(IN BRIEF) The EIB and ICF have launched a €100 million loan—the initial tranche of a total €200 million facility—to finance sustainability-focused projects by Catalan SMEs. ICF will use these funds to underwrite investments in renewable energy systems, energy-efficiency retrofits, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged Climate Action, EIB, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, Gilles Badot, green transition, ICF, Institut Català de Finances, Mid-Caps, partnership, renewable energy, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, sustainability, Vanessa Servera, waste management
(IN BRIEF) The 2023 KfW Climate Barometer special analysis shows that German SMEs now finance 22 percent of their climate investments through public promotional funds—up three points since 2021—while promotional support makes up only 13 percent of overall SME investment. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Climate Barometer, climate investments, climate-tech start-ups, decarbonisation, energy-efficient construction, financing gap, Germany, green transition, KfW, large-scale projects, low-interest loans, private capital mobilization, promotional funds, SMEs, state investment grants, Stefan Wintels, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and VEHIS have structured a cash securitisation to issue PLN 2.6 billion of auto-lease financing for Polish SMEs and mid-caps. The EIB buys PLN 637 million of senior notes, while EIF guarantees an equivalent amount … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Retail, Small Business, Technology
Tagged auto leases, capital markets, cash securitisation, economic inclusion, EIB Group, EIF, electric vehicles, green transition, Jan Bujak, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Caps, partnership, Poland, regional development, SME financing, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, VEHIS, women-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) During the FfD4 conference in Seville, the EIB announced expanded collaborations with the World Food Programme, the FAO, and the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty to tackle food insecurity, promote sustainable agriculture, and build resilience against climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged agrifood lending pipeline, Ambroise Fayolle, climate risk insurance, EIB, ETHIOPIA, European Investment Bank, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, Mohamed Manssouri, partnership, Rania Dagash-Kamara, rural finance, SDG 1, SDG 2, Seville Action Platform, smallholder farmers, social protection, sub-Saharan Africa, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, Technical Assistance, WFP, women's empowerment, World Food Programme, €110 million credit line
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is extending a €21 million venture debt loan to adtech firm DanAds to scale its self-serve, AI-powered platform that automates ad sales directly within publisher websites. This financing, under InvestEU, will enable DanAds to … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Sweden, Technology
Tagged adtech, AI ad design, AI-Driven Solutions, DanAds, digital sovereignty, Eastern Europe expansion, EIB, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Istvan Beres, Malmö, partnership, Peo Persson, precision targeting, publishers, self-serve advertising, SMEs, venture debt, white-label platform, €50 million investment
(IN BRIEF) At FfD4 in Seville, the EIB and Banque El Amana signed a €20 million loan facility to on-lend to Mauritanian SMEs in the seafood value chain. Forty percent of the funds are reserved expressly for women-led (30 percent) … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 2X Challenge, Ambroise Fayolle, Banque El Amana, blue economy, BMZ, coastal infrastructure, EFSD+, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, Jozef Sikela, KfW, Marine Stewardship Council, Mauritania, migration partnership, Mohamed Ahmed Salem Bouna Moctar, partnership, seafood value chains, SMEs, sustainability, women-led businesses, youth-led businesses, €20 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has agreed a €450 million risk-sharing guarantee with CaixaBank, enabling up to €900 million in new loans to Spanish SMEs and mid-caps for working capital, liquidity, and investments in green and digital initiatives. Of this amount, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural financing, bioeconomy, CaixaBank, COHESION, digital transition, EIB Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, European Investment Bank, farm modernization, green transition, Mid-Caps, partnership, risk-sharing guarantee, rural development, SMEs, Spain, sustainability, €450 million, €900 million loans
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has provided a €25 million loan to PBZ Leasing for on-lending to Croatian MSMEs, dedicating at least 30 percent of the funds to green asset leases. This initiative advances the EBRD’s Green Economy Transition goals by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bogdan Drakulić, CROATIA, EBRD, economic development, energy-efficient technologies, EU membership, Green Economy Transition, green financing, Miljan Zdrale, MSMEs, Nikolina Žganec, partnership, PBZ Leasing, public-sector modernization, sustainability, sustainable investment, €25 million loan
(IN BRIEF) FourTwoThree, backed by NatWest Group, NAB, and SC Ventures, launches a bank-integrated data and engagement platform aimed at mobilizing the $50 trillion SME transition financing market. The solution automates secure data sharing and Scope 3 carbon footprint calculations, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged $50 trillion opportunity, aws, climate strategies, data sharing, David Grunwald, decisioning frameworks, FourTwoThree, Glyn Baker, Harald Eltvedt, NAB, NatWest Group, PointSource Technologies, SC Ventures, Scope 3 carbon footprint, SME transition financing, supply chain decarbonization, Valtech
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has invested €38.2 million via private placement into Bosqar Invest’s record-breaking €143.2 million dual-tranche SLB—the largest private-sector sustainability-linked bond in Croatian history. The issuance consists of a €105.0 million public tranche to be listed on the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bosqar Invest, business process outsourcing, Climate Action, CROATIA, diversified portfolio, EBRD, economic reform, environmental KPIs, EU accession, food sector, human resources, ICMA SLB Principles, partnership, Private Placement, public tranche, public-sector transformation, SLB, strategic M&A, sustainability, sustainability performance target, Sustainability-Linked Bond, Sustainalytics, technology services, Zagreb Stock Exchange, €105 million, €143.2 million, €38.2 million
(IN BRIEF) The EU-funded Western Balkans Guarantee 4 SME Resilience programme has catalyzed €886 million in concessional loans for SMEs in North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, aiming to support 15,000 firms and preserve 140,000 jobs. Backed by a … Read the full press release
Posted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Small Business
Tagged access to finance, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christoph Schoefboeck, concessional loans, EIF, Erste & Steiermärkische Bank d.d., Erste Bank Podgorica, European Investment Fund, Inclusive Growth, InvestEU, job preservation, Marjut Falkstedt, Marta Kos, Montenegro, NORTH MACEDONIA, Reform and Growth Facility, SMEs, Sparkasse Bank AD Skopje, Sparkasse Bank BiH, Western Balkans Guarantee 4 SME Resilience, Western Balkans Investment Framework
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered and ALTIOS have entered into a partnership to help SMEs set up and grow their overseas operations in Hong Kong, India, Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam. ALTIOS will provide market-entry strategies, incorporation services, partner and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged ALTIOS, Asia markets, Bruno Mascart, Clarissa Tee, company incorporation, cross-border advisory, distributor search, global network, Hong Kong, INDIA, international growth, Mainland China, Malaysia, market entry, operational support, Singapore, small and mid-cap companies, SME Banking, SME expansion, Standard Chartered, Vietnam, Xie Wen
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is tripling its intermediated lending for European defence-industry suppliers from €1 billion to €3 billion. It has signed an inaugural €500 million loan agreement with Deutsche Bank, which will provide €1 billion in credit lines to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Airbus, BGK, Caisse des Dépôts, CDP, defence financing, Deutsche Bank, EIB, EU defence supply chain, European Investment Bank, Fabrizio Campelli, ICO, INNOVATION, intermediated lending, KfW, Leonardo, military infrastructure, Nadia Calviño, Pan-European Security and Defence Lending Envelope, partnership, R&D, Rheinmetall, SMEs, strategic autonomy, sustainability, Thales
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has signed a €14 million portfolio guarantee agreement with ProCredit Bank Bulgaria under the EU’s InvestEU programme, enabling the bank to offer more green loans to businesses in Bulgaria and Greece. This risk-sharing facility will support … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Entertainment, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bulgaria, climate finance, CO2 reduction, digital transition, EBRD, energy efficiency, EU climate goals, EU sustainability targets, European Green Deal, Greece, green lending, green transition, InvestEU, partnership, portfolio guarantee, ProCredit Bank Bulgaria, ProCredit Holding, renewable energy, risk-sharing instruments, SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) has renewed its sponsorship for Creative Young Entrepreneur Luxembourg (CYEL), a competition that celebrates the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of young Luxembourgers. As the main sponsor since 2020, BIL remains committed to fostering … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, BIL, Creative Young Entrepreneur Luxembourg, CYEL, Dan Haag, Entrepreneurship, INNOVATION, JCI Luxembourg, Junior Chamber International Luxembourg, Luxembourg economy, Luxembourg youth, Olivier Theis, partnership, SMEs, sponsorship, startup competition, young entrepreneurs
(IN BRIEF) The EIF and BluOr Bank have signed an agreement to provide up to €30 million in financing for Latvian SMEs working on green projects. Supported by the EU’s InvestEU programme, this initiative aims to help businesses improve energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BluOr Bank, economic resilience, EIF, energy efficiency, environmental financing, EU environmental standards, financing, green transition, InvestEU, Latvia, partnership, renewable energy, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) The EIF and EIFO have signed the first deal under the EU’s Ukraine export credit guarantee facility, which supports European businesses exporting to Ukraine. The facility, offering up to €20 million in guarantees, aims to enhance trade between … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Denmark, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Denmark, economic integration, EIF, EIFO, EU accession, EU Member States, European Union, export credit, export guarantee, green transition, Morten Bødskov, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Peder Lundquist, recovery, SMEs, sustainability, trade, UKRAINE, Valdis Dombrovskis, Yulia Svyrydenko
(IN BRIEF) Citadele Bank, with EIF support, has launched a €138 million loan programme aimed at SMEs and microbusinesses in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The initiative, backed by the European Commission’s InvestEU programme, will offer loans with low interest rates, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged advisory services, Baltic businesses, Citadele bank, economic growth, EIF, Estonia, European collaboration, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, job creation, Latvia, Lithuania, microbusiness financing, partnership, Small Business Support, SME loans
(IN BRIEF) Germany’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have significantly reduced their international business activities, with the number of businesses operating abroad falling from 880,000 in 2022 to around 763,000 in 2023. Despite this, businesses that continued to operate internationally … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Brexit, economic challenges, EU exports, export decline, foreign markets, foreign turnover, geopolitical tensions, German economy, international trade, Internationalisation Report, KfW, Russia market, small businesses, SMEs, US protectionism, US tariffs
(IN BRIEF) Valio is a key partner in the EU-funded PRIMARY project, which aims to transform agricultural by-products into valuable resources. As part of the project, Valio is exploring grass biorefinery innovations, including using grass juice to fortify feed protein … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged agricultural by-products, bio-based materials, bioeconomy, bioenergy, biorefinery, cotton by-products, dairy farms, Estonia, EU, fermentation, Finland, grass biorefineries, Greece, Horizon Europe, olive residues, partnership, PRIMARY project, protein fortification, protein self-sufficiency, renewable energy, sustainability, Valio, VTT Technical Research Centre
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