(IN BRIEF) The EIB Institute has pledged €750,000 in humanitarian aid to support urgent medical and nutritional assistance in Gaza, focusing on children, pregnant women, and vulnerable families. The funds will be channelled through Welthungerhilfe and CARE, two experienced NGOs … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Society, Technology
Tagged care, climate resilience, Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, economic recovery, EIB Group, EIB Institute, EU aid, EU humanitarian support, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Gaza, Gaza children, Gelsomina Vigliotti, health services, humanitarian aid, humanitarian relief, medical support, Middle East, Multiannual and Comprehensive Programme for Palestinian Recovery and Resilience, Nadia Calviño, nutritional aid, Palestine, Palestine Monetary Authority, PMA, social impact, Welthungerhilfe
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €400 million to support the construction of a 12.64 km section of the Prague Ring Road between Běchovice and the D1 motorway, a project led by Ředitelství silnic a dálnic (RSD) … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Baltic-Adriatic Corridor, Běchovice, central Europe, climate resilience, congestion reduction, Czech Republic, Czech transport, D1 motorway, EIB, EIB and Czech Authorities Advance Major TEN-T Corridor Project with €400 Million Investment in Prague’s Transport Network, EU Cohesion Policy, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, infrastructure investment, Marek Mora, Ministry of Transport, Prague Ring Road, Radek Mátl, Ředitelství silnic a dálnic, regional development, RSD, SFTI, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, SUMP, sustainable transport, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, TEN-T Core Network
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €200 million loan to the Czech Republic to upgrade its railway network by 2030. Managed by Správa železnic through the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, the project will enhance both … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged climate resilience, Czech Republic, Czech Republic Secures EIB Financing to Upgrade Rail Infrastructure and Advance Green Mobility Goals, EIB, electrification, Emma Toledano Laredo, ERTMS, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, Jiří Svoboda, Just Transition Mechanism, Karlovy Vary, Marek Mora, Ministry of Finance, Moravia-Silesia, Public-Private Partnerships, rail infrastructure, railway modernization, regional development, Správa železnic, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, sustainable transport, TEN-T, transport infrastructure, Ústí nad Labem
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €40 million to Sweden’s Meva Energy AB to accelerate the rollout of its modular, biomass-based gasification plants across Europe. The company’s innovative system converts agricultural and industrial biomass residues into renewable, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged biochar, bioeconomy, biogas, biomass gasification, circular economy, Clean Industrial Deal, climate-neutral technology, decarbonisation, EIB, Elcowire Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, fossil-free manufacturing, green transition, IKEA, industrial energy, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Meva Energy, Meva Energy Secures EIB Financing to Scale Climate-Neutral Gasification Technology Across Europe, Net-Zero Industry Act, Niclas Davidsson, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Sofidel, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €150 million loan to the Istituto per il Credito Sportivo e Culturale (ICSC) to finance new and upgraded public sports and cultural infrastructure across Italy. The funding will support projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Sports, Technology
Tagged Antonella Baldino, community investment, cultural infrastructure, cycle paths, EIB, EIB Backs ICSC with New €150 Million Financing to Drive Urban Regeneration and Social Inclusion Across Italy, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, financing agreement, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Green mobility, ICSC, Istituto per il Credito Sportivo e Culturale, Italy, Jean-Christophe Laloux, public amenities, regional development, social inclusion, southern Italy, sports infrastructure, SROI, sustainable development, sustainable infrastructure, urban regeneration
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €79.5 million to Ignitis Group as part of a €318 million financing consortium that includes the EIB, Swedbank, and NIB to fund the 314 MW Kelmė wind farm … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania
Tagged 5 GW target, Baltic region, clean power, climate goals, EBRD, EBRD Backs Ignitis Group with €79.5 Million Loan to Build the Baltic Region’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm, Energy Independence, energy security, EU Energy Policy, European Investment Bank, green transition, Ignitis Group, Kelmė wind farm, Lithuania, Lithuanian households, Nordic Investment Bank, onshore wind, renewable energy, Sustainable Finance, sustainable infrastructure, Swedbank, zero-carbon electricity
(IN BRIEF) Amey has completed a £70 million refinancing and acquisition initiative with HSBC and NatWest, securing long-term funding through June 2030 to reinforce its operations with the Ministry of Defence. The new facility provides Amey with the flexibility to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey, Andrew Nelson, Asset Based Lending, asset renewal, Chatham Financial, CMS, defence contract, facilities services, financial strategy, government partnerships, HSBC, infrastructure management, KPMG, Lambert Smith Hampton, long-term funding, Ministry of Defence, MOD, NatWest, Norton Rose Fulbright, Operational Excellence, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, refinancing, Strategic £70 Million Refinancing Positions Amey for Growth and Defence Sector Expansion, UK defence
(IN BRIEF) Three researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology — Ahmed Dorrah, Jaime Bonnin Roca, and Hamdi Joudeh — have each received NWO Vidi grants worth up to €850,000 to advance their individual research programs. The funding enables them to … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, News, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Ahmed Dorrah, Autonomous Vehicles, Brainport Region, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology Strengthens Research Excellence with Three NWO Vidi Grant Recipients, energy efficiency, government innovation, Hamdi Joudeh, information theory, innovation policy, Jaime Bonnin Roca, nano-optics, Netherlands science, NWO, photonics, Quantum technology, research funding, semiconductor, TU/e, Vidi grants, wireless sensing
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone has partnered with Irish tech company Zinkworks to develop Rapid RIC, a Generative AI-powered platform designed to accelerate the creation of radio access network applications across Europe. Launching in early 2026, the platform will allow engineers to … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Ireland, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 5G, a Gen AI platform driving smarter, AI platform, Alberto Ripepi, digital transformation, energy efficiency, generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, Machine Learning, mobile networks, more efficient mobile networks, network automation, network innovation, Open RAN, Paul Madden, radio access network, RAN applications, Rapid RIC, rApps, sustainability, telecommunications, vodafone, Vodafone and Zinkworks partner to build AI-powered platform to accelerate next-generation mobile network innovation, Vodafone Málaga R&D center, Vodafone teams up with Zinkworks to launch Rapid RIC, Zinkworks
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has achieved a major milestone in AI adoption, with 93% of its 30,000 M365 Copilot licence holders actively using the tool to improve productivity and save an average of 46 minutes daily. Supported by its … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI Adoption, artificial intelligence, automation, Centre of Excellence, Darren Hardman, data analytics, data science, digital transformation, engineering, financial services, generative AI, GitHub Copilot, INNOVATION, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group drives digital transformation with 93% active use of M365 Copilot across workforce, Lloyds Banking Group sets new AI benchmark in financial services with 93% active M365 Copilot adoption, M365 Copilot, Machine Learning, Microsoft UK, productivity, Ranil Boteju, technology investment, UK banking industry, upskilling, Vic Weigler, Workforce Training
(IN BRIEF) Bouygues Group subsidiary Colas and TotalEnergies have renewed their three-year partnership to accelerate the decarbonization of the construction industry in France and beyond. The collaboration focuses on deploying biofuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), renewable electricity, electric … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged battery storage, Bernard Pinatel, biofuels, Bouygues group, Bouygues subsidiary Colas and TotalEnergies renew partnership to accelerate decarbonization of the construction industry, Bouygues subsidiary Colas and TotalEnergies strengthen partnership to advance low-carbon construction worldwide, carbon neutrality, CO2 reduction, Colas, Colas and TotalEnergies expand multi-energy solutions to accelerate sustainable construction practices, Colas Group, construction industry, decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, energy transition, France, greenhouse gas reduction, HVO100, hydrotreated vegetable oil, low carbon construction, multi-energy strategy, Pierre Vanstoflegatte, renewable electricity, renewable power, solar energy, sustainability partnership, sustainable infrastructure, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies and Colas extend three-year partnership to drive decarbonization across Bouygues Group operations, TotalEnergies and Colas renew strategic three-year partnership to accelerate construction decarbonization in France and worldwide, TotalEnergies and Colas strengthen partnership to drive low-carbon transformation of the construction industry, TotalEnergies partnership
(IN BRIEF) The Leverhulme Trust has announced the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize winners, awarding £3 million across 30 exceptional researchers from universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Southampton, and Liverpool. Each prize, worth £100,000, supports researchers in Archaeology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Geography, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Non Profit, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Academic Excellence, archaeology, chemistry, Dr Beatriz Marín-Aguilera, Dr Callan Davies, Dr Clare Balboni, Dr Ed Pulford, Dr Elisabeth Niklasson, Dr Georgia Andreou, Dr Ian Cushing, Dr John Rowan, Dr Joshua Dean, Dr Jun Jiang, Dr Kasia Paprocki, Dr Letizia Gionfrida, Dr Ludvig Sinander, Dr Mathelinda Nabugodi, Dr Matthew Jones, Dr Mattia Silvi, Dr Noreen Masud, Dr Philip Riris, Dr Rebecca Beveridge, Dr Soroush Abolfathi, Dr Sydney Calkin, Dr Thomas Cowan, Economics, engineering, geography, INNOVATION, Languages and Literatures, Leverhulme Trust, Leverhulme Trust honours excellence in research with £3 million in 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prizes, London School of Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University, Philip Leverhulme, Philip Leverhulme Prizes, Philip Third Viscount Leverhulme, Professor Alexander Forse, Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor Attila Lindner, Professor Constantine Yannelis, Professor Emilio Martínez-Pañeda, Professor Emily Draper, Professor Felipe González, Professor Meera Mehta, Professor Noa Zilberman, research funding, The Leverhulme Trust awards £3 million to 30 leading UK researchers through the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prizes, UK universities, University College London, University of Aberdeen, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Glasgow, University of Liverpool, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Southampton, University of Warwick, William Lever
(IN BRIEF) EDAP TMS SA has secured a €36 million credit facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB), supported by the European Commission’s InvestEU guarantee, to boost the global expansion of its Focal One® Robotic HIFU platform and fund new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biotechnology, credit facility, EDAP Strengthens Growth Strategy with EIB-Backed €36 Million Credit Facility for Non-Invasive Medical Technology Expansion, EDAP TMS, EIB, endometriosis, EU innovation support, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs EDAP TMS with €36 Million Credit Facility under InvestEU Program, Focal One, gynecology, Healthcare Innovation, high-intensity focused ultrasound, InvestEU, Lyon, medical technology, non-invasive therapy, prostate cancer, Robotic HIFU, Ryan Rhodes, SEC filing, urology
(IN BRIEF) Luxembourg marked the tenth anniversary of the National Centre for Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD) with a two-day symposium highlighting a decade of progress in Parkinson’s research, clinical care, and prevention. Funded by the National Research … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged biomarkers, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, FNR, Healthcare Innovation, Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg, Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg Celebrates Ten Years of Groundbreaking Parkinson’s Research Through NCER-PD Symposium, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg research, NCER-PD, NCER-PD Marks Ten Years of Parkinson’s Breakthroughs with Global Research Symposium in Luxembourg, neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson's disease, precision medicine, prevention, Rejko Krüger, Rudi Balling, Stéphanie Obertin, symposium, translational research, University of Luxembourg
(IN BRIEF) Nest has strengthened its partnership with Schroders Capital by adding £500 million to its private equity mandate, bringing the total to £1.5 billion. Schroders Capital will use the funding to invest in innovative businesses across key sectors like … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged artificial intelligence, growth sectors, Healthcare, INNOVATION, institutional investors, Long-Term Asset Fund, LTAF, Mansion House Accord, Mansion House Compact, Nest, Nest Invest, Nest Strengthens £1.5 Billion Private Equity Partnership with Schroders Capital to Boost Innovation and UK Growth, pension investment, pharmaceuticals, private equity, private markets, Rachel Farrell, retirement funds, Schroders Capital, Schroders Capital Expands Private Equity Mandate for Nest as Pension Fund Deepens Investment in Global Innovation, Schroders Group, Sustainable Finance, technology, Tim Creed, UK economy, unlisted equity
(IN BRIEF) Saab has been awarded a SEK 540 million (EUR 49.4 million) contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to extend the service life of the Spanish Army’s Arthur radar systems. The modernization will upgrade the systems with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Arthur radar, artillery locating radar, Carl-Johan Bergholm, counter-battery, defense contract, defense industry, defense innovation, digital radar, European security, military technology, NATO, NATO Support and Procurement Agency, NSPA, radar modernization, radar upgrade, Saab, Saab Awarded SEK 540 Million NATO Contract to Modernize Spain’s Arthur Radar Systems, Saab Surveillance, Spain, Spain Strengthens Artillery Locating Capabilities with Saab’s Arthur Radar Life Extension Program, Spanish Army, Surveillance systems
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has approved a EUR 50 million, 10-year loan to Kemira for constructing a new biomaterials production facility in Finland. The project, jointly developed with International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), will produce bio-based alpha-glucans … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Chemicals, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged alpha-glucans, André Küüsvek, bio-based production, biobased products, biomaterials, biotechnology, Chemical Industry, Finland, green finance, IFF, industrial innovation, International Flavors & Fragrances, Kemira, NIB, NIB Backs Kemira’s EUR 130 Million Investment in Renewable Biomaterials to Advance Finland’s Green Industry, NIB Provides EUR 50 Million Loan to Kemira for New Bio-Based Materials Plant in Finland, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, Petri Castrén, renewable materials, renewable solutions, sustainability, sustainable chemistry
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has congratulated Fjord Defence Group ASA on its successful move from Euronext Expand to Euronext Oslo Børs, marking the company’s progression to the main market and the 58th listing on Euronext markets in 2025. With a market … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Investment, News, Norway
Tagged A&D Funding Days, Aerospace and Defence, capital markets, defence sector, DFENS, ELITE, Euronext, Euronext Expand, Euronext Welcomes Fjord Defence Group’s NOK 525 Million Listing on Oslo Børs Main Market, European A&D Growth Hub, European Defence Bond Label, European markets, Fjord Defence Group ASA, Fjord Defence Group Joins Euronext Oslo Børs Main Market Strengthening Its Position in Europe’s Defence Sector, Investor Relations, IPOready Defence, Jon Asbjørn Bø, market capitalisation, NOK 525 million, Norway, Oslo, Oslo Børs, strategic autonomy, uplisting
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in partnership with the European Union, is extending €22.5 million in new loans to three Moldovan banks — maib, Victoriabank, and Eximbank — under the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line to boost … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Moldova, Small Business
Tagged Banca Transilvania, Chişinău, EBRD, EBRD and EU Strengthen Support for Moldovan MSMEs with €22.5 Million Financing Package to Three Banks, economic development, EU candidate status, EU4Business, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, Eximbank, financial inclusion, Green Technologies, Horizon Capital, Intesa Sanpaolo, Invalda INVL, InvestEU, maib, MOLDOVA, Moldova economy, MSMEs, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Victoriabank
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €50 million loan to Vilniaus vandenys, Lithuania’s largest water utility, to upgrade and expand water and wastewater infrastructure in the Vilnius region. The project includes station upgrades, network extensions, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Supports €50 Million Upgrade of Vilnius Water Infrastructure to Boost Sustainability and Digital Efficiency, environmental protection, EU environmental policy, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Lithuania, public health, renewable energy, Saulius Savickas, Simonas Klimavičius, smart meters, sustainable investment, Vilniaus vandenys, Vilnius, wastewater management, water infrastructure
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