(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) 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) 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) Ramboll has been appointed as technical consultant for the long-term redevelopment of Norra Hagastaden in Stockholm, a major urban transformation project led by Region Stockholm with Locum serving as the client. The initiative will convert a historic hospital … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Anette Seger, district redevelopment, healthcare district redevelopment, housing development Stockholm, infrastructure engineering, Karolinska University Hospital, Locum, multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, Norra Hagastaden, public spaces planning, Ramboll, Ramboll appointed technical consultant for long-term redevelopment of Norra Hagastaden district in Stockholm, Ramboll selected to provide technical consultancy for Stockholm’s Norra Hagastaden redevelopment through 2033, Ramboll Sweden, Region Stockholm, Stockholm urban development, sustainable city development, sustainable urban planning, Swedish urban planning, underground infrastructure, urban transformation project, White Arkitekter
(IN BRIEF) ACS Group has concluded its ACS University Executive Leadership Program with a final event in Madrid attended by 34 senior leaders from across the Group’s global companies, including HOCHTIEF, Turner, CIMIC, Dragados and FlatironDragados. The year-long programme combines … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACS Group, ACS Group Concludes Executive Leadership Program in Madrid Bringing Together Senior Leaders from Across Global Operations, ACS Group Develops Future Leadership Through Global Executive Program Focused on AI, ACS University, ACS University Executive Leadership Program Strengthens Strategic Collaboration Across Global ACS Companies, artificial intelligence strategy, CIMIC Group, corporate learning platform, cross company collaboration, defence market opportunities, Dragados, Energy Transition and Operational Transformation, energy transition strategy, executive leadership program, FlatironDragados, global construction companies, global leadership development, HOCHTIEF, IESE Business School, infrastructure industry leadership, innovation culture, leadership capability development, One Group One Team initiative, supply chain transformation, Turner Construction
(IN BRIEF) Ferrovial, together with its Polish subsidiary Budimex, has been awarded a major railway infrastructure contract for the Podłęże–Gdów sections of the new Podłęże–Piekiełko railway line in Poland’s Małopolskie region. The project, valued at approximately 2.58 billion PLN (€604 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged bridges and viaducts construction, Budimex, Central Europe rail projects, construction, European transport infrastructure, Ferrovial, Ferrovial and Budimex Begin First Joint Tunnelling Project Through Podłęże–Piekiełko Railway Development, Ferrovial Construction, Ferrovial Expands Central European Rail Infrastructure Presence with Major Polish Railway Project, Ferrovial Strengthens Global Rail Infrastructure Portfolio with Major Railway Construction Contract in Poland, Kraków rail connections, large scale civil engineering, Małopolskie region, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, Podłęże Gdów sections, Podłęże Piekiełko railway line, Poland, Poland rail infrastructure, rail, rail infrastructure construction, railway electrification, railway modernisation Poland, railway tunnelling project, railway tunnels Poland, sustainable mobility infrastructure, Tunnelling
(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) 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) 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
(IN BRIEF) Metso has received orders worth EUR 39 million to supply crushing and grinding equipment for the Expanded Phase 2 development of Artemis Gold’s Blackwater Mine in central British Columbia, Canada. The orders were booked partly in the second … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged Artemis Gold, Blackwater Mine British Columbia, Canadian gold mining development, Christoph Hoetzel, crushing and grinding plant equipment, Giuseppe Campanelli, Jeremy Langford, Metso, Metso Plus solutions, Metso Provides Advanced SAG and Ball Mills for Expansion of Blackwater Gold Mine Metso Strengthens Partnership with Artemis Gold Through Major Equipment Supply Agreement, Metso Secures Major Mining Equipment Contract for Artemis Gold Project in Canada, MHC hydrocyclones, mineral processing systems, mining equipment contract Canada, mining industry equipment supplier, mining processing technology, Nordberg HP Series cone crushers, Premier ball mill 18000 kW, Premier SAG mill 18000 kW, Prince George British Columbia service facility, RockSense particle size analyzer, slurry pumps mining operations, Superior MKIII primary gyratory crusher
(IN BRIEF) EQT Real Estate has acquired a 25-property logistics portfolio totaling more than 4.3 million square feet across major U.S. industrial markets from Mapletree Investments through its EQT Real Estate Industrial Value Fund VI. The properties are located in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 4.3 million square feet logistics assets, Atlanta logistics market, EQT Real Estate, EQT Real Estate Adds 25 Infill Industrial Assets in Strategic U.S. Logistics Hubs, EQT Real Estate Industrial Value Fund VI, EQT Real Estate Purchases Multi-Market Logistics Portfolio Across Key U.S. Transport Corridors, EQT Real Estate Strengthens Industrial Strategy with Major Logistics Portfolio Acquisition, I-10 transport infrastructure, I-81 industrial hubs, I-95 logistics corridor, industrial property portfolio, Jacksonville logistics market, JLL advisory services, John Hugenard, last mile logistics real estate, Mapletree Investments, Matthew Brodnik, Nashville industrial real estate, New Jersey warehouse market, New York City industrial property, Pennsylvania logistics corridor, Richmond distribution hubs, South Florida industrial real estate, U.S. industrial sector investment, U.S. logistics real estate acquisition, warehouse and distribution facilities
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has been named a Global Top Employer for 2026 by the Top Employers Institute, becoming one of only 17 companies worldwide to receive the recognition for excellence in people practices. The certification covers 27 Holcim markets across … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Carmen Diaz, corporate people practices, diversity and inclusion workplace, employee development programmes, employee engagement strategy, global building materials company, global employer recognition, global HR certification, Global Top Employer 2026, holcim, Holcim Earns Global Top Employer Certification for Second Consecutive Year Across 27 Markets, Holcim Named One of Only 17 Companies Worldwide to Receive Global Top Employer Recognition, Holcim Recognized as Global Top Employer for 2026 by the Top Employers Institute, Holcim Spirit, Holcim University, Miljan Gutovic, NextGen Growth 2030 strategy, sustainable construction company, Switzerland headquartered construction company, talent development initiatives, Top Employers Institute, workplace culture excellence
(IN BRIEF) Safran Aircraft Engines has launched the TAKE OFF project under the European Union’s Clean Aviation programme to advance the development of the Open Fan engine architecture and prepare it for its first flight demonstration. The initiative brings together … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged aerospace engineering innovation Europe, Airbus A380 flight demonstration, aviation decarbonization initiatives, Avio Aero, CFM RISE technology demonstration programme, Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, Clean Aviation programme, COMPANION propulsion research project, European aerospace research collaboration, European Clean Aviation Programme Funds Safran-Led Initiative to Test Next-Generation Open Fan Engine, European Union research innovation funding, fuel efficiency aviation technology, GKN Aerospace, María Calvo, next generation aircraft engines, OFELIA Open Fan project, Open Fan engine technology, Pierre Cottenceau, Safran Aircraft Engines, Safran and Airbus Collaborate on Major European Project to Demonstrate Ultra-Efficient Open Fan Aircraft Engine, Safran Coordinates European Consortium to Bring Open Fan Propulsion Technology to Flight Testing, short and medium range aircraft propulsion, sustainable aviation propulsion, TAKE OFF project
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has extended its strategic partnership with McDonald’s Corporation for an additional five years to support the modernization of digital platforms and restaurant technologies across the company’s global operations. The collaboration aligns with McDonald’s Accelerating the Arches strategy, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged $45 billion loyalty sales goal, Accelerating the Arches strategy, AI in restaurant operations, Anirban Bose, Brian Rice, Capgemini, Capgemini Americas CEO, Capgemini and McDonald’s Expand Strategic Partnership to Enhance Customer Experience and Restaurant Innovation, Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange, Capgemini Continues Decade-Long Collaboration with McDonald’s to Modernize Global Restaurant Technology, cloud based restaurant technology, crew experience systems, customer experience technology, digital consumer platforms, digital restaurant innovation, enterprise digital transformation partnerships, global quick service restaurant technology, loyalty program growth strategy, McDonald’s Corporation, McDonald’s digital transformation, McDonald’s Global CIO, McDonald’s loyalty users target 250 million, McDonald’s Renews Technology Collaboration with Capgemini to Advance AI-Driven Restaurant Platforms, restaurant cloud infrastructure, restaurant modernization technology, restaurant technology platforms
(IN BRIEF) Stadler Signalling and ebblo Western Europe have established a cooperation aimed at integrating display hardware with mobility software to create modern passenger information solutions for public transport systems. The partnership focuses on connecting Stadler’s TFT-based MOFIS Passenger Information … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged accessibility passenger information, AI in public transport systems, Albrecht Teich, bus and tram passenger information, cloud based mobility platforms, digital passenger information displays, ebblo Western Europe, Intermodal Transport Control Systems ITCS, LTE and 5G connected displays, Marcel Velten, mobility software integration, MOFIS Passenger Information Monitor, passenger information systems, public transport technology, real time transport data systems, smart mobility infrastructure, smart public transport solutions, Stadler and ebblo Develop Integrated Passenger Information Infrastructure for Modern Public Transport Systems, Stadler and ebblo Launch Cooperation to Deliver Digital Passenger Information Solutions for Bus and Tram Networks, Stadler Braunschweig Germany, Stadler Signalling, Stadler Signalling Partners with ebblo to Expand Real-Time Passenger Information Solutions for Transport Operators, TFT display technology, transport operations control systems, Trapeze DACH, Vehicle to Everything V2X communication
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