(IN BRIEF) The EIB and EBRD have taken a significant step forward in their partnership by signing a Mutual Reliance Agreement, which aims to reduce administrative burdens, improve project financing efficiency, and ensure the highest environmental and social standards in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged administrative efficiency, development financing, EBRD, EIB, environmental and social standards, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, G20 Roadmap, Global Development, Multilateral Development Banks, Mutual Reliance Agreement, partnership, procurement agreements, project financing
(IN BRIEF) Greg Guyett has been appointed as the new First Vice President and Head of the Client Services Group at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), starting September 1, 2025. He will succeed Jürgen Rigterink and lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advisory, appointment, BANKING, Client Services Group, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, First Vice President, global markets, Greg Guyett, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Jürgen Rigterink, leadership, market economies, Odile Renaud-Basso, policy activities, Strategic Priorities
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has secured the necessary shareholder approval to amend its statutes and expand operations into select sub-Saharan African countries and Iraq. This move, set to take effect in three months, follows the approval of the amendment by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged 2025 EBRD Annual Meeting, Article 1 amendment, Benin, Board of Governors, Canary Wharf, Cote d’Ivoire, EBRD, emerging markets, financial inclusion, GHANA, international development, Iraq, Kenya, London 2025, Nigeria, Odile Renaud-Basso, private sector, Senegal, Strategic and Capital Framework, sub-Saharan Africa, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is providing UzCarlsberg with a US$ 6 million working capital loan to support the acquisition of ingredients and packaging materials, enhancing operational efficiency and food safety in Uzbekistan. The loan will help the company manage seasonal … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Beverage Industry, Central Asia investment, EBRD, EBRD Uzbekistan projects, food safety, food security, ingredients, international brands, international brewing, Japan-EBRD Cooperation Fund, Operational Efficiency, packaging materials, partnership, private sector, seasonal inventory, summer demand, supply chain, Uzbekistan, UzCarlsberg, working capital loan, €5.5 billion
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has extended a portfolio-risk-sharing facility to Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine to unlock €100 million in investments supporting Ukraine’s energy security. As the fourth Ukrainian bank to join the EBRD’s Energy Security Support Facility, RBU will issue loans … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged Crisis Response Special Fund, decentralised energy, EBRD, energy efficiency, energy security, Energy Security Support Facility, ESG, ESSF, EU Ukraine Investment Framework, EU4Business, European Union, France, grant support, green transition, institutional investor, MSMEs, Oleksandr Pysaruk, partnership, portfolio guarantee, Raiffeisen Bank, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine, risk-sharing, Ruslan Spivak, sustainability, UKRAINE, Ukrainian economy, war recovery, €100 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched an international tender to identify a new investor for Giurgiulesti International Free Port, Moldova’s key maritime asset. In coordination with the Moldovan government, the EBRD aims to attract … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Moldova, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Danube Logistics, Danube port, EBRD, financial investor, Giurgiulesti International Free Port, government of Moldova, infrastructure investment, international tender, logistics, M&A process, maritime trade, MOLDOVA, Moldovan economy, partnership, port development, Raiffeisen Bank, regional trade hub, strategic investor, supply chains, sustainability, transport corridor, Ukraine reconstruction
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has provided a regional loan of up to €120 million to AFI Europe to fund its expansion in Serbia, Poland, Romania, and Czechia. The financing will support the development of AFI’s modern portfolio in central and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Real Estate, Romania, Serbia, United Kingdom
Tagged AFI Europe, AFI Properties Ltd, Anat Dafna, CEE, commercial properties, Corporate Climate Governance, Czechia, EBRD, EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Green Economy Transition, green transition, housing challenges, partnership, Poland, private rented sector, real estate expansion, regional loan, residential, Romania, SERBIA, sustainability, sustainability certifications, Vlaho Kojakovic, €120 million
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has invested €20 million in Coop Pank’s first-ever covered bond, listed on the Dublin Stock Exchange, to support the development of Estonia’s emerging capital markets and green financing initiatives. This investment marks the first EBRD transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Estonia, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Baltic States, capital markets, Coop Pank, Covered Bond, debt market, Dublin Stock Exchange, EBRD, Estonia, financial instruments, Green Economy Transition, green financing, Green Projects, investment, oversubscription, Paavo Truu, Tomas Kairys, €20 million
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has announced the short list for its annual Literature Prize, featuring ten English translations of books by authors from seven countries where the Bank invests. Selected by an independent jury led by Maya Jaggi, the short … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Croatia, Czech Republic, Financial, Hungary, Media, Moldova, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine
Tagged 128 LIT, Alex Zucker, Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Artem Chapeye, Bellevue Literary Press, Bullaun Press, CROATIA, Czechia, Damir Karakaš, EBRD, Ellen Elias-Bursać, English translation, Fergal Keane, Fitzcarraldo Editions, Hanna Leliv, Hungary, Istros Books, Ivana Bodrožić, Kenneth Dakan, László Krasznahorkai, Liliana Corobca, Literature Prize, Liveright, Magdaléna Platzová, Maya Jaggi, MOLDOVA, Monica Cure, New Directions Publishing, Olga Tokarczuk, Ottilie Mulzet, Poland, Selkies House Limited, Selma Dabbagh, Seven Stories Press, Tanja Maljartschuk, Türkiye, Uilleam Blacker, UKRAINE, Yuliia Iliukha, Zenia Tompkins, Ҫiler İlhan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has committed €25 million to upgrade the air navigation control system in Serbia and Montenegro, a project aimed at enhancing safety, efficiency, and environmental performance. This investment will fund the development of … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Serbia, Technology
Tagged air navigation control system, air traffic management, connectivity, CO₂ reduction, Digital European Sky, EBRD, Economic and Investment Plan, EIB Global, EUROCONTROL, European Investment Bank, flight optimization, Montenegro, Operational Efficiency, Regional integration, SERBIA, Single European Sky, SMATSA, sustainable transport, Western Balkans, €25 million, €6.6 billion
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is lending €10 million to Raiffeisen Bank Bosnia and Herzegovina under the Go Digital in Western Balkans Programme, aimed at boosting SMEs’ competitiveness through digitalisation, sustainability, and green economy technologies. The programme is supported by EU … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Antonella Di Sandri, automation, Bosnia and Herzegovina, competitiveness, digital technologies, digital transformation, digitalisation, EBRD, EBRD investments, EU funding, EU grants, EU Support, financing, Global Competitiveness, Go Digital in Western Balkans Programme, green economy, green economy technologies, Inclusive Growth, INNOVATION, Operational Efficiency, private sector, Raiffeisen Bank, Rainer Schnabl, Regional integration, SMEs, Stela Melnic, sustainability, Technical Assistance, trade potential, women-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) AkylAI, the first artificial intelligence system fully compatible with the Kyrgyz language, is breaking new ground in the digital world by preserving and promoting the native tongue. With the help of the EBRD’s Star Venture program, the Kyrgyz … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI Startup, AkylAI, artificial intelligence, business strategy, Cambridge University, digital innovation, EBRD, Kyrgyz Language, Language Preservation, partnership, Small Business Impact Fund, Star Venture Program, Voice Recognition
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is collaborating with Croatia’s Ministry of Finance to design a Strategic Framework for Capital Markets Development, aiming to strengthen the country’s financial sector. The framework, which includes five strategic directions, will guide Croatia’s capital market development … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged capital markets, corporate governance, CROATIA, digitalisation, EBRD, emerging markets, HANFA, Investment Products, Market Liquidity, Ministry of Finance, partnership, Regional integration, SKDD, Strategic Framework, sustainability, Zagreb Stock Exchange
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has appointed Fatoumata Bouaré as Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, effective May 1, 2025. Ms. Bouaré, with extensive experience in both development and commercial banking, will oversee multiple departments and serve as a member of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, banking leadership, Business Resilience, Chief Risk Officer, Cote d’Ivoire, David Coleman, digitalization, EBRD, environmental sustainability, Fatoumata Bouaré, impact reporting, leadership, Odile Renaud-Basso, Procurement Policy, risk management, sub-Saharan Africa, Vice President
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €35 million loan to Crnogorski Elektrodistributivni Sistem (CEDIS) to enhance Montenegro’s energy infrastructure. The funding will be used to introduce advanced SCADA and ADMS systems, along with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Montenegro, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ADMS, CEDIS, competitiveness, Crnogorski Elektrodistributivni Sistem, Cybersecurity, digitalisation, EBRD, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore, Energy Community, energy efficiency, energy sector, energy transition, EPCG, EU, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, funding, Green Energy, infrastructure upgrades, Montenegro, Operational Efficiency, partnership, Remon Zakaria, renewable energy, SCADA system, smart meters, sustainability, sustainable energy, technical losses, Vladimir Ivanović, Western Balkans Investment Framework
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a €66 million synthetic securitisation deal with Bank Millennium in Poland, marking the EBRD’s second capital relief transaction in the country. This deal will help Bank Millennium strengthen … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Bank Millennium, capital relief transaction, corporate loans, credit protection, EBRD, EBRD .Investment, energy efficiency, EU Capital Requirements Regulation, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, financial resilience, GET criteria, Green Economy Transition, Green Projects, Lending Capacity, low-carbon economy, mezzanine tranche, partnership, Poland, Poland economy, private sector, renewable energy, risk management, risk-weighted asset relief, significant risk transfer, simple, small and medium-sized enterprises, SME, SRT, standardised, STS, sustainability, synthetic securitisation, transparent, €15.4 billion, €66 million
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has provided a €25 million loan to BNP Paribas Finansal Kiralama in Türkiye to support gender-responsive green investments. This loan, part of the Türkiye Green Economy Financing Facility II, aims to fund projects in energy efficiency, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 2053, BNP Paribas Finansal Kiralama, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, climate finance, climate resilience, EBRD, EBRD .Investment, energy efficiency, equipment finance, gender component, gender-responsive, Green Economy Financing Facility II, Green Technologies, leasing companies, net-zero emissions, Oksana Yavorskaya, partnership, private sector, renewable energy, Sibel Alyar, small and medium-sized enterprises, sustainability, sustainable growth, trade finance, Türkiye, WOMEN
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €4.7 million EU-backed loan to support the reclamation of the Hrybovychi landfill in Lviv, Ukraine. This funding will help improve waste management infrastructure, address environmental hazards, and transform the landfill … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Andriy Sadovyi, drainage layer, EBRD, EIB, environmental challenges, Environmental Safety, EU environmental standards, EU-backed financing, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, firefighting, green space, green zone, groundwater monitoring, Hrybovychi landfill, international partners, Lviv, Lviv city budget, Oleksii Kuleba, park area, partnership, perennial grasses, Phase I, Phase II, recreational area, rehabilitation, reservoir, soil covering, surface water treatment, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Teresa Czerwinska, Ukraine Municipal Infrastructure Programme, UMIP, Valdis Dombrovskis, waste management, waste management challenges, €6.04 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has appointed Miljan Zdrale as Regional Director for Central Europe and Head of Croatia, effective January 2025. With over 20 years of experience at the EBRD, including his current role as Regional Head of Agribusiness for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, central Europe, Charlotte Ruhe, EBRD, Head of Croatia, leadership, Mark Davis, Miljan Zdrale, Regional Director
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has partnered with Zagrebačka banka (ZABA) to launch its first green uncapped portfolio guarantee under the EU’s InvestEU Programme. This €80 million guarantee aims to unlock €100 million in financing for green projects in Croatia, focusing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Charlotte Ruhe, CROATIA, Dalibor Ćubela, EBRD, Green Energy Projects, partnership, sustainability, Zagrebačka banka (ZABA)
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