(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has been awarded the prestigious International Safety Award from the British Safety Council for the sixth year in a row, becoming the only financial institution among 350 Turkish applicants to achieve this recognition in 2025. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, Security & Safety, Spain, Turkey
Tagged British Safety Council, Ebru Taşcı Firuzbay, Employee Wellbeing, financial sector awards, Garanti BBVA, global safety standards, International Safety Awards 2025, Mahmut Akten, occupational health and safety, Pendik Technology Campus, TIER IV Data Center, Türkiye banking, UK nonprofit awards, workplace safety, workplace sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Logicor and Solo have launched construction on a Build-to-Suit logistics facility in Bràfim, Tarragona, aimed at boosting local employment and advancing sustainable logistics in Catalonia. Scheduled for completion in Q2 2026, the 28,000 sqm hub will serve as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged AP-2 highway, Barcelona logistics ring, Bràfim, BREEAM Excellent, BTS, Build-to-Suit, Catalonia, energy-efficient logistics, EV charging, Green Infrastructure, Industry 4.0, Logicor, logistics hub, logistics real estate, Mohammed Mohammed, partnership, photovoltaic panels, Pilar Valencia, promotional products, regional economy, Solo, Spain industrial development, sustainable real estate, Tarragona, textile printing, Xavier Rius
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has enhanced its mobile smart assistant Ugi with generative AI technology, enabling more natural, context-aware, and personalized interactions for customers. Ugi now supports a broader range of banking services, anticipates user needs, and continues to evolve … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Turkey
Tagged AI Chatbot, AI in banking, AI upgrade, banking automation, biometric credit card, Bonus Platinum Biometric Card, Ceren Acer Kezik, customer experience, digital banking innovation, digital transformation, financial advisor AI, financial technology, fintech, Garanti BBVA, generative AI, hyperpersonalized banking, large language models, mobile banking, natural language processing, smart assistant, Türkiye, Ugi
(IN BRIEF) Repsol has begun power production at Antofagasta Phase 1, its largest wind farm and one of Chile’s most significant renewable energy projects. Located in Taltal, the 364 MW facility required nearly €400 million in investment and will soon … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 000 MW portfolio, 60, 750 GWh, Antofagasta Phase 1, Antofagasta region, Atacama Desert, Atacama wind farm, Cabo Leones III, Chile, clean energy, energy transition, Global Energy Projects, Ibereólica Renovables, Latin America, partnership, Phase 2, renewable energy, Renewable Infrastructure, Repsol, Repsol Ibereólica Renovables Chile, sustainability, Taltal, wind farm, €400 million
(IN BRIEF) The Spanish Air and Space Force has introduced its first Airbus A330 MRTT into service with the 45th Wing, marking a significant advancement in its aerial refuelling and transport capabilities. Delivered from Airbus’s Getafe-based conversion center, this modern … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 45th Wing, aerial evacuation, Airbus A330 MRTT, Airbus Defence and Space, fuel load 111 tonnes, Getafe, hose-and-basket refuelling system, in-flight refuelling, interoperability, Jean-Brice Dumont, MEDEVAC, Multi-Role Tanker Transport, Pacific Skies exercise, partnership, payload 45 tonnes, Spanish Air and Space Force, Spanish Ministry of Defence, Spanish nationals evacuation, strategic autonomy, sustainability, Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base, troop transport, wide-body fuselage
(IN BRIEF) Borealis, in partnership with Comexi and other key players, has launched two new flexible packaging solutions for non-food consumer applications that combine high PCR content, full recyclability, and excellent performance. The first solution is a fully recyclable PE … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Adhesive Solutions, advanced lamination, Borealis, BorShape™, circular economy, Comexi, Ecoplast, EverMinds™, F2 Hybrid EB press, flexible packaging, full recyclability, INNOVATION, Jordi Puig, Mespack, non-food consumer packaging, partership, PCR content, performance, Peter Voortmans, recycled materials, surface printing, sustainability, Sustainable packaging, value chain partners
(IN BRIEF) Solaris has announced two major contracts in Sweden for the delivery of 170 electric buses, with a total contract value exceeding €100 million. The orders include 89 units from Nobina Sverige AB, expanding services in Stockholm with the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged clean technology, driver assistance systems, electric buses, high-capacity batteries, Mobility Innovation, Nobina Sverige AB, partership, public transport, renewable energy, Solaris, suburban routes, sustainability, sustainable transport, Sweden, Urban Transit, Urbino 15 LE, VR Sverige AB, zero-emission mobility, €100 million
(IN BRIEF) A strategic agreement was signed at Passenger Terminal Expo 2025 between CJSC “Azerbaijan Airlines” and Indra to equip the new ALAT Cargo Airport in the Alat Free Economic Zone with advanced air navigation systems. This initiative is an … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged air navigation systems, airspace digitalization, ALAT Cargo Airport, Alat Free Economic Zone, ALAT Sea Port, Ángel Escribano, Azeraeronavigation, Azerbaijan, Cargo Operations, CJSC “Azerbaijan Airlines”, Farhan Guliyev, flight safety, Indra, Middle Corridor, multimodal logistics, Operational Efficiency, partership, Passenger Terminal Expo 2025, renewable energy, Silk Way Group, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The second and final portion of a €450 million loan provided by the European Investment Bank has been approved to finish the construction of the new university hospital in A Coruña, Spain. With a tranche valued at €160 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged A Coruña, EIB, environmental sustainability, EU Just Transition Mechanism, European Investment Bank, Galicia region, Gilles Badot, healthcare capacity, Miguel Corgos, Novo CHUAC, partership, public health, Regional Minister, social infrastructure, strategic investment, sustainability, sustainability standards, University Hospital, €450 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Empresa Nacional de Innovación (Enisa) have entered into a guarantee agreement worth up to €40 million to help innovative Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups access vital finance. This partnership, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged Anna Armengol, Borja Cabezón, digital transformation, digitalisation, EIF, Empresa Nacional de Innovación, ENISA, entrepreneurial ecosystem, EU investment, European Investment Fund, financing, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Madrid, Marco Marrone, partnership, public policy, RESEARCH, Spanish SMEs, Startups, technological innovation, €40 million guarantee
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V. announced that on 9 April 2025, its Romanian subsidiary, Digi Romania S.A., executed an incremental facility notice under the existing Senior Facilities Agreement from 21 April 2023. This transaction involves the company, Digi Spain Telecom, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Bucharest Stock Exchange, capital expenditure, Digi Communications N.V, Digi Romania S.A, Digi Spain Telecom S.L.U, financial institutions, general corporate purposes, incremental facility notice, ING Bank N.V London Branch, Senior Facilities Agreement, telecommunications
(IN BRIEF) BBVA is set to enhance its 2024 shareholder returns by paying a supplementary dividend of €0.41 per share on April 10, which, together with the €0.29 interim dividend from October, brings the total dividend to €0.70 per share—the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged 2024 dividend, BBVA, capital management, CET1 ratio, European banks, extraordinary buyback, financial performance, interim dividend, profit distribution, share buyback, shareholder returns, Spanish banks, supplementary dividend, total shareholder return, €0.41 per share, €0.70 per share, €993 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €234 million loan agreement with the Aragón regional government in Spain, marking the first tranche of a €260 million financing package. The funds will co-finance various projects in Aragón—especially in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Aragon, Climate Action, digital transition, economic cohesion, EIB, energy transition, Entrepreneurship, environmental sustainability, ERDF, ESF, EU Regional Development Fund, European Investment Bank, European Social Fund Plus, green transition, Just Transition Fund, local industry, partnership, public services, rural economic development, social cohesion, social infrastructure, Spanish regional government, sustainability, territorial cohesion, Teruel, €234 million loan, €260 million financing
(IN BRIEF) BBVA and Técnicas Reunidas have signed an MoU to foster collaboration in advancing decarbonization and energy transition initiatives. The agreement focuses on enhancing the business of Track, Técnicas Reunidas’ new division specializing in low-carbon technology projects, particularly in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged BBVA, biofuels, blue ammonia, business plans, carbon capture, cleantech, decarbonization, Economic Transformation, Eduardo San Miguel, energy transition, financing, global investment, green ammonia, hydrogen, Javier Rodríguez Soler, low-carbon technologies, Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, partnership, sustainability, synthetic fuels, Técnicas Reunidas, Track
(IN BRIEF) Endesa has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with Verbund Green Power Iberia, the Spanish subsidiary of Verbund, to receive renewable energy from a wind farm in Huelva that has been operational since 2023. This agreement is a … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged decarbonization, electricity market, Endesa, energy production, Huelva, Mission V, partnership, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, price stability, renewable energy, Solar, Spain, sustainability, TWh, VERBUND, Verbund Green Power Iberia, wind farm, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprising the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has invested over €90 million in a synthetic securitisation operation with BBVA, aimed at financing sustainable housing projects in Spain. Backed by InvestEU, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged asset-backed securitisation, BBVA, Climate Action, CO₂ reduction, EIB Group, energy efficiency, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Green Projects, InvestEU, Mid-Caps, near-zero emissions, partnership, pro rata amortisation, SMEs, Spain, STS criteria, sustainability, sustainable housing, synthetic excess spread mechanism, synthetic securitisation, €185 million financing, €90 million investment
(IN BRIEF) The OECD Corporate Governance Committee, with Carlos San Basilio, CNMV Chairman, newly appointed to its Bureau, is dedicated to improving economic efficiency, sustainability, and financial stability through enhanced corporate governance policies and practices. It coordinates the Organisation’s efforts … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged appointment, ASIA, Carlos San Basilio, CNMV, corporate governance, economic efficiency, finance, Financial Stability, Financial Stability Board, FSB, G20/OECD Principles, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Latin America, leadership, Middle East, North Africa, OECD Corporate Governance Committee, OECD members, Regional Roundtables, sustainable growth, World Bank
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V. announced that its subsidiaries have secured new credit facilities to support network expansion and corporate activities. Digi Romania signed two export credit agreements totaling approximately EUR 54.77 million, with funds earmarked for expanding its telecommunications … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AFM, ASF, Autoriteit Financiële Markten, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., Banco Santander S.A., broadband, Class B shares, credit facility agreement, Digi, Digi Communications, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., Digi Spain, Digi Spain Telecom, export credit agreement, ING Bank N.V., Market Abuse Regulation, Mr. Bogdan Ciobotaru, network expansion, Non-Executive Director, refinance existing debt, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority, share capital, share transaction, telecommunication services, telecommunication solutions, telecommunications networks, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, working capital
(IN BRIEF) Banco Santander has launched the Santander X Global Challenge | Circular Economy Revolution in partnership with the Norrsken and Oxentia foundations, targeting startups and scaleups from 11 countries. The challenge invites companies that are focused on enhancing the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Management, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged Banco Santander, circular business models, Circular Economy Revolution, eco-design, Fintech Station, global initiative, green economy, Lucas Arangüena, Madrid, Norrsken, Oxentia, prize money, recycling, renewable energy, Santander X 100, Santander X Global Challenge, scaleups, smart grids, Startups, Sustainable Finance, sustainable innovation
(IN BRIEF) Sabio Group announced that its highly regarded “Disrupt” digital customer experience transformation programme is expanding across Europe in 2025, now reaching three major cities: Madrid, London, and Paris. This expansion comes as the CX industry faces rapid AI … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, International Trade, Investment, Retail, Spain, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged ABANCA, Agora Managers Groupe, AI, artificial intelligence, automation, customer service, CX, Data Solutions, Delivering on the Promise, digital customer experience, digital transformation, Disrupt, Expert Services Partner, frontline staff, industry innovators, interactive workshops, La Casa del Lector, live demonstrations, London, Madrid, Paris, real-world case studies, Renfe, Sabio Group, Securitas Direct, strategic networking, Stuart Dorman, Tobacco Docks, transformation event
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