RON-equivalent of €40 million to help build resilient electricity distribution network in Romania Digitalisation to lead to greater operational efficiency Smart grid will promote integration of renewable projects (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 2-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Romania, Technology
Tagged Corina Popescu, deer, digital transformation, Distributie Energie Electrica Romania SA, distribution network, EBRD, Electrica Group, electricity distribution, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, financing, green development bank, grid, loan, Mark Davis, renewable energy, renewable targets, Romania, SCADA, Valentin Branescu
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces the appointment of Elisabetta Falcetti as the new Head in in central Europe and the Baltic states (CEB). EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso has formally introduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, Estonia, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
Tagged Baltic States, Baltics, CEB, central Europe, coronavirus pandemic, Czech Republic, EBRD, economic transition, economist, Elisabetta Falcetti, Estonia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, green transition, Grzegorz Zieliński, Hungary, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Odile Renaud-Basso, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, sustainable, Warsaw
2X Challenge plans to raise US$ 15 billion by end-2022 Enhancing women’s access to entrepreneurship and leadership opportunities (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 9-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that it has joined the 2X … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Small Business, Society
Tagged 2X Challenge, Austrian Development Bank, bank, Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries, bio, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDC Group, coronavirus pandemic, Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries, DEG, Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, EBRD, EIB, empowerment of women, Enda Tamweel, Entrepreneurship, European Investment Bank, FinDev Canada, FinnFund, FMO, G7, gender equality, gender finance target, German Development Finance Institution, IFC, IFU, initiative, International Finance Corporation, investments, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Jessica Espinoza, leadership opportunities, Odile Renaud-Basso, OeEB, PEG Africa, policy engagement, Proparco, quality jobs, support for women, Sustainable Development Goals, Swedfund, Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United States International Development Finance Corporation, WOMEN
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 9-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — New study published today by the Polish Green Building Council (PLGBC) in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) outlines how buildings play a crucial role in Poland’s effort to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Poland
Tagged #BuildingLife, Alicja Kuczera, Alistair Clark, buildings, buildings sector, carbon emissions, construction, construction sector, Cristina Gamboa, decarbonisation, decarbonisation of the building sector, decarbonise, demolition, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Green Deal, green bank, greenhouse gas emissions, net-zero emissions, Paris Agreement, PLGBC, Poland, Polish Green Building Council, REPORT, sustainability, World Green Building Council
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral developmental investment bank, has announced its support for an urban regeneration initiative in Zagreb, Croatia. The bank will be backing an initiative for … Read the full press release
US$57 million EBRD loan to Kernel Group as part of US$200 million syndication Funds to benefit farmers and support Kernel’s climate action strategy (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 16-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Commodities, Financial, International Trade, Investment, News, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged agribusiness, agricultural commodities, agricultural exports, agricultural products, Black Sea, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, financing, Kernel Group, loan, Natixis, sunflower oil, UKRAINE, Ukrainian economy
Building resilience of the Turkish economy (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that it has provided US$ 100 million in new funds to Denizbank A.S. for on-lending to local businesses … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Small Business, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged COVID-19, Credit Suisse, Denizbank A.S., Diversified Payment Rights programme, DPR programme, DPR securitisation programmes, EBRD, Emirates NBD Bank, financing, funding, green investments, Hakan Ateş, International Finance Corporation, investment, Jürgen Rigterink, NBD Bank, pandemic, securitisation, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Turkey, Turkish banks, Turkish Credit Guarantee Fund, Turkish economy, women-led businesses
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces the appointment of Harry Boyd-Carpenter as Managing Director, Green Economy and Climate Action, a key position for the Bank’s delivery of its goal to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Allen & Overy LLP, appointment, Climate Action, EBRD, green bank, green economy, Green Economy Transition, Harry Boyd-Carpenter, low-carbon economy, sustainable transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, University of Oxford
EBRD invests €9 million in bonds by Erste & Steiermärkische Bank Securities compliant with EU regulation Engagement to strengthen resilience and green agenda (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral … Read the full press release
First wind power plants tender in Albania to be launched EBRD and Swiss SECO support preparation of groundbreaking move Albania to diversify energy supply, attract investment and increase resilience to climate change (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 29-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — European … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged Albania, climate change, EBRD, energy auction, energy sources, energy supply, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, investments, Karavasta, Matteo Colangeli, on-shore wind power plants, Patrik Meier, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, renewable solar, SECO, Spitallë solar photovoltaic projects, sustainable energy, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, tender, transparency, wind energy projects, wind power
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 11-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces 2 million EUR (US$ 2.5 million) loan to Agromar, a Turkmen tomato producer. The loan will support the expansion of Agromar’s production facilities to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Environment, Financial, Investment, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged agricultural, agricultural productivity, Agromar, climate change mitigation, EBRD, ES Milli Hasyl, FINTECC, GEF, Global Environmental Facility, greenhouses, hydroponics greenhouse, loan, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, tomato producer, Turkmen, Turkmenistan
EBRD loan of €25 million to Serbia’s Sojaprotein Company to expand production to meet increasing demand from international customers Promoting Serbia’s huge potential in agribusiness (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 30-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, News, Serbia
Tagged agribusiness, EBRD, financing, loan, MK Group, non-GMO soybeans, plant-based alternatives to meat products, Raiffeisen banka, SERBIA, Sojaprotein, soybean concentrates, soybean-processing factory, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Victoria Group
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that its Board of Governors has elected Odile Renaud-Basso of France as its next President. Currently Director-General at the French Treasury, Ms Renaud-Basso replaces Sir Suma … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged African Development Bank, Caisse des Dépôts, debt management, EBRD, Ecole Nationale d’Administration alumnus, election, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Economic, financial affairs, Financial Committee, financial institution, financial regulation, France’s economic policies, French Treasury, G20, G7, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Jürgen Rigterink, Odile Renaud-Basso, Paris Club, Paris Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Sciences Po, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, trade policies, World Bank
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expands access to finance for Turkish businesses to help them recover from the pandemic, with a new US$ 54 million loan to Isbank, the largest … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Small Business, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged coronavirus pandemic, crisis, EBRD, finance, financing, investments, Isbank, loan, private lender, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Turkish businesses
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD, through its Legal Transition Programme (LTP), has implemented a number of projects to establish a robust alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework and practice in the Moldova. The initiative has been supported by … Read the full press release
EBRD and KfW IPEX-Bank provide EUR 135 million loan for new Johnson Matthey plant in Poland Facility will produce innovative materials for electric car batteries Next step towards larger use of electric vehicles (PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 7-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, News, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged cathode battery, Christian Günther, EBRD, electric car batteries, electric car industry, electric vehicle, eLNO®, financing, Grzegorz Zieliński, Johnson Matthey, KfW IPEX-Bank, lithium ion batteries, loan, Markus Scheer, Poland
EBRD provides €51.9 million loan to key Ukraine gas producer UGV Increased productivity and energy efficiency measures Environmental benefits and stronger corporate culture (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral … Read the full press release
Government of Georgia adopts key energy efficiency laws Focus on reducing energy intensity while strengthening resilience of the economy EBRD supported drafting of reform concept (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 17-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Law
Tagged Catarina Bjorlin Hansen, climate change, EBRD, energy efficiency laws, energy security, EU, GEORGIA, government of Georgia, legislation, NEEAP, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Vesselina Haralampieva
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces new partnership with Startup Wise Guys, a leading start-up accelerator with a presence across the Baltic states. This collaboration will benefit start-ups across the regions … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that a joint financing facility of the bank and the EU helped Terrarica to purchase machinery for agriculture production, including new tractors, auxiliary … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Moldova, United Kingdom
Tagged agriculture, coronavirus pandemic, EBRD, European Union, farmers, financing, investment, Maxim Vrabie, Mobiasbanca –, MOLDOVA, Onițcani, Terrarica
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The multilateral developmental investment bank EBRD has announced it is financing the day-to-day operations of the Turkish pulses producer Yayla with €25 million loan in the form of working capital. Yayla is facing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged agribusiness, Arvid Tuerkner, coronavirus, EBRD, financing, Hasan Gümüş, healthy foods, loan, Natalya Zhukova, pulses, ready-to-eat meals, TaiwanICDF, Yayla
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-Mar-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD now owns a stake of approximately 8.4 per cent of Addiko Bank AG. EBRD has swapped its indirect stake in the bank, which it held via a private special purpose vehicle, with … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 27-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD announces the appointment of Florentine Hopmeier as new head of its Brussels office. She will start her role as the new EU representative today, 27th of January 2020. Florentine succeeds Gwilym Jones, … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD announced it is lending up €100 million to the third-largest bank in Croatia Erste Bank Croatia (EBC), part of Erste Group, in support of the tourism industry in Croatia and Montenegro. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Croatia, Financial, Investment, Montenegro, News, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Axel Reiserer, bank, Christoph Schoefboeck, Croatia tourism industry, EBRD, Erste Bank, Erste Bank AD. Podgorica, Erste Bank Croatia, hotels, Montenegro tourism industry, Suma Chakrabarti, sustainable growth, TOURISM, WeBSEFF
(PRESS RELEASE) KHERSON, Ukraine, 29-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD announces it is providing up to €10 million to the city of Kherson in Ukraine for replacement of their old fleet of trolley buses. The EBRD’s loan will be coupled with an … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 11-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD and Crédit Agricole Romania sign €20 million loan, in Romanian lei equivalent, to help support local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), a vital sector of Romania’s economy in terms of wealth … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, News, Romania, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged agribusiness, banks, Crédit Agricole Romania, EBRD, Emporiki Bank, loan, MSME, Romania, SME
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Investment in research and innovation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania will now have support from new financing programme launched by the EBRD and the EU. The new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Latvia, News, Romania, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bulgaria, EBRD, EU, financing, Horizon 2020 programme, INNOVATION, investment, Latvia, low carbon economies, RESEARCH, Romania, SMEs
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 25-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD names Beata Javorcik to succeed Sergei Guriev as Chief Economist. She will join the Bank on 1 September 2019. Beata Javorcik is the first woman to hold a Statutory Professorship in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Management, News, Uncategorized
Tagged appointment, Beata Javorcik, EBRD, economist, Sergei Guriev, Suma Chakrabarti
EBRD signs a €5 million (TND 17 million) loan with Enda Tamweel for its disbursement to Tunisian MSMEs Local currency financing will support lending to local MSMEs Only 15 per cent of MSMEs in the country have bank loans LONDON, 07-12-2018 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Small Business
Tagged EBRD, Enda Tamweel, loans, microfinance, MSMEs, Tunisia
Development finance institutions share their experience at COP24 LONDON, 06-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Climate change impacts are high on the international agenda. From severe wildfires in California and Greece to devastating floods in Kerala, these impacts have dominated headlines this year. Both … Read the full press release