEG, LSEG unveils comprehensive ESG analytics suite with standardized indicators and transparent scoring model for institutional investors, LSEG Workspace, materiality matrix, SASB, sovereign ESG risk, sustainability analytics, sustainability ratings and data, Sustainable Finance, sustainable financing
(IN BRIEF) Neva SGR has been selected by Regione Lombardia to support the Lombardia Venture STEP initiative, which aims to strengthen venture capital access for innovative companies in Lombardy. The regional government has invested €20 million from the Lombardia ERDF … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Call for Cleantech Startups Lombardia, cleantech scaleups, cleantech startups, decarbonisation technologies, energy efficiency innovation, environmental impact reduction, European Regional Development Fund ERDF, Finlombarda, Intesa Sanpaolo Group, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, Lombardia ERDF 2021 2027, Lombardia Venture STEP, Lombardy innovation ecosystem, Mario Costantini, Neva II fund, Neva II Italia fund, Neva II Parallelo Lombardia Fund, Neva SGR, Neva SGR and Regione Lombardia Launch €40 Million Initiative to Support Cleantech Startups and Scale-Ups in Lombardy, New Neva II Parallelo Lombardia Fund Targets Clean Technology Growth and Regional Innovation in Lombardy, Regione Lombardia, Regione Lombardia and Neva SGR Partner to Expand Venture Capital Funding for Cleantech Startups and Scale-Ups, Technology Readiness Level TRL, venture capital Italy
(IN BRIEF) EBRD is providing a US$ 20 million loan to Özyeğin University to finance the construction of a green-certified, earthquake-resilient student dormitory on the university’s Çekmeköy campus in Istanbul. The project aims to address the city’s growing shortage of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Non Profit, Science, Technology, Türkiye, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable student accommodation, Barış Tan, Çekmeköy campus, earthquake resilient buildings, EBRD, EBRD and Özyeğin University Partner to Address Istanbul’s Student Housing Shortage with Modern Campus Accommodation, EBRD Investment to Deliver Earthquake-Resilient and Energy-Efficient Student Dormitory at Özyeğin University, EBRD investment Türkiye, EBRD Supports Expansion of Safe and Sustainable Student Housing with New Dormitory Project in Istanbul, EDGE Standard certification, energy efficient buildings, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, green certified buildings, higher education infrastructure, İstanbul, Istanbul student population, Odile Renaud-Basso, Özyeğin University, student dormitory project, sustainable campus infrastructure, sustainable construction, Türkiye student housing, university housing development
(IN BRIEF) Empa research facilities are set to appear on Switzerland’s future banknotes after the Swiss National Bank selected a winning design concept created by the agency Emphase Sàrl. The new currency series will follow the theme “Switzerland and its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Anna Ettlin, atmospheric research, construction and energy technologies, Empa, Empa Buildings Featured in Winning Concept for Switzerland’s Next Banknote Series, Empa Research Sites to Appear on Switzerland’s Future Banknotes Following Swiss National Bank Design Competition, Emphase Sàrl, Fabienne Kilchör, Jungfraujoch research station, Mirjam Schwaller, Monte Rosa Hut, NEST research building, New Swiss Banknote Series to Highlight Empa Research Facilities as SNB Advances Future Currency Design, Sébastien Fasel, SNB, Swiss banknote series 2030s, Swiss currency design, Swiss design competition, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Swiss innovation and research, Swiss Mittelland, Swiss National Bank, Switzerland and its altitudes theme, Switzerland banknotes
(IN BRIEF) ÖBB is advancing the modernisation of European rail freight through continued development and testing of Digital Automatic Coupling technology. Using its DAC demo train, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has conducted extensive winter trials in Austria to evaluate how … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automated brake testing, Bettina Castillo, Böckstein, DAC demo train, Digital Automatic Coupling, European rail freight transport, European railway modernisation, freight train automation, ÖBB, ÖBB Advances European Rail Freight Modernisation as Winter Tests Confirm Reliability of Digital Automatic Coupling Demo Train, ÖBB Moves Closer to Europe-Wide Deployment of Digital Automatic Coupling After Successful Extreme Weather Testing, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Demonstrates Robust Winter Performance of Digital Automatic Coupling Technology in Austria, ÖBB Strengthens Europe’s Rail Freight Innovation Efforts Through Successful DAC Demo Train Winter Trials, Rail Cargo Group logistics, rail freight innovation, railway data transmission, railway digitalisation, railway power supply systems, railway technology development, Salzburg Pongau region, Schwarzach St Veit, sustainable rail freight, winter rail testing
(IN BRIEF) TomTom announced that co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Harold Goddijn will step down from his role and from the company’s Management Board at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 16 April 2026. Alain De Taeye’s term as … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AI driven mapping technology, Alain De Taeye, automotive mapping technology, automotive navigation systems, corporate governance changes, Derk Haank, enterprise geolocation solutions, enterprise location platform, Harold Goddijn, location technology company Netherlands, Mike Schoofs, Taco Titulaer, technology company leadership change, TomTom, TomTom Announces Management Board Changes and Proposed Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer, TomTom CEO succession, TomTom Co-Founder Harold Goddijn to Step Down as CEO After More Than Two Decades Leading the Company, TomTom leadership transition, TomTom Management Board, TomTom shareholder meeting April 2026, TomTom Supervisory Board, TomTom Supervisory Board Nominates Mike Schoofs as CEO Following Succession Process
(IN BRIEF) Fincantieri Group announced that its subsidiary Remazel has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of the share capital of H Tech Serviços e Manutenção Ltda., a Brazilian company specializing in inspection and maintenance services for offshore plants. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Brazil offshore services market, Brazilian offshore industry development, energy infrastructure services, Fincantieri Group, Fincantieri Group Boosts Industrial Footprint in Brazil with Remazel Purchase of H Tech, Fincantieri international growth strategy, Fincantieri Strengthens Offshore Oil and Gas Capabilities with Strategic Acquisition in Brazil, global energy market projects, H Tech Serviços e Manutenção Ltda, high value added offshore technology services, industrial acquisition offshore sector, offshore engineering services, offshore maintenance technicians Brazil, offshore oil and gas services Brazil, offshore plant inspection and maintenance, offshore project management, Pierroberto Folgiero, Remazel, Remazel Completes Acquisition of H Tech to Expand Inspection and Maintenance Services in Offshore Sector, subsea and underwater technologies UW sector, subsea operations support
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