(IN BRIEF) CVC will remain the controlling shareholder in Ahlsell while welcoming a group of new institutional investors to support the company’s next phase of growth. The transaction, closing in Q4 2025, reflects confidence in Ahlsell’s strong performance and proven … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisitions, Ahlsell, Ahlsell backed by CVC attracts new institutional investors as it continues Nordic market leadership, B2B distribution, blue-chip investors, BofA Securities, Claes Seldeby, CVC, CVC and management extend support for Ahlsell as company secures new investors for future growth, CVC-backed Ahlsell strengthens shareholder base with blue-chip investors ahead of next expansion phase, EcoVadis, Gustaf Martin-Löf, industry, infrastructure, installation, Lazard, multi-vertical strategy, Nordic markets, partnership, Q4 2025 transaction, shareholder base, Stockholm, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has pledged €17.5 billion to accelerate energy efficiency investments by more than 350,000 European SMEs between 2025 and 2027. Backed by the European Commission, the initiative will nearly double current EIB support and aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 000 SMEs cut energy costs and emissions, Bertrand Piccard, competitiveness, Dan Jørgensen, decarbonisation, EIB and European Commission launch €17.5 billion drive to help 350, EIB Group, EIB Group commits €17.5 billion to accelerate SME energy efficiency investments across Europe, energy efficiency, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, financing, green transition, InvestEU, LIFE Clean Energy Transition, Nadia Calviño, partnership, SMEs, Solar Impulse Foundation, Solar Impulse Foundation partners with EIB to promote energy efficiency as a service for European businesses, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Czech Deputy Finance Minister Marek Mora has been appointed Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, effective 20 October 2025. Nominated by the Czech government and approved by the EIB’s Board of Governors, Mora will replace Kyriacos Kakouris of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Czech Ministry of Finance, Czech National Bank, economic resilience, EIB, EIB appoints Czech Republic’s Marek Mora as Vice-President, EIB Management Committee, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, first Czech national since 2007, Green Energy, Ivan Pilip, Kyriacos Kakouris, leadership, Marek Mora, Marek Mora appointed EIB Vice-President, Nadia Calviño, partnership, SMEs, succeeding Kyriacos Kakouris this October, sustainable development, transport infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Flexam Invest has secured a €50 million investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) in its Kartesia Asset Finance III (KAF III) fund, partially backed by the EU’s InvestEU programme. With this commitment, KAF III has now raised … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged asset management, decarbonisation, EIF, EIF invests in Flexam Invest’s KAF III fund, European economy, European Investment Fund, Flexam Invest, Florian de Sigy, green transition, industrial assets, infrastructure financing, InvestEU, KAF III, Kartesia Asset Finance III, Kartesia Asset Finance III reaches nearly €200 million at second closing with new EIF commitment backed by InvestEU, maritime vessels, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Cap companies, mobile assets, partnership, private debt, rescue helicopters, SMEs, supporting sustainable growth and transformation projects across European SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, warehouse automation
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has announced the Innovation and Green Transformation Facility (IGTF), a €187 million programme combining EIB loans and EU grants to support private sector sustainability and innovation in the Western Balkans. The initiative, aligned with the EU … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Björn Gabriel, climate resilience, digitalisation, ecosystem-based tourism, EIB Global, EU Economic and Investment Plan, green transition, IGTF, Innovation and Green Transformation Facility, innovation ecosystems, Mid-Caps, New Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, partnership, research centres, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, UNDP, Western Balkans, Western Balkans Investment Framework
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved up to €17.5 million in venture debt financing for Joltie SA, a Greek EV charging operator, to install about 2,200 new charging points in Greece and Cyprus by 2029. Supported by … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Attica, Climate Action, Climate Bank Roadmap, Cohesion Regions, Cyprus, EIB, electric mobility, European Investment Bank, EV charging, Greece, green transition, InvestEU, Joltie, partnership, sustainability, sustainable transport, Transport Lending Policy, venture debt, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global is driving the Greening Financial Systems programme in North Macedonia alongside the National Bank of North Macedonia, helping strengthen climate risk management and expand access to green finance. A survey of more than 300 enterprises found … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Björn Gabriel, BMWK, Climate Risk, EIB Global, GFS, green finance, Greening Financial Systems, IKI, International Climate Initiative, Komercijalna Banka, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia, NBRNM, NDC Partnership, NLB Banka, NORTH MACEDONIA, partnership, ProCredit Bank, Sparkasse Bank, sustainability, sustainable economy, Trajko Slaveski
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group has named María Romano as the new Head of its Madrid Office, where she will lead institutional relations and coordinate support for major projects in Spain. Romano, who succeeds Fernando Torija, has extensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged appointment, Arcano Partners, digital transition, economic competitiveness, EIB Group, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Fernando Torija, finance, green transition, institutional relations, investment, leadership, Madrid Office, María Romano, Mid-Caps, Nadia Calviño, SMEs, Spain, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) EDF and the European Investment Bank have finalized the second €500 million tranche of a €1 billion financing package that will fund Enedis’ efforts to strengthen the French electricity grid and expand renewable energy connections. The investment will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Bernard Fontana, carbon neutrality, climate resilience, decarbonization, EDF, EIB, electricity distribution, electricity grid, Enedis, energy transition, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, France energy infrastructure, grid modernization, partnership, power networks, renewable energy, REPowerEU, solar power, sustainability, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has appointed Aimilia Pistrika as Head of its Nicosia Office, effective September 1. She succeeds Antonis Papageorgiou, who had served on an interim basis since the office’s inauguration in November by President … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aimilia Pistrika, Antonis Papageorgiou, appointment, blue economy, civil engineering, climate finance, climate resilience, Cyprus, EIB Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, Kyriacos Kakouris, leadership, Nadia Calviño, Nicosia Office, partnership, public-sector modernization, sustainable infrastructure, water management
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has financed the renovation of Hatne Secondary School near Kyiv with €1 million under the Ukraine Recovery Programme, enabling over 1,300 students, including 300 displaced children, to begin the new academic year in modernised … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Asier Santillán Luzuriaga, Auke Lootsma, displaced children, Education Infrastructure, EIB, EU Delegation to Ukraine, EU Support, European Investment Bank, Hatne Secondary School, Kyiv region, Oleksandr Palamarchuk, Oleksii Kuleba, partnership, school renovation, social infrastructure, Teresa Czerwinska, Ukraine recovery, Ukraine recovery programme, UNDP
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided a €200 million loan to BNP Paribas Leasing Services to stimulate more than €500 million of new investment in Poland, with a minimum of 30% allocated to climate projects such as solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BNP Paribas Leasing Services, climate projects, EIB, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, green financing, heat pumps, housing associations, Jarosław Magielski, Mid-Caps, partnership, Poland, Polish economy, private individuals, renewable energy, SMEs, solar power, sustainability, sustainable growth, Teresa Czerwinska, €200 million loan, €500 million investment
(IN BRIEF) The Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) has announced five lecture series beginning this autumn and continuing through 2026, covering themes from microbiome research and causal inference to proteomics, cancer immunotherapy, and epidemiology. Led by LIH principal investigators and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Allini Mafra Da Costa, Bassam Janji, biomedical lecture series, cancer research, causal inference, Claudine Backes, epidemiology, FNR, Gunnar Dittmar, Jason Settels, Johannes Meiser, LIH, LISER, LIST, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Mahesh Desai, MICRO-PATH DTU, microbiome, National Cancer Registry, proteomics, Sophie Pilleron, University of Luxembourg
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €250 million financing framework with Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP) to support a €514 million investment plan modernising water and wastewater services for more than four million Attica residents. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Athens, Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Attica, climate change adaptation, drought resilience, EIB, EU Cohesion Policy, EU Green Deal, European Investment Bank, EYDAP, Giorgos Stergiou, Greece, Haris Sachinis, infrastructure investment, InvestEU Advisory Hub, partnership, smart meters, Stavros Papastavrou, sustainability, wastewater, water supply, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed two financing agreements worth €425 million to modernise 477 primary schools in Marseille, supporting France’s Marseille en Grand initiative. The funding includes a €340 million loan to the Société Publique des … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Benoît Payan, carbon footprint reduction, Education Infrastructure, EIB, European Investment Bank, French Government, Georges-François Leclerc, InvestEU, Marseille, Marseille en Grand, Nicolas Andreatta, partnership, Plan Ecoles, primary schools, school renovation, Société Publique des Ecoles Marseillaises, SPEM, sustainable schools
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has introduced the TechEU Platform, a new fast-track system aimed at accelerating financing access for start-ups, scale-ups, and innovative companies in Europe. Central to the platform is the “Investment Readiness Checker,” a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, cleantech, critical raw materials, Defence, digital technologies, EIB Group, EIF, equity financing, European Innovation, European Investment Bank, health tech, Investment Readiness Checker, IPO advisory, life sciences, partnership, scale-ups, Space tech, start-ups, sustainability, TechBBQ, TechEU Platform, TechEU programme
(IN BRIEF) Prime Capital AG has expanded its Prime Sustainable Infrastructure Debt Fund (PSIDEF) to €130 million after securing a new €30 million commitment from the European Investment Fund under the InvestEU programme. The Article 9 fund focuses on financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Andreas Kalusche, Article 9 fund, battery energy storage systems, BESS, cash yield, Continental Europe, decarbonisation, EIF, ESG investing, European Investment Fund, infrastructure debt, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Nordics, partnership, Prime Capital, Prime Sustainable Infrastructure Debt Fund, PSIDEF, renewable energy, SMEs, Stefan Futschik, sustainability, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank will provide Správa železnic with 27 months of advisory support for three major Czech railway PPP projects, including the Prague Airport rail link and high-speed connections in Moravia. Fully funded by the InvestEU Advisory … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Brno, Connecting Europe Facility, Czech Republic transport strategy, EIB, EU transport strategy, European Investment Bank, European rail corridors, High-Speed Moravian Corridor, High-Speed Rail, InvestEU Advisory Hub, Jiří Svoboda, Kladno, Kyriacos Kakouris, Ostrava, PPP, Prague Airport rail link, Přerov, Public Private Partnership, railway modernization, Správa železnic, sustainable transport, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Václav Havel Airport
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has invested €21.5 million in the IHS Kenya Green Housing Fund to support the construction and acquisition of affordable, energy-efficient housing in Nairobi and Kiambu. Three projects—Tilisi, Garden City’s Muzi Stawi, and Mashiara Park—comprise 664 units, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Edward Claessen, EIB Global, energy-efficient, equity financing, European Investment Bank, Garden City Precinct, green housing, greenhouse gas emissions, IHS Kenya Green Housing Fund, informal settlements, Kenya Population and Housing Census, Kiambu, Kioi Wambaa, Mashiara Park, Muzi Stawi, Nairobi, partnership, sustainability, Technical Assistance, Tilisi, UNEP
(IN BRIEF) EIB has provided a €50 million green loan to Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, allowing the Polish subsidiary to issue up to €100 million in low-cost loans to mid-caps—especially in lower-income regions—for renewable-energy, electric-vehicle, and energy-efficiency projects. At least … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Bernard Muselet, biogas, Climate Action, Cohesion Regions, Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, EIB, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, green loan, partnership, Polish mid-caps, renewable energy, REPowerEU, solar installations, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, €100 million lending, €50 million
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