(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €79.5 million to Ignitis Group as part of a €318 million financing consortium that includes the EIB, Swedbank, and NIB to fund the 314 MW Kelmė wind farm … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania
Tagged 5 GW target, Baltic region, clean power, climate goals, EBRD, EBRD Backs Ignitis Group with €79.5 Million Loan to Build the Baltic Region’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm, Energy Independence, energy security, EU Energy Policy, European Investment Bank, green transition, Ignitis Group, Kelmė wind farm, Lithuania, Lithuanian households, Nordic Investment Bank, onshore wind, renewable energy, Sustainable Finance, sustainable infrastructure, Swedbank, zero-carbon electricity
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in partnership with the European Union, is extending €22.5 million in new loans to three Moldovan banks — maib, Victoriabank, and Eximbank — under the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line to boost … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Moldova, Small Business
Tagged Banca Transilvania, Chişinău, EBRD, EBRD and EU Strengthen Support for Moldovan MSMEs with €22.5 Million Financing Package to Three Banks, economic development, EU candidate status, EU4Business, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, Eximbank, financial inclusion, Green Technologies, Horizon Capital, Intesa Sanpaolo, Invalda INVL, InvestEU, maib, MOLDOVA, Moldova economy, MSMEs, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Victoriabank
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has launched a €10 million financial package for Tirana Bank, including a €5 million SME Reboot loan to help Albanian SMEs invest in green technologies and a €5 million trade finance facility to expand the bank’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Small Business
Tagged Albania, Albanian private sector, Charlotte Ruhe, Denmark, Dritan Mustafa, EBRD, EBRD and Tirana Bank Join Forces to Support Green Investments and Trade in Albania, EBRD Partners with Tirana Bank to Boost Green Investment and Trade in Albania, economic growth, EU standards, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, financial inclusion, green finance, Green technology, Luxembourg, MSMEs, New EBRD–Tirana Bank Partnership to Empower Albanian SMEs with Green and Trade Financing, Norway, regional trade, Small Business Impact Fund, SME Reboot Programme, sustainability, sustainable development, Switzerland, TFP, Tirana Bank, Tirana Bank and EBRD Collaborate to Advance Sustainable Finance and Trade in Albania, Trade Facilitation Programme, trade finance, United States
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a €30 million sustainability-linked loan to Scandagra Group, backed by an InvestEU guarantee, to support the agribusiness company’s operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The financing will fund … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management
Tagged Baltic States, biodiversity, climate-smart farming, Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab, Dataväxt, DLG, EBRD, EBRD and InvestEU support Scandagra with €30 million loan to scale precision farming in the Baltics, Estonia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, InvestEU, Lantmännen, Latvia, Lithuania, nutrient efficiency, Precision Agriculture, Scandagra Group, Scandagra secures first sustainability-linked loan from EBRD to cut emissions and boost resource efficiency, sustainability-linked loan, €30 million EBRD financing to drive climate-smart agriculture and green innovation across Baltic farmland
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is providing €35 million in financing to modernise Kazakhstan’s port of Aktau, with up to €10 million in additional support expected from the EU, creating a total package of €45 million. The funds will extend berths … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Aktau Port, Aktau Port to double container capacity with EBRD loan and EU grant support, Asia Pacific Investment Facility, Caspian Sea, container handling, EBRD, EBRD and EU commit €45 million to expand Kazakhstan’s Aktau Port and boost Transcaspian trade, EBRD backs Caspian infrastructure with €35 million loan for Aktau Port expansion, EU Global Gateway, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, infrastructure investment, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Railways, Odile Renaud-Basso, regional trade, Samruk-Kazyna, Transcaspian Corridor
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a US$5 million guarantee to support a US$12.256 million loan from Credit Agricole Ukraine to Dniprovska Group, a leading agricultural producer that has overcome severe war-related losses. The financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Ukraine
Tagged Alexandre Tchesnakoff, Arvid Tuerkner, Credit Agricole Ukraine, Dniprovska Group, Dniprovska Group secures US$12.256 million loan backed by EBRD guarantee to strengthen poultry production, EBRD, EBRD and Credit Agricole Ukraine back Dniprovska Group with new financing to boost agri production, EBRD and Credit Agricole Ukraine partner to boost resilience of leading Ukrainian agri producer Dniprovska, export markets, financing, food security, grain production, investment, poultry production, private sector support, resilience, risk sharing facility, sunflower oil, Ukraine agriculture, Ukrainian economy, war recovery, working capital
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has reduced its shareholding in Nova Ljubljanska banka by 1 per cent through the sale of 1 million GDRs on the London Stock Exchange, retaining a 5.125 per cent stake and remaining one of the bank’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Slovenia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged banking sector, corporate sector, EBRD, EBRD reduces stake in Nova Ljubljanska banka but remains one of Slovenia’s largest banking shareholders, EBRD supports liquidity of NLB shares on London Stock Exchange with partial reduction of equity holding, energy sector, equity stake, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission, financial institutions, GDRs, infrastructure, investment, London Stock Exchange, NLB, Nova Ljubljanska banka, privatisation, Slovenia, South Eastern Europe
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has appointed Maya Hennerkes as Managing Director of its Environment and Sustainability Department, effective 15 September 2025. Hennerkes, who succeeds Henrik Linders, has been instrumental in shaping the EBRD’s sustainable finance … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, biodiversity, climate resilience, EBRD, EBRD names Maya Hennerkes as new Managing Director to lead Environment and Sustainability Department, EBRD strengthens sustainability leadership with appointment of Maya Hennerkes as new Managing Director, Environment and Sustainability Department, environmental and social policy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, green capital markets, Green Economy Transition, Henrik Linders, inclusive transition, leadership, Maya Hennerkes, Paris alignment, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, in collaboration with Egypt’s Ministry of Finance and supported by the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, has launched the €10 million Egypt Project Preparation Facility to accelerate the development of bankable public-private partnership … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ahmed Kouchouk, Aida Sitdikova, Climate Action, EBRD, EBRD-backed facility to prepare bankable PPP projects and mobilise private capital for Egypt’s sustainable development, EGYPT, Egypt partners with EBRD to boost private-sector investment in green and climate-resilient infrastructure, Egypt Project Preparation Facility, ENERGY, EPPF, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, High-Impact Partnership on Climate Action, HIPCA, Mark Davis, Mostafa Madbouly, Netherlands, partnership, PPP, private sector investment, Public-Private Partnerships, Rania Al Mashat, Republic of Korea, Spain, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, TRANSPORT, UN Sustainable Development Goals, utilities
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD and EU have launched the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in the West Bank, providing up to €25.9 million in loans to local financial institutions to support on-lending for small-scale renewable energy and efficiency projects. Backed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged climate resilience, EBRD, EBRD and EU launch €25.9 million green financing programme in the West Bank to support renewable energy and efficiency investments, energy efficiency, EU, EU-backed GEFF programme to boost renewable energy and resource efficiency projects for Palestinian MSMEs and households, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, Gaza, GEFF, Green Economy Financing Facility, Green Technologies, investment grants, MSMEs, partnership, renewable energy, resource efficiency, small and medium-sized enterprises, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Growth4All, Technical Assistance, water efficiency, West Bank
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has sold its entire 5 per cent holding in the Bank of Cyprus, amounting to over 22.4 million shares, through an accelerated bookbuild on the Athens Stock Exchange. The EBRD first … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged accelerated bookbuild, Athens Stock Exchange, ATHEX, Bank of Cyprus, banking sector, Cyprus, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, eurozone crisis, financial sector recovery, Governance, Kristina Zagar, non-performing loans, partnership, recapitalisation, restructuring, Return on equity, stake sale
(IN BRIEF) EBRD is supporting Montenegro’s economy by pairing infrastructure investments with cultural heritage initiatives to make tourism more resilient and sustainable. Backed by donors including the EU, Austria and Sweden, the Bank is funding transport and water supply upgrades … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Montenegro, News, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Adriatic coast, Austria, Bay of Kotor, Budva, CMM Group, Cultural Heritage, EBRD, economic resilience, European Union, Expeditio, infrastructure, Kotor, Mirko Timotijević, Montenegro, Nataša Grdinić, partnership, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable tourism, Sweden, Tatjana Rajić, TOURISM, Women in Business Programme
(IN BRIEF) NIB and NORD/LB will provide up to EUR 64 million to finance two 91 MWp solar parks in Izabelinė and Lieponys, Lithuania, developed by Green Genius. Supported by the InvestEU programme, the projects include an 18 MW battery … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Lithuania, News, Technology
Tagged battery energy storage, BESS, clean energy transition, CO2 reduction, EBRD, energy diversification, energy transition, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Green Deal, Green Genius, Ignalina municipality, InvestEU, Izabelinė, Lieponys, Lithuania, NIB, NORD/LB, Nordic Investment Bank, Photovoltaic, PV capacity, renewable energy financing, renewable energy projects, solar energy, sustainable infrastructure, Trakai district, utility-scale solar
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has invested €20 million in the newly launched Spire Capital Partners Fund I, helping the Polish-based fund reach its €90 million target and focus on tech-enabled SMEs in Poland and central and eastern Europe. The fund … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Small Business, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alternative Financing, Andreea Moraru, Anne Fossemalle, Arkadiusz Podziewski, Central and Eastern Europe, E-Commerce, EBRD, equity investment, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Poland, private equity, private equity ecosystem, SME financing, SMEs, software, Spire Capital Partners, Spire Capital Partners Fund I, technology-enabled services
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is lending the equivalent of US$ 7 million in local currency to Azerbaijani furniture maker Saloğlu to finance new equipment for its Agstafa plant and upgrades to its retail network. Established in 2000, Saloğlu produces a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Agstafa production facility, Azerbaijan investment projects, Azerbaijani furniture manufacturer, Baku warehouse, EBRD, economic diversification, EU funding, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, furniture retailer, international furniture brands, local currency loan, partnership, private sector development, retail store refurbishment, Saloğlu, small business advisory, Small Business Impact Fund
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, EIB, and EU have joined forces to finance the reconstruction and electrification of Albania’s Durrës–Rrogozhinë railway, part of Pan-European Corridor VIII. The EBRD’s €30 million sovereign loan, matched by the EIB and backed by €60 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Corridor VIII, cross-border link, Donald Mishaxhiu, Durrës–Rrogozhinë railway, EBRD, EIB, electrification, EU transport standards, European Union, Green Economy Transition, green transition, Hekurudha Shqiptare, NORTH MACEDONIA, Petrit Malaj, Regional Connectivity, road-to-rail shift, station rehabilitation, sustainable transport, track renewal, Western Balkans Investment Framework
(IN BRIEF) Sunly will build four solar parks in Latvia totaling 329 MW capacity—54 MW in Valmiera, 90 MW in Krāslava, 81 MW in Madona, and 104 MW in Saldus—using €85 million in loans from EIB, EBRD, and SEB. Completion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 329 MW, Barkava, battery storage systems, Climate Action, Dagda, EBRD, EIB, energy security, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Grzegorz Zieliński, hybrid renewable energy, Ints Krasts, InvestEU, Latvia, Matīši, non-recourse financing, partnership, SEB, solar parks, Sunly, sustainability, Thomas Östros, Toms Nāburgs, wind integration, Zirņi
(IN BRIEF) Synaptiq is streamlining radiotherapy preparation with its AI‑driven contouring software, which automates the delineation of tumours and organs at risk. Founded by Dragoș Dușe and Roxana Săbău, the Romanian startup emerged from research at Germany’s Cancer Research Centre and now … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Romania, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI contouring, cancer care innovation, cancer research, clinical expansion, CT, Dragoș Dușe, EBRD, healthtech, Heidelberg, MRI, organs at risk, partnership, patent, prompt‑based AI, radiotherapy, Romania, Roxana Săbău, Star Venture programme, Synaptiq, TaiwanBusiness-EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund, tumour delineation
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has committed a €90 million loan to ENGIE Romania to fund at least 250 MW of new solar and wind projects by 2028, marking the first joint renewable energy partnership between the two institutions; ENGIE Romania, part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Romania, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 250 MW capacity, Central and Eastern Europe, clean energy projects, decarbonisation strategy, EBRD, energy financing, ENGIE Group, ENGIE Romania, green transition, Grzegorz Zieliński, Nicolas Richard, partnership, renewable energy, Romania energy market, solar power, sustainability, sustainable investment, wind power, €90 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The BIDSF decommissioning project at Bohunice NPP in Slovakia has successfully dismantled two VVER‑440 pressurized water reactors and their supporting systems under a €100 million‑plus contract led by Westinghouse and VUJE; 6,700 tonnes of radioactive structures were safely removed using … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BIDSF, Bohunice nuclear power plant, circular economy, EBRD, environmental protection, EU donors, European Union, international cooperation, JAVYS, Massimo Garribba, nuclear decommissioning, partnership, pressurized water reactor, radioactive dismantling, robotic decontamination, Slovakia, Steven White, VUJE, VVER‑440 reactor, Westinghouse Electric Company
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