(IN BRIEF) The EIB has signed €410 million in agreements with Arcano Partners (€210 million) and Buenavista Infrastructure (€200 million) to finance urban development and sustainable tourism projects across Spain. The funds, sourced from the EU-financed Regional Resilience Fund under … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Arcano Partners, Buenavista Infrastructure, Buenavista NextGen Urban SICC, Eduardo Fernández-Cuesta, EIB, energy efficiency, EU financing, European Investment Bank, green transition, Inés Carpio, Jean-Christophe Laloux, NextGenerationEU, partnership, Regional Resilience Fund, social infrastructure, Spain Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan, Spanish Urban Development SICC, sustainability, sustainable mobility, sustainable tourism, urban development, Victoriano López-Pinto, waste management, water management, €410 million
IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA’s new My Banker program assigns each affluent customer a dedicated relationship manager and support team, delivering tailored financial advice, priority service, and a host of lifestyle benefits under one umbrella. Accessible via both physical branches and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Turkey
Tagged affluent customers, American Express, BBVA, call center, Ceren Acer Kezik, digital tools, exclusive events, Garanti BBVA, insurance bonus, lifestyle benefits, Miles&Smiles, mobile app, My Banker, personalized banking, premium retail, relationship manager
(IN BRIEF) BBVA now offers retail customers in Spain the ability to trade and custody bitcoin and ether directly through its mobile app, following clearance from the CNMV and in line with EU MiCA regulations. The fully integrated service, devoid … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Turkey
Tagged Avax, BBVA, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Chiliz, CNMV, cryptocurrency, custody service, digital assets, ether, Francisco Maroto, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Investment Solutions, MiCA, mobile app, regulatory compliance, Retail Banking, Solana, Switzerland, tokenization, Turkey, USDC, XRP
(IN BRIEF) At FFD4 in Seville, BBVA announced it had allocated €27 billion in 2024 to sustainable infrastructure, climate action, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion in Mexico, South America, and Turkey—up 60 percent from 2023—while its Microfinance Foundation provided €1.5 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Antoni Ballabriga, BBVA, BBVA Microfinance Foundation, blended finance, climate solutions, emerging markets, equitable finance, FFD4, financial inclusion, Financing for Development, Gabriela Eguidazu, generative AI, Iván Poza, Laura Fernández Lord, Mexico, micro-health insurance, Multilateral Development Banks, partnership, private capital mobilization, Sevilla Commitment, South America, Stephanie García Van Gool, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, Turkey, €1.5 billion, €27 billion
(IN BRIEF) BBVA’s latest app update introduces a financial coach feature designed to help novice investors easily enter the market. Accessible via the “Experiences” menu under “Learn to Invest,” users receive short, clear videos on basic investing principles and inflation’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 500 funds, AI, BBVA, BBVA app, beginner-friendly, data analysis, emergency savings buffer, Experiences menu, financial coach, inflation, instructional videos, investing, Investing Is for You Too, Learn to Invest, over 3, personalized guidance, simulation, sustainable funds, tech-focused funds, €300 guarantee, €600
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted ULMA Group a €45 million loan to fund its construction-sector innovations and sustainability endeavors. The financing will cover advanced manufacturing technologies for polymer concrete solutions, the establishment of a new plant for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Antonio Lorenzo, Basque Country, building materials, construction sector, decarbonisation, EIB, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Iñaki Gabilondo, INNOVATION, partnership, polymer concrete, recycling, resource consumption, sustainability, ULMA Group, €45 million loan
(IN BRIEF) At the 2025 IR Impact Awards Europe, Iberdrola won three top honours: Best in the Utilities Sector, Best Innovation in Shareholder Communication, and Best Use of Technology including Artificial Intelligence. Investors and analysts commended the company’s clear sustainability … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, Awards, Best in the Utilities Sector, digital tools, financial reporting, Iberdrola, INNOVATION, Investor Relations, IR Impact, IR Impact Awards Europe, leadership, shareholder communication, sustainability, transparency
(IN BRIEF) At the FfD4 conference in Seville, Spain and the EIB co-led the creation of the Debt Pause Clause Alliance, enabling temporary suspension of debt service during crises—natural, health, or food-related—without compromising long-term fiscal and social stability. The Alliance, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, CAF, crisis financing, crisis resilience, Debt Pause Clause Alliance, debt suspension, European Investment Bank, FfD4 Seville, food crises, health emergencies, Inter-American Development Bank, Multilateral Development Banks, Nadia Calviño, natural disasters, partnership, private-sector mobilization, Spain, sustainable development finance, transparent regulation
(IN BRIEF) On July 3, 2025, Digi Communications N.V. finalized the grant of 140,000 conditional Class B stock options—80,000 to Mr. Serghei Bulgac and 60,000 to Mr. Valentin Popoviciu—pursuant to its June 25, 2024 shareholders’ resolution; both executive directors have … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AFM, ASF, Autoriteit Financiële Markten, class B stock options granted, conditional stock options, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., General Meeting of Shareholders, granting of stock options, Mr. Serghei Bulgac, Mr. Valentin Popoviciu, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority, stock option agreements, stock option program, stock options, telecommunication services, telecommunication solutions
(IN BRIEF) Enagás, NaTran, and Teréga have formed a joint venture—owned 50% by EIH-Enagás, 33.3% by NaTran, and 16.7% by Teréga—to develop the BarMar hydrogen pipeline connecting Barcelona and Marseille, a key component of the EU’s first clean-hydrogen corridor (H2med). … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Barcelona, BarMar, Cecilia Ribera, CINEA, clean hydrogen corridor, Connecting Europe Facility, EIH-Enagás, Enagás Infraestructuras de Hidrógeno, EU hydrogen infrastructure, Francisco Pablo de la Flor, grant agreements, H2med, Joint Shareholders’ Agreement, Marseille, NaTran, partnership, pipeline development, Renewable hydrogen, Spain-France energy cooperation, sustainability, technical and regulatory permitting, Teréga
(IN BRIEF) BBVA’s Investor Relations team and senior management were honored with multiple prestigious awards by the investment community, underscoring their commitment to clear and transparent communication with institutional investors. The bank achieved Top 10 rankings in key areas—Best CEO, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Awards, BBVA Investor Relations, Best Analyst Event, Best Buy-Side Management, Best CEO, Best CFO, Best Company Board, Best ESG Program, Best IR Program, institutional investors, IR Impact, leadership, Patricia Bueno, senior management, transparent communication
(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) On 27 June 2025, the executive directors of Digi Communications N.V.—Mr Serghei Bulgac and Mr Valentin Popoviciu—exercised their 2024 conditional share options, vesting under the Share Option Plan approved at the 25 June 2024 General Shareholders’ Meeting, to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AFM, ASF, Class B shares, conditional share options, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., European telecom leader, GSM 2024, Market Abuse Regulation, Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, Serghei Bulgac, Share Option Plan, share options, Valentin Popoviciu
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola Group has created niba, a 100% digital start-up launching in June to complement its existing energy offerings. Leveraging AI and built-in personalization, niba allows customers to manage their energy usage and plans entirely through an app—eliminating physical … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Agility, AI personalization, app-based energy management, artificial intelligence, customer orientation, digital start-up, energy sector innovation, freemium model, green electricity, Iberdrola Group, in-house customer service, Mariola Martínez, neo-energy, niba, Operational Excellence, sustainable scalable model
(IN BRIEF) Carbon2Nature (an Iberdrola Group company) and MERLIN Properties have launched the MERLIN Forest, a 200-hectare reforestation project in Salamanca’s Serradilla del Llano, adjacent to Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia Natural Park. Over 300,000 native trees will restore a fire-ravaged … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain
Tagged biodiversity, Carbon2Nature, CO₂ capture, ecosystem restoration, Iberdrola, Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia Natural Park, MERLIN Forest, MERLIN Properties, Ministry for Ecological Transition, native trees, Nature-based solutions, real estate sector, reforestation, rural employment, Salamanca, Serradilla del Llano, soil health, sustainability, water conservation
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is providing a €133 million loan to the Andalusian government, co-funded by ERDF, ESF+, and Just Transition funds, to revamp healthcare and educational infrastructure with climate-adaptation measures, bolster job creation and skills training, and advance research … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged clean energy, climate resilience, cohesion policy 2021–2027, digital transformation, economic cohesion, ERDF, ESF, European Investment Bank, healthcare modernisation, job incentives, Junta de Andalucía, Just Transition Fund, partnership, school refurbishment, Skills Training, social cohesion, sustainabiity, sustainable mobility, territorial cohesion, university R&D
(IN BRIEF) Telefónica Tech has entered a strategic partnership with Confluent to integrate Confluent’s comprehensive data streaming platform into Telefónica Tech’s offerings in Spain. This collaboration extends Telefónica Tech’s portfolio with Confluent Cloud, Confluent Platform, and enterprise-grade governance tools, enabling … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Big Data, Carlos Martínez, centralized data monitoring, Confluent, Confluent Cloud, Confluent Platform, Data Governance, data streaming platform, digital transformation, enterprise tools, Francisco Molero, partnership, professional services, public cloud, real-time data architectures, Telefónica Tech
(IN BRIEF) Virtualware has transitioned from Euronext Access Paris to Euronext Growth (ALVIR), becoming the seventh Spanish company on the market and achieving a market capitalisation increase from €27.3 million in April 2023 to €36.8 million in June 2025. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 3D enterprise software, acquisitions, ALVIR, automotive, Defence, Digital Twins, Education, ENERGY, Euronext Access Paris, Euronext Growth, Healthcare, listing, Manufacturing, market capitalisation €36.8 million, partnership, partnerships, RT3D, simulators, Simumatik, TRANSPORT, Unai Extremo, VIROO, Virtualware, XR
(IN BRIEF) Equinor’s Johan Castberg field reached its intended plateau production of 220,000 barrels per day on 17 June, just three months after its FPSO vessel began operations on 31 March. Seventeen wells are currently online and delivering as forecast. … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola España and Renfe have signed a 10-year VPPA to supply 370 GWh per year of onshore wind energy—equivalent to a 190 MW wind farm—granting Renfe long-term price stability and advancing Spain’s green transition. The pact will cut … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 10-year agreement, 370 GWh, Amazon, CO₂ reduction, David Martínez, electricity price stability, energy management roadmap, Iberdrola España, Iberdrola Group, industrial electrification, Marta Torralvo, Meta, Microsoft, onshore wind, partnership, Pexapark Renewables Market Outlook 2025, renewable energy transition, Renfe, sustainability, virtual power purchase agreement, VPPA, wind energy
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