Developed through the Greening Financial Systems Programme, the national framework sets shared criteria for green finance across key sectors and supports alignment with EU climate objectives. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The Bank of Albania has presented its national green taxonomy, developed … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Luxembourg
Tagged Albania national green taxonomy, Albania unveils final green taxonomy draft under EIB-supported financial systems programme, Alessandro de Concini, Bank of Albania, Bank of Albania presents national sustainability classification with EIB Advisory support, capital markets, climate reporting, climate risk management, construction, EIB Advisory, EIB Advisory helps Albania establish common standards for identifying green investments, EU climate objectives, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank programme supports Albania’s sustainable finance framework, Germany, green finance, green investments, Greening Financial Systems Fund, Greening Financial Systems programme, Luxembourg, Manufacturing, Natasha Ahmetaj, NDC Partnership, Sustainable Finance, Technical screening criteria, Tirana, TRANSPORT, Water and waste management
Current CONSOB commissioner and ESMA board member will begin a five-year term following European Parliament endorsement IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The Council has formally appointed Carlo Comporti as chair of the European securities and markets authority (ESMA), with his five-year term … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Government, Italy, Luxembourg
Tagged Carlo Comporti, Carlo Comporti selected to lead EU financial markets regulator ESMA, Carlo Comporti to begin five-year term as ESMA chair on 1 November, Consob, Council appoints CONSOB commissioner Carlo Comporti as next ESMA chair, Council of the European Union, ESMA, ESMA leadership transition set as Carlo Comporti takes chair role in November, EU financial markets, European Parliament, European Securities and Markets Authority, financial market supervision, investor protection, Italian companies and stock exchange commission, Italy, Luxembourg, Sustainable Finance, technological innovation
Proposed institutional offering will include selected stablecoins and complement the bank’s Financing & Securities Services business, subject to regulatory requirements IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited has announced plans to provide custody for selected cryptoassets, stablecoins and tokenised … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged accredited investor corporate clients, asset servicing, bank-grade custody, cryptoassets, digital asset custody, digital asset infrastructure, financial innovation, financing and securities services, global systemically important bank, Hong Kong, institutional custody, institutional investors, Luxembourg, Ole Matthiessen, Patrick Lee, real-world asset tokenisation, regulated digital assets, Singapore, Singapore joins Standard Chartered digital asset custody expansion strategy across global financial centres, stablecoins, Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore Limited, Standard Chartered expands digital custody ambitions with planned Singapore service for institutional clients, Standard Chartered outlines plans to safeguard selected stablecoins and tokenised real-world assets in Singapore, Standard Chartered PLC, Standard Chartered prepares bank-grade Singapore custody offering for crypto and tokenised assets, tokenised real-world assets, Transaction Services and Digital Assets, United Arab Emirates
Annual report estimates 3.8 % error in 2025 EU expenditure as policymakers negotiate the 2028–2034 long-term budget IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The European Court of Auditors reports an estimated 3.8 % error rate in EU expenditure in 2025, up from 3.6 … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Luxembourg
Tagged agriculture and environment spending, ECA, ECA estimates 3.8 per cent error rate in 2025 EU spending and highlights RRF shortcomings, EU annual accounts, EU auditors flag recovery fund payment irregularities ahead of 2028–2034 budget talks, EU borrowing, EU budget 2028–2034, EU budget error rate, EU cohesion funding, EU expenditure 2025, EU fiscal governance, EU Member States, European Commission, European Court of Auditors, European Court of Auditors calls for stronger controls in next EU seven-year spending plan, European Union, Luxembourg, NextGenerationEU, NGEU, public procurement, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Rising EU debt and expenditure errors prompt budget safeguards warning from auditors, RRF, Tony Murphy, Ukraine assistance loans
Initial rollout covers the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Benelux, with partner training, technical enablement and demand generation support built into the programme. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs TD SYNNEX and KUKA Group have entered a distribution agreement giving TD SYNNEX partners … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Belgium, Electronics & Machinery, France, Germany, Industrial, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AMR, automation, automotive, autonomous mobile robots, Belgium, Christoph Schell, Cloud, data infrastructure, E-Commerce, edge computing, France, Germany, Healthcare, Hugo Graça, industrial software, information technology, IT, KUKA, KUKA Colleges, KUKA Group, KUKA Group robotics portfolio joins TD SYNNEX distribution network across initial European markets, logistics, Luxembourg, Manufacturing, Netherlands, New KUKA and TD SYNNEX agreement targets Physical AI growth across Europe, operational technology, OT, PartnerFirst, physical AI, robotics, Spain, TD SYNNEX, TD SYNNEX and KUKA expand European channel access to autonomous mobile robots, TD SYNNEX partners gain KUKA AMR access with training and enablement support, United Kingdom, ‘Collaborative Robots’
Expanded partnership makes a Luxembourg-domiciled ELTIF 2.0 private credit strategy available to eligible wealth managers across EMEA through iCapital’s digital distribution platform. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Tikehau Capital has expanded its partnership with iCapital by making a European private credit strategy … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged alternative asset management, asset manager solutions, Digital Distribution, ELTIF, ELTIF 2.0, EMEA, European private credit, evergreen strategy, Expanded Tikehau Capital iCapital partnership opens private credit strategy to eligible EMEA investors, first-lien senior secured debt, iCapital, iCapital Marketplace, iCapital Marketplace adds Tikehau Capital European private credit strategy for EMEA wealth managers, Jocelyn Pidoux, Luxembourg, Paris, private credit, Thomas Friedberger, Tikehau Capital, Tikehau Capital and iCapital extend partnership with new ELTIF 2.0 private credit offering, Tikehau Capital broadens EMEA access to European private credit via iCapital Marketplace, Tikehau Capital private credit strategy joins iCapital Marketplace across eligible EMEA markets, wealth managers, Zurich
Affected clients will be able to transition to Universal Investment as UBS refocuses its Luxembourg Management Company primarily on in-house funds. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs UBS has selected Universal Investment as its preferred third-party fund management company for affected White-Labelling clients … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Germany, Investment, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged assets under administration, client transition, Francesca McDonagh, fund management company, fund services, fund services platform, Luxembourg, regulatory expertise, service continuity, third-party ManCo, UBS, UBS chooses Universal Investment for third-party fund management transition in Luxembourg, UBS simplifies Luxembourg ManCo model with Universal Investment as preferred third-party provider, Universal Investment, Universal Investment Group, Universal Investment selected by UBS as preferred ManCo partner for Luxembourg clients, Universal Investment to support UBS White-Labelling clients through Luxembourg ManCo transition, White-Labelling clients
Three publications cover private and public lending from 1994 to 2025 and sovereign lending from 1984 to 2025 with a pilot study of credit spreads spanning 2006 to 2025. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
Tagged Bloomberg Terminal, credit risk, credit spreads, Data360, default rates, developing economies, development finance institutions, EIB, EIB and IFC co-chaired GEMs Consortium releases expanded 2026 credit-risk statistics for developing economies, EMDEs, emerging markets, European Investment Bank, Federico Galizia, Galytix, GEMs, GEMs 2026 publications expand default recovery and returns evidence for emerging-market lending, GEMs introduces pilot credit-spread analysis alongside updated emerging-market default and recovery statistics, Global Emerging Markets Risk Database, IFC, International Finance Corporation, Kristina Nwazota, Multilateral Development Banks, New GEMs datasets detail credit performance across private public and sovereign emerging-market portfolios, private capital, private lending, public lending, PwC Luxembourg, recovery rates, Román Escolano, sovereign lending, sovereign-guaranteed lending, sustainable development
Half-day gathering at the House of BioHealth in Esch-sur-Alzette showcased early-career research and focused on career development, mentorship and research impact. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) held its first Postdoc Appreciation Event on 25 September as … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Luxembourg, Science
Tagged ADVANCE Mentoring programme, cancer research, career development, Dr Frank Glod, early-career researchers, Esch-sur-Alzette, First LIH Postdoc Appreciation Event showcases early-career research and career development, FNR, Gideon Gießelmann, House of BioHealth, immunology, Inês Crisóstomo, infectious diseases, LIH, LIH brings researchers together in Esch-sur-Alzette for first Postdoc Appreciation Event, LIH highlights postdoctoral talent at inaugural appreciation event in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health launches first Postdoc Appreciation Week with institute-wide event, Luxembourg Institute of Health spotlights postdoctoral researchers at inaugural appreciation event, Luxembourg National Research Fund, Malou Fraiture, mentorship, Parkinson's disease, Postdoc Appreciation Event, Postdoc Appreciation Week, postdoctoral researchers, research impact, responsible research assessment, University of Luxembourg
The planned 100 percent acquisition is expected to close by year-end 2026, subject to approvals, and would add a specialist manager with more than EUR 1.7 billion in assets. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs DWS has signed binding agreements to acquire 100 … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Investment, Luxembourg, Poland, Real Estate, Switzerland
Tagged Alternatives platform, Boris Schran, Central and Eastern Europe, Clemens Schaefer, DWS, DWS agrees to acquire Peakside Capital Advisors to strengthen European real estate expertise, DWS and Peakside combine real estate investment capabilities across Germany and Central and Eastern Europe, DWS Group, DWS plans 100 percent Peakside acquisition as it grows its Alternatives platform, European real estate, Frank Schäfer, Frankfurt, Germany, institutional investors, Karol Maziukiewicz, logistics real estate, Luxembourg, Munich, office real estate, opportunistic real estate, Peakside Capital Advisors, Peakside Capital Advisors AG, Peakside Capital Advisors deal to expand DWS value-add and opportunistic property capabilities, Poland, PREF fund series, residential real estate, retail real estate, Simon Lutz, Stefan Aumann, Stefan Hoops, Switzerland, value add real estate, Warsaw, Zug
Classifications cover recycled and renewably produced steel from Sestao and the Charleroi-Gijón production route as ArcelorMittal expands transparency on low-emissions steel IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs ArcelorMittal has published Low Emission Steel Standard classifications for selected XCarb® recycled and renewably produced products … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Environment, France, Germany, Industrial, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, Spain
Tagged ArcelorMittal, ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, ArcelorMittal expands low-emissions steel transparency with LESS classifications for coils and heavy plates, ArcelorMittal publishes LESS B ratings for XCarb® steel from Sestao and Charleroi-Gijón routes, Belgium, Charleroi, EAF, electric arc furnace, France, Frederik Van De Velde, Germany, Gijón, Guarantee of Origin, heavy plates, hot rolled coils, LESS, LESS AISBL, LESS B, Low Emission Steel Standard, low-carbon steel, low-emissions steel, Luxembourg, recycled and renewably produced steel, recycled scrap, Reiner Blaschek, renewable electricity, Renewable Energy Certificates, Selected XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel products receive LESS B classifications, Sestao, Spain, XCarb® coils and heavy plates secure LESS B classification under European low-emission steel framework, XCarb™
Project aims to move BrainEXP-AD from a validated research prototype toward a minimum viable product for future clinical testing and commercial development IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The Luxembourg Institute of Health’s Brain Imaging and Neuro-Epidemiology research group has secured Luxembourg National … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare, Luxembourg, Science, Technology
Tagged AI-powered brain imaging, Alzheimer's disease, amyloid beta, artificial-intelligence, brain biomarkers, Brain Imaging and Neuro-Epidemiology, brain metabolic activity, BraINE, BrainEXP, BrainEXP-AD, BrainEXP-AD Advances Toward Real-World Testing with EUR 372,437 in Luxembourg FNR TREK Support, clinical application, clinical trials, Department of Cancer Research, FNR, FNR TREK, FNR TREK Funding Supports LIH Effort to Translate BrainEXP from Research Prototype Toward Clinical and Commercial Application, LIH, LIH BrainEXP Project Wins FNR TREK Funding to Move AI-Powered MRI Technology Toward Clinical Use, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health Develops AI Platform to Derive Alzheimer’s Biomarker Information from Routine MRI, Luxembourg National Research Fund, Magali Perquin, magnetic resonance imaging, medical technology, minimum viable product, MRI, neuroimaging, Olivier Keunen, PET, positron emission tomography, tau, Technology Readiness Level 3, TRL3, TRL5
A €4.5 million EIB Global loan backed by the European Commission’s EFSD+ guarantee, together with €1.1 million in technical assistance, will support smaller firms across the emerging sargassum value chain. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs EIB Global and Banco ADOPEM have signed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged 4th EU-Caribbean Global Gateway Conference on Sargassum, ADOPEM, Banco ADOPEM, Banco de Ahorro y Crédito ADOPEM, Cancun, Caribbean, climate resilience, coastal communities, Dominican Republic, EFSD+, EIB, EIB Advisory, EIB Global, EIB Global and ADOPEM channel EU-backed financing into Dominican sargassum value chain, entrepreneurs, European Commission, European Commission and EIB Global support smaller Dominican firms tackling sargassum, European Investment Bank, Financial Inclusion Fund, Global Gateway, Global Gateway initiative backs Dominican entrepreneurs developing sustainable sargassum solutions, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jozef Sikela, Mercedes Canalda de Beras Goico, Mexico, sargassum, sargassum value chain, small and medium-sized enterprises, small businesses, SMEs, Team Europe, Team Europe package combines €4.5 million financing and €1.1 million advisory support for sargassum projects, Technical Assistance, Turning the Tide
(IN BRIEF) AG2R LA MONDIALE has partnered with Fund Channel to simplify and modernize the operational management of its open-architecture investment fund range in France and Luxembourg. Under the agreement, Fund Channel will manage operational processes linked to funds supplied … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged 200 million investors, 34 countries, 400 professionals, 5, AG2R LA MONDIALE, AG2R LA MONDIALE and Fund Channel Expand Operational Efficiency Across Open-Architecture Investment Offering, AG2R LA MONDIALE Strengthens Wealth Management Infrastructure Through New Fund Channel Partnership, AG2R LA MONDIALE Uses Fund Channel Technology to Simplify Fund Distribution Across France and Luxembourg, Amundi, Amundi Group, asset management, asset managers, CACEIS, Customer Due Diligence, digital platform, Dublin, Éric Rosenthal, financial services technology, France, Fund Channel, fund distribution, fund operations, fund platform, investment distribution, investment funds, investment infrastructure, London, Luxembourg, Michaël Martineau, Milan, multi-manager investment solutions, open architecture, Operational Efficiency, operational management, outsourced operations, Paris, patrimonial protection, regulatory checks, regulatory compliance, retirement, San Antonio, September 30 2026, social protection, Tokyo, transaction processing, wealth management, wealth solutions, €2.6 trillion assets under management
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Intesa Sanpaolo have signed a €300 million agreement to finance new affordable housing and student residences across Italy, with the initiative expected to mobilise approximately €600 million in total investment. Intesa Sanpaolo, through … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Real Estate
Tagged 000 new homes, 000 refurbished homes, 2026-2029 Business Plan, 50 percent project financing, 580, 84, affordable housing, demographic pressure, EIB, EIB financing criteria, EIB Group, essential infrastructure, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and Intesa Sanpaolo Mobilise Funding for Affordable Homes and University Residences in Italy, European Investment Bank Backs Italian Housing Projects with €300 Million Facility Through Intesa Sanpaolo, European Investment Bank Partners with Intesa Sanpaolo to Expand Social and Student Housing Across Italy, European legislation, financial inclusion, financial intermediary, Gelsomina Vigliotti, housing affordability, Housing Development, housing finance, IMI CIB, IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy, local development, Mauro Micillo, private operators, public operators, social housing, social impact investment, social infrastructure, social lending, student accommodation, student residences, sustainable housing, third sector, university housing, vulnerable people, €18 billion housing investment, €300 million agreement, €600 million total investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has completed the fifth Africa Venture Finance Programme at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, bringing together more than 40 African and Africa-focused venture capital fund managers from 14 countries. Held from 21 to 25 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Education, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 14 countries, 20 countries, 80 venture capital firms, Abi Mustapha-Maduakor, Africa Venture Finance Programme, AfricaGrow, AfricaGrow Technical Assistance Facility, African entrepreneurs, African Private Capital Association, African start-ups, AI in venture capital, Allianz Global Investors, Andreata Muforo, Andrew Mc Dowell, artificial intelligence, AVCA, AVFP, BMZ, Boost Ventures in Africa, Boost Ventures in Africa Technical Assistance, capital mobilisation, development finance institutions, early stage investment, EFSD+, EIB, EIB Advisory, EIB Global, European Commission, European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Advisory, European Investment Bank and Partners Strengthen African Venture Investment Ecosystem Through 2026 AVFP, European Investment Bank Expands African VC Capacity Through Oxford Programme for More Than 40 Fund Managers, European Investment Bank Marks Fifth Africa Venture Finance Programme as Alumni Network Exceeds 200 Fund Managers, European Union, exits, Fund managers, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Global Gateway, growth-stage investment, HealthCap Africa, institutional investors, investment ecosystem, Jozef Sikela, KfW, local capital, more than 200 alumni, more than 40 fund managers, Ola Brown, Oxford, Peter Ellersiek, private capital, private investment, Saïd Business School, September 21-25 2026, September 28 2026, Team Europe, technology companies, technology-enabled businesses, United Kingdom, University of Oxford, venture capital, venture debt, venture finance, €129 million guarantee, €4.5 million technical assistance
(IN BRIEF) Bertelsmann has staged the first UFA Film Night in Luxembourg, drawing around 1,200 attendees to a sold-out presentation of Ernst Lubitsch’s digitally restored 1918 silent film “Carmen.” The screening was organised with Philharmonie Luxembourg and accompanied live by … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Berlin, Business, Entertainment, Luxembourg, Media
Tagged 2012 launch, 2014 restoration support, 2021 UFA Film Nights, Archivio Storico Ricordi, Berlin, Bertelsmann, Bertelsmann Expands UFA Film Nights Internationally with First Luxembourg Edition, Bertelsmann Extends Culture@Bertelsmann Programme with Luxembourg UFA Film Night Debut, Bertelsmann Launches UFA Film Night in Luxembourg with Sold-Out “Carmen” Ciné-Concert, Brussels, Carmen, Carmen 1918, ciné-concert, Cultural Heritage, cultural preservation, Culture@Bertelsmann, digitally restored film, digitisation, Ernst Lubitsch, film music, film restoration, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation, Helen Müller, Italian opera, Karin Schlautmann, literary culture, live orchestra, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Madrid, Milan, Nacho de Paz, New York, Paris, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Riverty Bank, RTL Group, silent film, sold-out event, Stephan Gehmacher, The Blue Sofa, Thomas Rabe, Tobias Schwencke, UFA Film Night, UFA Film Nights, €19 billion revenue
(IN BRIEF) ArcelorMittal has informed the Government of Ukraine that it is unable to safely and sustainably restart operations at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih following four missile strikes over the past five weeks. According to the company, the attacks killed five … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, Security & Safety, Ukraine
Tagged 17 injured employees, ArcelorMittal, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, ArcelorMittal Plans US$1 Billion Impairment as Kryvyi Rih Operations Remain Suspended, ArcelorMittal Says Safety Conditions Prevent Restart of Kryvyi Rih Steel and Mining Operations, ArcelorMittal to Preserve Kryvyi Rih Infrastructure After Four Missile Strikes in Five Weeks, August 17, critical condition, employee safety, employee security, February 2022, five fatalities, Government of Ukraine, industrial infrastructure, infrastructure preservation, Kryvyi Rih, Mauro Longobardo, Mining Operations, missile strikes, non-cash impairment charge, operational continuity, operational suspension, PPE impairment, production facilities, property plant and equipment, restart options, September 14, September 21, steel plant, steel production, UKRAINE, US1 billion impairment, US700millionfinancialsupport, workforce support
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing €19 million in venture debt to Reactive Technologies to support the development and deployment of its GridVerix power-grid monitoring platform across Europe. The technology provides real-time measurements of grid stability, including inertia, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged clean energy, data centres, EIB, EIB and InvestEU Support Reactive Technologies With €19 Million for Smarter and More Resilient Power Grids, electricity grids, electricity network, electricity outages, energy infrastructure, energy transition, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Funds Reactive Technologies R&D and EU Deployment of GridVerix Platform, European technology, European Union, Finland, grid inertia, grid operators, grid resilience, grid stability, grid technology, GridVerix, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Marc Borrett, Operational Efficiency, Oulu, power grids, power system monitoring, Reactive Technologies, Reactive Technologies Secures €19 Million EIB Financing to Expand Grid Stability Technology in Europe, Real-time monitoring, renewable energy curtailment, renewable energy integration, research and development, smart grids, solar energy, strategic technologies, TechEU, technological competitiveness, United Kingdom, venture debt, voltage stability, voltage strength, wind energy, €12 million deployment funding, €19 million financing, €7 million R&D funding
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €20 million convertible loan with Dutch semiconductor innovator Morphotonics to help scale its large-area nanoimprint lithography platforms for AI glasses, augmented reality waveguides and advanced photonic applications. The EIB financing forms … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged advanced manufacturing, advanced photonics, AI glasses, AR, AR waveguides, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, BOM, Chantal Schrijver, consumer electronics, convertible loan, deep tech, Dutch semiconductor industry, EIB, EIB Provides €20 Million Convertible Loan to Dutch Deep-Tech Company Morphotonics, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Supports Morphotonics Series B to Expand Advanced Photonics Manufacturing, European technology, high-volume manufacturing, Hugo da Silva, innovation financing, intelligent devices, Invest-NL, InvestEU, InvestEU programme, large-area nanoimprint lithography, manufacturing bottleneck, microscopic patterns, more than €40 million financing, Morphotonics, Morphotonics Secures €20 Million EIB Loan as Series B Financing Exceeds €40 Million, nano-scale patterns, nanoimprint lithography, Netherlands, optical components, optical manufacturing, photonics, resin coating, semiconductor technology, Series B, spatial systems, technology scale-up, UV curing, wearable AI, €20 million EIB loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing a €15 million loan to PWO Group to finance machinery for the German automotive supplier’s recently opened manufacturing plant in Čačak, Serbia. The 16,500-square-metre facility produces advanced lightweight metal components for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Serbia, Technology
Tagged 16500 square metres, 2033, 550 jobs, advanced manufacturing, automotive electrification, automotive manufacturing, automotive supplier, Čačak, Carlo Lazzarini, cold-formed metal components, EIB, EIB Financing Supports PWO Group Lightweight Automotive Components Production and 550 Jobs in Serbia, electric vehicle components, electrified vehicles, European automotive sector, European industrial cooperation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs €31 Million PWO Group Investment in Čačak Automotive Plant, European Union Delegation to Serbia, FDI, foreign direct investment, Germany, industrial value chains, Julian Vassallo, lightweight automotive components, lightweight metal solutions, local service providers, local suppliers, manufacturing machinery, OEMs, original equipment manufacturers, private sector investment, PWO Group, PWO Group Secures €15 Million EIB Loan for Advanced Machinery at New Čačak Facility, Richard Amor, SERBIA, Shared Service Centre, technology transfer, Tier 1 suppliers, €12 million PWO investment, €15 million EIB loan, €3.4 billion EIB investment in Serbia, €31 million investment, €4 million Serbian government support
(IN BRIEF) The European Commission and EIB Group have launched the European Institutional Investors Pact, a voluntary framework intended to increase long-term institutional investment in European technology and scale-up companies. Announced at the TechEU Equity Summit, the initiative has already … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged 13 institutional investors, advanced materials, agritech, artificial intelligence, Autonomous systems, banks, biotechnology, EIB, EIB Group, EIF, EIIP, EIIP Launches with 13 Institutional Investors Expressing Interest in European Technology Scale-Up Financing, Ekaterina Zaharieva, energy technologies, EQT, ETCI 2.0, EU and EIB Group Launch Framework to Increase Institutional Investment in European Venture and Growth Capital, EU Single Market, EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, European Commission, European Commission and EIB Group Seek to Close Late-Stage Funding Gap Through New Institutional Investors Pact, European innovation ecosystem, European Institutional Investors Pact, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Tech Champions Initiative, European technology companies, growth equity, innovation financing, institutional investors, insurance companies, InvestEU, investment pipelines, investment platform, Karl Nehammer, late-stage financing, long-term capital, Marjut Falkstedt, market intelligence, Medical Technologies, Member States, Nadia Calviño, pension funds, Policy Dialogue Forum, quantum technologies, robotics, scale-up financing, Scaleup Europe Fund, semiconductor technologies, semiconductors, space technologies, TechEU Equity Summit, technology investment, Ursula von der Leyen, venture capital, €15 billion ETCI 2.0, €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Erste Bank a.d. Novi Sad have launched a €22 million financing initiative for Serbian SMEs and mid-cap companies investing in digitalisation, green technologies and sustainable agriculture. The programme combines a €20 million EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Serbia, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 10 percent repayment reduction, 1350 employees, 2009, 88 branches, AI, artificial intelligence, bankable projects, business competitiveness, climate investment, climate resilience, crop production, decarbonisation, digitalisation, early-stage startups, economic resilience, EIB, EIB and Erste Bank Expand Serbian Business Financing With 10% Grant-Backed Repayment Incentive, EIB and Erste Bank Serbia Combine €20 Million Loan and €2 Million EU Grant for Business Transformation, energy efficiency, Erste Bank a.d. Novi Sad, Erste Bank Serbia, Erste Group, EU Single Market, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and Erste Bank Serbia Launch €22 Million Digital and Green Investment Facility, European Union Delegation to Serbia, Green Investment, greenhouse gas emissions, INNOVATION, Innovation and Green Transformation Facility for the Western Balkans, innovation ecosystem, innovative processes, innovative products, Jasna Terzić, Julian Vassallo, livestock production, Mid-Caps, private sector growth, renewable energy financing, RESEARCH, resource efficiency, Richard Amor, September 21 2026, SERBIA, Serbian SMEs, seventh EIB-Erste operation, small and medium-sized enterprises, Startups, sustainable agriculture, Technical Assistance, Western Balkans, Western Balkans Investment Framework, €2 million EU grant, €20 million EIB loan, €22 million financing, €8.7 billion investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank, UniCredit Bank Serbia and UniCredit Leasing Serbia have launched a €56.5 million financing initiative for Serbian SMEs and mid-cap companies, combining €50 million in EIB loans with €6.5 million in grant support. UniCredit Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Serbia, Small Business, Society
Tagged Business Financing, career development, economic resilience, Economic Resilience Initiative, EIB, EU grant, EU integration, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and UniCredit Expand Inclusive Employment Financing Across Serbia, European Investment Bank and UniCredit Serbia Launch €56.5 Million Financing Programme for Inclusive Business Growth, European Investment Bank Backs Serbian SMEs and Mid-Caps With €50 Million Loan and €6.5 Million Grant Initiative, European Union Delegation to Serbia, gender equality, Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, inclusive employment, inclusive employment strategies, Julian Vassallo, labour market participation, Mid-Caps, more than 1000 companies, Nikola Vuletić, persons with disabilities, private sector growth, Richard Amor, September 21 2026, SERBIA, Serbian SMEs, small and medium-sized enterprises, social impact-incentive credit lines, social inclusion, sustainable growth, Technical Assistance, UniCredit Bank Serbia, UniCredit Group, UniCredit Leasing Serbia, vulnerable groups, Western Balkans, women in employment, Youth employment, €2.6 million grant, €20 million loan, €240 million cumulative financing, €3.9 million grant, €30 million loan, €50 million loan, €56.5 million financing, €6.5 million grant
(IN BRIEF) Two communities in Ukraine’s Ternopil region have opened upgraded public facilities financed through European Investment Bank programmes, including an energy-efficient school in Borshchiv and a reconstructed administrative centre in Trybukhivtsi. The €511,000 renovation of Borshchiv Gymnasium No. 3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Non Profit, Ukraine
Tagged 14 additional workstations, 522 students and staff, 8000 residents, accessibility, administrative service centre, Auke Lootsma, Borshchiv, Borshchiv and Trybukhivtsi Open EIB-Financed Public Facilities Supporting Ukraine’s Local Recovery, Borshchiv City Council, Borshchiv Gymnasium No. 3, building insulation, civil registration, community resilience, EIB, EIB Financing Helps Ternopil Communities Cut School Energy Use and Expand Access to Public Services, energy costs, energy efficiency, EU, EU Delegation to Ukraine, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and EU Partners Support Energy-Efficient School and Accessible Service Centre in Ukraine, European Union, heating system, internally displaced people, Karl Nehammer, labour services, local recovery, Municipal Infrastructure, Mykola Kalashnyk, Oleh Kovdryn, Olga Zykova, pension services, Public Buildings, public service centre, reconstruction, school renovation, social protection, Stefan Schleuning, Ternopil region, Trybukhivska community, Trybukhivtsi, UKRAINE, Ukraine Early Recovery Programme, Ukraine Public Buildings Energy Efficiency, Ukrainian recovery, UNDP, United Nations Development Programme, UPBEE, vertical lifting platform, Vitaliy Bezgin, €420000 reconstruction, €511000 renovation, €740 million EIB financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group is participating in the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York with a programme centred on climate finance, global health, crisis recovery and multilateral cooperation. EIB President Nadia Calviño will showcase the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Non Profit, Society
Tagged 870 projects, Africa-Europe Women Leaders Network, Ambroise Fayolle, Bloomberg, CANADA, clean technology, clean transition, climate change, climate finance, Climate Group, Climate Week NYC 2026, Colombia, conflict recovery, development finance, DG ECHO, Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, disaster recovery, EIB, EIB Global, EIB Group, EIB Group Showcases €20 Billion Global Green Bond Initiative and New Development Partnerships at UNGA 81, EIB Group Strengthens Multilateral Partnerships at UNGA 81 With Green Investment and Fragile-State Recovery Initiatives, emerging economies, energy transition, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Expands Global Climate and Development Financing Through New UNGA 81 Partnerships, European Union, fragile contexts, GFANZ, GHANA, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, Global Gateway, Global Green Bond Initiative, global green investment, global health architecture, global health finance, Green Bonds, Green Climate Fund, humanitarian aid, John Mahama, least developed countries, Mark Carney, multilateral development bank, Nadia Calviño, New York, reconstruction, September 21 2026, Team Europe, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Teresa Ribera, UNDP, UNGA 81, United Nations, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations General Assembly, vaccine manufacturing, WHO, World Health Organization, €100 billion financing, €20 billion green investment, €200 million Green Climate Fund contribution, €300 million EIB contribution
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed up to €25 million as anchor investor in PYXIS Entertainment Ventures’ European Movie Boost Up Fund, which is targeting €85 million to finance European film and animation development and production. Supported by … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Banks, Business, Entertainment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Media, Spain
Tagged alternative investment fund, anchor investor, animation financing, animation studios, Antoine de Spoelberch, audiovisual content, audiovisual financing, audiovisual production, Caroline Cuylits, content production, Creative Europe MEDIA, creative industries, cultural and creative sectors, Digital Cultural and Creative Sectors Investment Window, digital independence, EIB Group, EIF, EIF Supports New Private Equity Model for European Film and Animation Through PYXIS Entertainment Ventures, EIF-Backed PYXIS European Movie Boost Up Fund Targets Global Growth for European Audiovisual Intellectual Property, equity financing, European animation, European audiovisual industry, European Commission, European competitiveness, European film, European intellectual property, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund Invests in PYXIS EV to Accelerate European Audiovisual Projects From Development to Production, European Movie Boost Up Fund, exploitation rights, film development, film financing, film production, Frédéric d'Aspremont, Frédéric Le Borne, global distribution, institutional equity, intellectual property, international sales agents, InvestEU, IP rights, Jean-Jacques Neira, Laurent Jacobs, Marco Marrone, MediaInvest, private equity, PYXIS Entertainment Ventures, PYXIS EV, San Sebastián, San Sebastián International Film Festival, September 21 2026, Spain, Umedia, venture capital, €25 million investment, €26.2 billion EU budget guarantee, €372 billion additional investment, €55 million first closing, €85 million target fund size
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Crédit Agricole CIB have signed an agreement providing up to €600 million in guarantee capacity to support European manufacturers of electricity-grid components and help accelerate investment in energy infrastructure across the EU. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged 870 projects, ACT 2028, Ambroise Fayolle, bank guarantees, climate finance, counter-guarantees, Crédit Agricole CIB, EIB, EIB and Crédit Agricole CIB Back European Industrial Capacity With €600 Million Energy Grids Guarantee Portfolio, EIB and Crédit Agricole CIB Extend Energy Partnership From Wind Power to Electricity Grid Infrastructure, EIB Energy Grids Package Gains New €600 Million Financing Initiative With Crédit Agricole CIB and InvestEU Support, EIB Group, electricity distribution, electricity grids, electricity infrastructure, electricity transmission, energy grids, Energy Grids Package, energy transition, EU budget guarantee, EU energy infrastructure, European industrial competitiveness, European Investment Bank, European Union, financing capacity, France, grid components, grid infrastructure, grid manufacturers, grid modernisation, grid reinforcement, industrial supply chain, infrastructure investment, InvestEU, InvestEU Advisory Hub, InvestEU Fund, InvestEU Portal, Jean François Balaÿ, multilateral development bank, private investment, public investment, renewable energy integration, security of supply, September 21 2026, Sustainable Finance, €1 billion wind energy guarantee portfolio, €1.5 billion Energy Grids Package, €100 billion EIB Group financing, €2.4 billion investment mobilisation, €300 million counter-guarantee, €33 billion energy investment, €6.5 billion wind energy envelope, €600 million guarantee portfolio
(IN BRIEF) The Municipality of Ulcinj has completed 14.5 km of wastewater and stormwater sewerage networks with financing from a €5 million European Investment Bank loan, improving sanitation infrastructure for around 5,700 households in Kodre, Bijela Gora, Totosi and Donja … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Montenegro
Tagged 14.5 kilometres, 5, 700 households, Adriatic coast, Bijela Gora, C.&S. Di Giuseppe Ingegneri Associati Srl, climate-resilient infrastructure, coastal protection, construction, Davor Kunc, Donja Bratica, EIB, EIB Investment Helps Ulcinj Expand Municipal Infrastructure to Support Tourism and Sustainable Growth, EIB-Financed €5 Million Wastewater Project Strengthens Sanitation and Environmental Protection in Ulcinj, engineering supervision, environmental protection, EU standards, European integration, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs New Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Across Four Ulcinj Settlements, European Union, Genci Nimanbegu, infrastructure investment, Kodre, Ministry of Ecology Sustainable Development and Northern Region Development, Montenegro, Municipal Infrastructure, municipal services, Municipality of Ulcinj, PROCON, Project Consulting Podgorica, project implementation, sanitation services, September 18 2026, sewerage network, SPIGA Srl, stormwater infrastructure, sustainable growth, Totosi, tourism development, Ulcinj, wastewater infrastructure, wastewater network, wastewater sector, Water Sector, WBIF, Western Balkans Investment Framework, Zoran Dabetić, €116 million investment, €5 million EIB loan, €57 million loans, €59 million EU grants
(IN BRIEF) Carlyle and CVC DIF have agreed to acquire BauWatch, a European provider of technology-enabled remote video surveillance solutions, from German investment company Haniel, which will retain a 10% minority stake. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 000 active surveillance systems, 000 completed projects, 10 percent minority stake, 12 European markets, 15, 2021 acquisition, 24/7 alarm response, 50, AI-enabled monitoring, Al Ghelani, Apeldoorn, artificial intelligence, asset protection, BauWatch, Business Resilience, buy-and-build, Carlyle, Carlyle and CVC DIF Acquire Majority Ownership of BauWatch Following Revenue Growth to €153 Million, Carlyle and CVC DIF Invest in BauWatch to Accelerate Technology Development and International Expansion, Carlyle and CVC DIF Partner With BauWatch Management to Expand AI-Enabled Remote Surveillance Platform, Carlyle Europe Partners, Ceconomy stake, construction security, Critical Infrastructure, CVC DIF, CVC DIF Value-Add IV, DACH, European mid-market investment, European security market, Germany, Haniel, infrastructure investment, infrastructure security, INNOVATION, international expansion, Joachim Drees, mid-market infrastructure, Mobile Security, multi-asset portfolio, Netherlands, physical security, power plants, private markets, product portfolio, Q1 2027 closing, recurring revenues, regulatory approvals, remote video surveillance, renewable energy assets, security technology, September 17 2026, Simon Pex, Stefan Moosmann, substations, Surveillance systems, technology-enabled security, €153 million revenue, €59 million revenue
(IN BRIEF) UK multidisciplinary built environment consultancy Ridge has secured investment from global private markets manager CVC, which is acquiring its stake from Horizon Capital while Ridge’s Equity Partners remain significant shareholders. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Oxford, Ridge … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Defence, Education, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Real Estate, Science, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged 1, 16 UK offices, 23 percent CAGR, 650 employees, 800 employees, 88 percent repeat revenues, Adrian O'Hickey, advisory services, April 2023, built environment consultancy, client relationships, CVC, data centres, defence and security, design, Dominic Murphy, Education, energy efficiency, engineering, Healthcare, Horizon Capital, infrastructure, Luke Kingston, M&A, Manchester skyline, Marks & Spencer, masterplanning, mergers and acquisitions, motorsport tracks, motorsport venues, multidisciplinary consultancy, Northern Line extension, organic growth, Oxford, partner-led consultancy, planning, Private equity investment, private markets, programme management, project controls, project management, regional expansion, repeat business, revenue growth, Ridge Enters Next Growth Phase With CVC Backing After More Than Doubling Workforce Since 2022, Ridge Equity Partners, Ridge Strengthens Growth Platform With CVC Partnership While Equity Partners Retain Significant Ownership, Ridge Welcomes CVC as New Investment Partner as Horizon Capital Exits Its Stake in the ConsultancyRidge, science, September 17 2026, South West England, strategic investment, Udaibir Banga, United Kingdom, Wales, workforce growth
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has expanded its partnership with LMAX Group to provide regulated digital asset custody services through Standard Chartered Luxembourg S.A. and its DFSA-regulated Dubai International Financial Centre branch. LMAX Group has become the first client to join … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Luxembourg, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged asset security, bank-grade custody, banking infrastructure, credit, cross border finance, crypto assets, custody platform, David Mercer, DFSA, DIFC, digital asset custody, Digital Asset Ecosystem, digital asset markets, digital asset prime brokerage, digital asset settlement, digital asset trading, digital finance, Dubai, Dubai International Financial Centre, Europe, financial regulation, institutional adoption, institutional custody, institutional digital assets, institutional investors, institutional liquidity, July 2026, June 2026, LMAX Group, Luxembourg, Margaret Harwood Jones, market infrastructure, Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, MiCA, MiCA authorisation, Middle East, off-exchange custody, Ole Matthiessen, Operational Efficiency, prime brokerage, regulated custody, Regulatory framework, risk management, September 16 2026, settlement, Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Adds Digital Asset Custody in Luxembourg and DIFC to Expanded LMAX Group Partnership, Standard Chartered and LMAX Group Expand Institutional Digital Asset Partnership Across Europe and the Middle East, Standard Chartered Luxembourg S.A., Standard Chartered Welcomes LMAX Group as First Luxembourg Digital Asset Custody Client Following MiCA Authorisation, trading infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Brenntag has successfully placed a €500 million seven-year bond in the European capital market, further strengthening its financing profile and extending the maturity structure of its financial liabilities. Issued by Brenntag Finance B.V. under the company’s existing Debt … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged 4.25 percent coupon, 99.626 percent issue price, BBB- rating, bond issuance, bond placement, Brenntag, Brenntag Completes €500 Million Bond Offering Under Existing Debt Issuance Programme, Brenntag Extends Financial Liability Maturities With €500 Million Investment-Grade Bond Issue, Brenntag Finance B.V., Brenntag Lists €500 Million Seven-Year Bond on Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s Euro MTF Market, Brenntag SE, capital markets, chemicals distribution, corporate finance, Corporate Financing, debt capital markets, debt financing, debt issuance programme, Euro MTF Market, European capital market, Financial Flexibility, financial liabilities, financing profile, general corporate purposes, ingredients distribution, institutional investors, investment-grade bond, Investor Demand, liquidity, long-term financing, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, maturity structure, seven-year bond, Standard & Poor's, Thomas Reisten, €500 million bond
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €630 million financing agreement with Romania for the modernisation of the 113-kilometre Brașov–Sighișoara railway, part of a €2.25 billion project supported by EU funds and the Romanian State. The upgrade will … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Romania, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged EIB Finances Strategic Romanian Rail Upgrade to Remove Bottleneck on Major European TEN-T Corridors, EIB Supports Romania’s Shift From Road to Rail Through Major Brașov–Sighișoara Infrastructure Investment, European Investment Bank Helps Modernise 113 Kilometres of Romanian Railway With €630 Million Financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Wrocław University of Science and Technology have signed the first PLN 150 million agreement under a PLN 600 million financing package for the development of Tech Innovation Park LEM, a major new research, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Poland, Science, Technology
Tagged 2023-2030 transformation strategy, 2030 development target, academic exchange, ALLEGRO, artificial intelligence, biology, biotechnology, clean energy, climate research, digital technologies, EIB, EIB Funds Integrated Research and Teaching Infrastructure at Wrocław University Through InvestEU-Backed TechEU Agreement, energy research, engineering, Entrepreneurship, European competitiveness, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Strengthens Polish Research and Innovation With Major Financing for Tech Innovation Park LEM, European Investment Bank Supports Wrocław University Transformation With PLN 600 Million TechEU Financing Programme, European Union, higher education, innovation centre, innovation financing, interdisciplinary research, international cooperation, InvestEU, Life Energy Materials, life sciences, Marko Primorac, materials research, medicine, microelectronics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, PESA, PLN 150 million, PLN 600 million, Poland, Professor Arkadiusz Wójs, quantum technologies, research commercialisation, research infrastructure, science and industry cooperation, scientific research, security and defence, September 14 2026, student activities, Synerise, teaching infrastructure, Tech Innovation Park LEM, TechEU, technological autonomy, technology park, university infrastructure, University of Silesia, urban studies, Wrocław, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, €250 billion investment mobilisation, €70 billion TechEU investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Danske Bank have signed an agreement under which the EIB will provide a guarantee of up to €250 million, enabling Danske Bank to issue as much as €500 million in guarantees to companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged 117 GW additional wind capacity, 2023 Wind Power Package, 2030 renewable energy target, 32 GW wind capacity, 45% renewable energy target, bank guarantees, clean energy investment, clean energy supply chain, climate neutrality, Danske Bank, Denmark, EIB, EIB and Danske Bank Partner to Expand Wind Manufacturing Finance Under EU Wind Power Package, EIB Provides €250 Million Guarantee to Danske Bank to Strengthen European Wind Power Supply Chain and Investment, energy security, energy transition, EU Wind Power Package, European energy market, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs Danske Bank With €250 Million Guarantee to Accelerate Wind Energy Expansion Across Europe, European Investment Bank Supports Up to €500 Million in Danske Bank Guarantees for New European Wind Projects, European manufacturing, European Union, European wind industry, European Wind Power Package, financial intermediary, industrial competitiveness, InvestEU, Ioannis Tsakiris, Nordic Region, northern Europe, private investment, renewable electricity, renewable energy, renewable energy financing, REPowerEU, risk-sharing, Samu Slotte, September 10 2026, Sustainable Finance, wind energy, wind energy financing, wind farm equipment, wind manufacturers, wind manufacturing, wind power, wind projects, wind turbines, €250 million guarantee, €500 million guarantees, €6.5 billion programme
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed up to €30 million to Helsinki-based Nordic Foodtech VC’s second fund, NFT.VC Fund II, to increase financing for early-stage agrifood technology companies across Europe, particularly in Northern Europe. The fund is targeting … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Investment, Luxembourg, Science, Technology
Tagged 18 portfolio companies, 30 portfolio companies, agriculture, agriculture technology, agrifood tech, agrifood technology, April 2025, aquaculture, Baltic region, biosolutions, blue economy, Climate Action, climate and environmental solutions, climate resilience, deep technology, deep-tech companies, early stage investment, EIB Group, EIB Risk Capital Resources, EIF, EIF Backs €80 Million Nordic Foodtech VC Fund II to Accelerate Sustainable Food and Agriculture Technologies, EIF Investment Brings Nordic Foodtech VC Fund II Closer to €80 Million Target for European Agrifood Startups, environmental sustainability, Europe, European competitiveness, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund Supports Nordic Foodtech VC Expansion With Up to €30 Million InvestEU Commitment, European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, Finland, FOOD, food security, food technology, foodtech, gender diversity, health, Helsinki, innovation financing, InvestEU, InvestEU equity product, Karl Nehammer, Mika Kukkurainen, NFT.VC Fund II, Nordic Foodtech VC, Nordic Region, northern Europe, Nutrition, pre seed investment, private investors, research centre spin-outs, research commercialisation, resilient food systems, scientific research, seed investment, September 10 2026, startup financing, sustainable agriculture, sustainable food production, technology commercialisation, university spin-outs, venture capital, €30 million commitment, €40 million first closing, €80 million fund target
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is supporting Dnipro’s public transport modernization with €21.4 million in financing, enabling the eastern Ukrainian city to introduce new low-floor trams, trolleybuses and maintenance equipment while maintaining essential mobility during the war. Five locally … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics, Ukraine
Tagged 100 Ukrainian companies, 70% local content, accessible transport, barrier-free transport, Dnipro, Dnipro Electrotransport, Dnipro Modernizes Ageing Electric Transport Fleet With EIB-Backed Trams and Trolleybuses Produced in Ukraine, Dnipro railway station, economic recovery, EIB, EIB Helps Dnipro Upgrade Public Transport as Five New Trams Enter Service and 15 Trolleybuses Follow, Electric Public Transport, energy-efficient vehicles, EU Delegation to Ukraine, EU for Ukraine, EU Support, EU4U Initiative, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Strengthens Dnipro Mobility and Local Industry Through €21.4 Million Transport Investment, fleet modernization, Ihor Makovtsev, Joost Mohlmann, Karl Nehammer, Line No. 1, local jobs, low-floor trams, low-floor trolleybuses, Ministry for Recovery Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, municipal transport, Mykola Kalashnyk, Olga Zykova, passenger information systems, public transport infrastructure, public transport renewal, Tatra-Yug, Tram Fleet, transport resilience, trolleybus fleet, UKRAINE, Ukraine Facility, Ukraine Urban Public Transport Project II, Ukrainian manufacturing, Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, urban mobility, Volodymyr Lehkiy, €200 million programme, €21.4 million financing, €4.5 billion EIB financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is lending €25 million to the Estonian city of Tartu to support a €51 million investment programme focused on greener public buildings, improved cycling and pedestrian infrastructure and the city’s transition toward climate neutrality … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2019 financing, 2030 investment programme, 2050 climate target, active travel, bike paths, building renovation, City of Tartu, Climate Action, climate neutrality, Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities initiative, climate-neutral city, cycling infrastructure, educational facilities, EIB, EIB Expands Cooperation With Tartu Through New €25 Million Financing for Public Infrastructure and Climate Action, EIB Tallinn Office, energy consumption reduction, energy efficiency, Estonia, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs Tartu Climate Strategy With €25 Million Loan for Energy Efficiency and Active Transport, European Union funding, Götz von Thadden, kindergartens, Ministry of Education and Research, municipal buildings, municipal financing, pedestrian infrastructure, Public Buildings, public spaces, SCHOOLS, September 9 2026, sustainable cities, sustainable mobility, Tallinn, Tartu, Tartu Secures €25 Million EIB Loan to Upgrade Municipal Buildings and Expand Cycling and Pedestrian Networks, Tartu University Hospital, University of Tartu, urban development, urban resilience, Urmas Klaas, walkways, €20 million EIB loan, €25 million loan, €51 million investment programme
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Institute-supported European Alliance of Financial Education Practitioners (FIN.e) has adopted the Alpbach Statement on Financial Education at the European Forum Alpbach, calling for wider access to high-quality financial education and a stronger connection between European policymaking … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged 000 practitioners, 18% financial literacy, 27 organisations, ActionAid Hellas, Aflatoun International, Alpbach Statement on Financial Education, Austria, capacity building, Communities, CROATIA, Cyprus, digital financial services, economic resilience, educational tools, EIB, EIB Institute, EIB Institute Supports European Alliance Bringing Frontline Financial Education Experience Into EU and National Policymaking, EU Member States, European Alliance of Financial Education Practitioners, European Alliance Sets Four Priorities to Improve Financial Education, European Commission, European Forum Alpbach, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group, European Union, Families, FIN.e, FIN.e Alliance Unites Financial Education Practitioners Across Europe as Only 18% of EU Citizens Demonstrate High Financial Literacy, financial capability, financial education, financial education policy, financial educators, financial inclusion, financial literacy, financial literacy strategy, financial practitioners, financial products, Germany, Hungary, investing, Marko Primorac, peer learning, Poland, policymaking, Practitioner Cooperation and Access for Underserved Communities, practitioner evidence, private investment, retirement planning, Romania, saving, Savings and Investments Union, SCHOOLS, September 4 2026, Slovakia, Spain, underserved groups, £4
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