(IN BRIEF) KfW Research has found that Germany’s entrepreneurial sector is becoming increasingly younger, with people under 30 now accounting for 40 per cent of all business founders. While overall business creation rose in 2025, growth was driven mainly by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Germany, Management, Small Business, Society
Tagged business creation, business founders, business succession, digital businesses, digitalisation, Dr. Dirk Schumacher, economic research, entrepreneurial activity, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Monitor, female entrepreneurs, full-time start-ups, German economy, Germany, Germany records increase in business creation as younger founders reshape entrepreneurial trends, INNOVATION, KfW, KfW Research, KfW Research finds younger entrepreneurs increasingly driving Germany’s evolving start-up landscape, KfW Research reports younger generation increasingly shaping Germany’s entrepreneurial landscape, KfW study points to generational shift in German entrepreneurship amid rising digital start-up activity, Labour Market, migration background, part-time businesses, self-employment, small business, start-up culture, start-ups, young entrepreneurs
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and Ameriabank have launched a new EU-backed guarantee programme expected to unlock up to €106.25 million in financing for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses in Armenia. Supported under the EU4Business Guarantee Facility, the initiative is … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Ameriabank, Armenia, Armenian economy, Business Financing, economic resilience, EIB, EIB Group, EIB Group and Ameriabank Launch €106 Million EU-Backed Financing Initiative for Armenian Businesses, EIF, Entrepreneurship, EU4Business, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Union, financial institutions, Hovhannes Toroyan, investment support, job creation, Karl Nehammer, lending programme, MSMEs, New EU4Business Guarantee Programme Expands Access to SME Financing Across Armenia, portfolio guarantee, private sector growth, SME financing, sustainable development, Vassilis Maragos
(IN BRIEF) BBVA increased its social sustainable financing to €30 billion in 2025, representing a 52% year-on-year rise and forming part of a total €134 billion mobilized in sustainable business. The funds supported a wide range of initiatives, including entrepreneurship, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Small Business, Spain, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged Argentina, banking sector, BBVA, BBVA channels €30 billion into social impact initiatives as part of broader €134 billion sustainable finance strategy, Climate Action, Colombia, Entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, Mexico, PERU, SMEs, social impact, social infrastructure, South America, Spain, sustainable bonds, Sustainable Finance, Türkiye, women entrepreneurs
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has supported London Stock Exchange Group in converting £1.4 billion of sterling-denominated notes into Plain Vanilla Listed Bonds, marking the first use of the UK’s new Public Offers Admissions to Trading Regime. This framework, introduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged capital markets, Christopher Marlow, corporate bonds, financial regulation, Invest for the Future initiative, Investment Association, John Langley, liquidity, Lloyds and London Stock Exchange Group advance UK capital market accessibility through innovative bond restructuring initiative, Lloyds Banking Group, London Stock Exchange Group, LSEG, Plain Vanilla Listed Bonds, Public Offers Admissions to Trading Regime, retail investors, UK bond market
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has launched Agro Advisor, an AI-powered tool that uses geospatial data to enhance financial advisory services for the agricultural sector. Designed for the Argentine market, the platform provides real-time insights into crop production, enabling bank representatives to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged agribusiness, agricultural technology, agriculture, Argentina, artificial intelligence, BBVA, BBVA Agro Advisor, BBVA Enhances Agribusiness Support with Geospatial Data Tool for Personalized Financial Advisory, BBVA Introduces AI-Powered Agro Advisor to Transform Financial Services for the Agricultural Sector, corn, crop analysis, data analytics, digital banking, digital transformation, financial advisory, fintech, geospatial data, Juan Pedro Gazzoti, personalized finance, SMEs, soy, Wheat
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprising the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, has partnered with Mediocredito Centrale Group to mobilize over €400 million in financing for SMEs and mid-cap companies in Italy. Through a securitisation transaction involving … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Agribusiness and Special Economic Zones, agribusiness funding, BdM Banca, Cohesion Regions, economic development, EIB and Mediocredito Centrale Strengthen Investment Capacity in Italy with Focus on SMEs, EIB Group, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financing agreement, Francesco Minotti, Gelsomina Vigliotti, investment support, Italy SMEs, Mediocredito Centrale Group, securitisation, special economic zone, ZES Unica
(IN BRIEF) The Dutch Research Council has awarded the first two projects under the DeepNL Top-up Call, a funding initiative aimed at enhancing the integration, application, and impact of subsurface research. The selected projects focus on improving earthquake risk assessment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged CO2 storage, DeepNL, DeepNL Programme Expands with New Projects Focused on Integration Application and Societal Impact, Dr J M Miocic, Dr Y van Dinther, earthquake research, gas extraction, geothermal energy, Groningen, induced seismicity, Netherlands, NWO, NWO Funds New DeepNL Projects to Advance Earthquake Risk Research and Public Engagement, research funding, science education, subsurface science, TU Delft, University of Groningen, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) ING and the European Investment Bank have launched an €800 million financing initiative to support SMEs and mid-cap companies in the Netherlands and Belgium in becoming more sustainable and future-ready. The facility combines €400 million from the EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Small Business
Tagged Belgium, Business Banking, Chantal Schrijver, economic resilience, EIB, energy transition, EU financing, European Investment Bank, green investments, ING, ING and European Investment Bank Strengthen Collaboration to Accelerate Energy Transition Investments, Laurens de Vos, Mid-Cap companies, Netherlands, Saskia Bauters, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Torsten Brand, €800 Million Facility from ING and EIB Aims to Boost Sustainable Growth and Investment Capacity for SMEs
Europe’s digital sovereignty debate is expanding beyond cloud and AI to include control over existing enterprise IT infrastructure. Structural dependence on non-European vendors persists across hardware, firmware, and long-lived systems. Limited access to updates, repairs, and maintenance raises concerns around … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Economy, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Industrial, Management, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged circular economy, Cybersecurity, Digital Decade, Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act, digital sovereignty, enterprise ICT, EU Sovereign Tech Fund, European Green Deal, European Union, EuroStack, firmware access, Free ICT Europe, geopolitical risk, hardware dependency, IT aftermarket, IT asset disposition, IT infrastructure, Jan Hoogstrate, lifecycle control, NIS2 Directive, non EU vendors, refurbishers, right to repair, secondary software markets, software ecosystems, supply chain resilience, sustainability, third party maintenance, vendor lock‑in
Europe’s digital sovereignty challenge extends beyond cloud services to the underlying hardware, software, and firmware layers. Dependence on non-EU vendors limits organisations’ control over updates, repairs, and system lifecycles. Vendor-driven restrictions can force premature upgrades, increasing costs, security risks, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Industrial, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged circular economy, competition policy, Cybersecurity, Digital Decade, digital infrastructure, digital sovereignty, e-waste, enterprise ICT, European Union, firmware access, Free ICT Europe, hardware lifecycle management, IT aftermarket, IT asset disposition, Jan Hoogstrate, lifecycle control, non EU vendors, refurbishers, repair rights, secondary markets, software lifecycle, sustainability, third party maintenance, used software resale, vendor lock‑in
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund is expanding the JEREMIE programme in Bulgaria with approximately €210 million in funding to support innovative companies in sectors such as AI, microelectronics, and advanced technologies. Managed through 2035, the initiative combines reinvested funds … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Andrey Gyurov, artificial intelligence, Bulgaria Advances as Regional Venture Capital Hub with Expanded EIF-Managed JEREMIE Funding Programme, economic growth, EU funding, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, innovation ecosystem, Irena Mladenova, JEREMIE Bulgaria, Marek Mora, Marjut Falkstedt, microelectronics, New €210 Million Investment Strategy Targets Scale-Up Growth and Innovation Across Bulgaria’s Key Industries, Payhawk, scale up funding, SMEs Bulgaria, Sofia Bulgaria, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) A new survey from KfW reveals that only 27 per cent of SMEs in Germany are currently willing to use debt financing for investments, the lowest level in ten years. The decline is driven largely by micro-businesses and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged bank loans, Business Financing, business surveys, corporate finance, debt capital, Dirk Schumacher, economic uncertainty, Economic Uncertainty Drives German SMEs to Reduce Debt Financing Despite Ongoing Investment Needs, Financial Independence, German economy, Germany SMEs, investment trends, KfW, KfW Survey Shows Declining SME Demand for Debt Financing Amid Economic Uncertainty in Germany, Micro-Businesses, services sector, SME Panel 2026
(IN BRIEF) The Free ICT Europe Foundation warns that Europe faces a “sovereignty gap” in enterprise ICT, where organizations technically own their digital infrastructure but lack real control due to dependence on non-EU vendors that impose restrictive licensing, limited support … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Economy, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Industrial, Management, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged circular economy, Digital Decade, digital infrastructure, digital sovereignty, e-waste, EcoDesign, enterprise ICT, EU policy, European Union, firmware access, Free ICT Europe Foundation, hardware lifecycle, independent maintenance, independent repair, IT aftermarket, IT asset disposition, Jan Hoogstrate, lifecycle, lifecycle control, right to repair, security updates, software licensing, sovereignty gap, T&Pm, third party maintenance, TPSM, used software resellers, vendor lock‑in
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO has launched Doorpakken, a new platform designed to help Dutch SMEs overcome early-stage growth barriers and scale more effectively. Combining financing solutions, mentorship, practical tools, and insights into areas such as leadership and technology, the platform … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Small Business, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, ABN AMRO introduces Doorpakken platform to help SMEs scale beyond early growth challenges, AI adoption SMEs, business ecosystems, Business Financing, cybersecurity SMEs, digital transformation, Doorpakken, Dutch economy, entrepreneurship platform, growth tools, Han Mesters, leadership development, mentorship programs, New10 financing, nlgroeit, Patrick Pfaff, small business scaling, SME growth Netherlands, startup growth challenges, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is partnering with Latvia’s Ministry of Economics and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia to support the growth of high-potential and technology-driven businesses. Through this advisory initiative, the EIB will assess Latvia’s current … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged and Business Scalability, Baltic innovation, deep tech, economic development, EIB, EIB Supports Latvia with Strategic Roadmap to Improve Financing, EU funding, European Investment Bank, high growth companies, Ieva Jāgere, Innovation Capacity, InvestEU, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Karl Nehammer, Latvia, Latvia Collaborates with European Investment Bank to Unlock Growth Potential in Innovation and Start-Up Sectors, LIAA, Ministry of Economics of Latvia, Riga Technical University, startups Latvia, technology sectors, venture financing, Viktors Valainis
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund is providing a €60 million guarantee to the Sienna Biodiversity Private Credit Fund, managed by Sienna IM, to support biodiversity projects across Europe. Backed by the InvestEU Sustainability Guarantee, the initiative will reduce credit … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biodiversity financing, climate adaptation, EIB, EIF, environmental protection, EU green transition, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund Backs Sienna Biodiversity Fund to Expand Access to Sustainable Finance Across Europe, Fabrice Rossary, InvestEU Sustainability Guarantee, Malakoff Humanis Group, Marjut Falkstedt, natural capital, New EU Backed Guarantee Supports Growth of Biodiversity Investment Market and Early Stage Environmental Projects, Sienna Biodiversity Private Credit Fund, Sienna IM, SME financing, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund and Erste Bank Croatia have agreed to unlock up to €58 million in financing for Croatian SMEs by expanding EIF guarantees under the InvestEU Programme. The cooperation introduces mini-bonds as a new alternative financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged Alternative Financing, Business Growth, capital markets, Christoph Schoefboeck, CROATIA, economic development, EIB Group, EIF, Entrepreneurship, Erste & Steiermärkische Bank, Erste Bank Croatia, European Investment Fund, financial ecosystem, INNOVATION, InvestEU programme, job creation, liquidity, Marko Primorac, mini bonds, SME financing, SMEs, Zagreb
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, and Santander Consumer Bank have signed a synthetic securitisation agreement to unlock PLN 860 million in new financing for green investments in Poland. The initiative will support SMEs and individuals by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Small Business
Tagged consumer lending, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, EU funding, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green investments, Marjut Falkstedt, Paweł Muciek, Poland financing, Public Private Partnership, REPowerEU, risk-sharing, Santander Consumer Bank, securitisation, SMEs, solar panels, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) Capitalia has partnered with the European Investment Fund to launch a €15 million financing initiative for microenterprises in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, backed by the EU’s InvestEU programme. The scheme will offer crowdfunded loans of up to €50,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Baltic region, business loans, Capitalia, crowdfunding, economic development, EIF, EIF Supports First Crowdfunding Platform Under InvestEU to Expand Access to Finance for Small Businesses in the Baltics, Estonia, EU funding, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund and Capitalia Introduce Innovative Crowdfunded Loan Scheme to Support Baltic Small Business Growth, InvestEU programme, Juris Grišins, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, microenterprises, retail investors, Small Business Support, SME financing
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit has been recognized as one of Europe’s leading banking groups in Global Finance’s “World’s Best Banks 2026” awards, with UniCredit Bank Austria named “Best Bank in Austria” and additional awards granted in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, Austria banking sector, Bosnia and Herzegovina banking, Bulgaria banking, Croatia banking, digital banking, financial performance, Global Finance, Italy banking, Ivan Vlaho, mortgage financing, payment services, SME Banking, Teodora Petkova, UNICREDIT, UniCredit Bank Austria, UniCredit Earns Prestigious Global Finance Awards Reflecting Strong Performance and Digital Transformation Progress, UniCredit Expands Momentum Across Europe with Award-Winning Performance and Strategic Growth Initiatives, UniCredit Unlimited, World’s Best Banks 2026
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