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Santander and BNP Paribas’ UCI Launches Fund for Sustainable Residential Homes in Spain and Portugal with €440m from EIB, ICO, and EIF

(IN BRIEF) Banco Santander and BNP Paribas Group’s joint venture, Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios (UCI), has launched a securitisation fund called RMBS Green Prado XI that aims to finance sustainable residential homes in Spain and Portugal. The European Investment Bank … Read the full press release

EIB und Gewobag bauen über 2.000 bezahlbare Wohnungen in Berlin

(IN KÜRZE) Gewobag, ein landeseigenes Wohnungsunternehmen in Berlin, hat sich von der Europäischen Investitionsbank (EIB) ein Darlehen in Höhe von 300 Millionen Euro gesichert, um bis 2026 über 2.165 neue Wohnungen zu bauen. Die Finanzierung wird auch dazu beitragen, 350 … Read the full press release

EIB and Gewobag to Build Over 2,000 Affordable Flats in Berlin

(IN BRIEF) Gewobag, a state-owned housing company in Berlin, has secured a €300 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to build over 2,165 new flats by 2026. The funding will also help establish 350 positions at childcare centers … Read the full press release

La BEI concede il primo prestito verde al settore idrico a livello globale, con 150 milioni di euro a Iren

(NOTIZIA IN BREVE) La Banca Europea per gli Investimenti (BEI) ha concesso 150 milioni di euro di finanziamenti legati alla sostenibilità a Iren, uno dei principali fornitori di servizi idrici e multiutility dell’Italia nord-occidentale. Il finanziamento sarà utilizzato per migliorare … Read the full press release

EIB Grants First Green Loan to Water Sector Globally, with €150 Million to Iren

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €150 million in sustainability-linked financing to Iren, a major water service provider and multi-utility company in north-western Italy. The funding will be used to improve water services for one million people … Read the full press release

Hera and Snam’s green hydrogen project in Modena secures €19.5m funding

(IN BRIEF) Italian energy companies Hera and Snam have secured €19.5m in funding from the Regional Council of Emilia Romagna for their joint green hydrogen project in Modena. The funds will be allocated as part of Italy’s National Recovery and … Read the full press release

EIF unterzeichnet erste PaaS-Garantievereinbarung mit der schwedischen Finanzierungsplattform Lisa&

(IN KÜRZE) Der Europäische Investitionsfonds (EIF) und die schwedische Finanzierungsplattform Lisa& haben eine Garantievereinbarung unterzeichnet, um schwedischen Unternehmen mit einem zirkulären Geschäftsmodell über 278 Millionen SEK (24,8 Millionen Euro) anzubieten. Die Transaktion wird durch das Nachhaltigkeitsfenster des InvestEU-Programms der Europäischen … Read the full press release

EIF Signs First PaaS Guarantee Agreement with Swedish Financing Platform Lisa&

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Swedish financing platform Lisa& have signed a guarantee agreement to offer over SEK 278 million (€24.8 million) for Swedish companies with a circular business model. The deal will be supported by the … Read the full press release

SEB Investment Management adopts net zero GHG emissions target by 2040 as part of new sustainability policy

(IN BRIEF) SEB Investment Management has updated its sustainability policy, adding new exclusion criteria for biodiversity. The policy focuses on five themes: climate, biodiversity, water, human rights and labour rights, and corporate governance. The fund company will not invest in … Read the full press release

Stellantis Financial Services et Leasys vont stimuler la création de valeur dans le secteur des services financiers

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Stellantis N.V. a annoncé une nouvelle structure rationalisée de services de financement et de crédit-bail en Europe, consolidant sa capacité multimarque avec la création de deux organisations – Stellantis Financial Services et Leasys. Stellantis Financial Services disposera … Read the full press release

Stellantis Financial Services and Leasys to Boost Value Creation in Financial Services Business

(IN BRIEF) Stellantis N.V. has announced a new streamlined financing and leasing services structure in Europe, consolidating its multi-brand capacity with the creation of two organizations – Stellantis Financial Services and Leasys. Stellantis Financial Services will have a single financing … Read the full press release

Groupe BPCE and ESCP Business School Launch Joint Research Chair on Resilience of Mutual and Cooperative Banks

(IN BRIEF) Groupe BPCE and ESCP Business School have signed an agreement to create a new Chair to study the role of mutual and cooperative banking in the world. The Chair will focus on the resilience of mutual and cooperative … Read the full press release

Die EBWE trägt mit 13 Millionen Euro zur Unterstützung nachhaltiger Energie in Kasachstan bei

(IN KÜRZE) Die Europäische Bank für Wiederaufbau und Entwicklung (EBWE) hat 6 Mrd. KZT (13 Mio. €) in eine vom kasachischen Übertragungsnetzbetreiber KEGOC ausgegebene Anleihe in lokaler Währung investiert. Die Investition wird KEGOCs erste schwimmende TONIA-gebundene Lokalwährungsanleihe unterstützen, die dazu … Read the full press release

EBRD contributes €13m to support sustainable energy in Kazakhstan

(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested KZT 6 billion (€13 million) in a local currency bond issued by Kazakhstan’s transmission system operator, KEGOC. The investment will support KEGOC’s first floating TONIA-linked local currency bond, … Read the full press release

La piattaforma so|bond di Credit Agricole CIB e SEB introduce un nuovo protocollo di convalida blockchain per ridurre l’impatto ambientale

(NOTIZIA IN BREVE) SEB e Crédit Agricole CIB hanno lanciato una piattaforma sostenibile e aperta per le obbligazioni digitali basata sulla tecnologia blockchain, chiamata so|bond. La piattaforma consente agli emittenti nei mercati dei capitali di emettere obbligazioni digitali su una … Read the full press release

Credit Agricole CIB and SEB’s so|bond platform introduces new blockchain validation protocol to reduce environmental footprint

(IN BRIEF) SEB and Crédit Agricole CIB have launched a sustainable and open platform for digital bonds built on blockchain technology, called so|bond. The platform enables issuers in capital markets to issue digital bonds onto a blockchain network, improving efficiency … Read the full press release

Ungarns Wohnungsrenovierungsprogramm erhält Auftrieb durch grünes EIB-Darlehen

(IN KÜRZE) Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) und der Europäische Investitionsfonds (EIF) investierten im vergangenen Jahr 804 Millionen Euro in Ungarn und unterstützten vorrangige Investitionen in den Bereichen Energie, Verkehr, Innovation, kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) und Midcap-Unternehmen. Drei Viertel der … Read the full press release

Hungary’s Home Renovation Programme gets a boost from EIB green loan

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) invested €804 million in Hungary last year, supporting priority investments in energy, transport, innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and mid-caps. Three-quarters of the total financing signed … Read the full press release

APM Terminals signs €1 billion deal with Port of Rotterdam for Maasvlakte II expansion

(IN BRIEF) APM Terminals, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has announced the expansion of its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. The expansion involves a site of approximately 47.5 hectares with 1,000 meters of deep-sea quay and will increase the … Read the full press release

Ten more years for Bavarian Student Research Center: TUM and district administrator sign financing agreement

(IN BRIEF) The Student Research Center Berchtesgadener Land (SFZ) in Bavaria, Germany, has secured financing for the next decade. The SFZ provides secondary school students with their first contact with research, particularly in natural and engineering sciences, with the aim … Read the full press release