Senior EBRD loan of up to €13 million for up to 72 low-floor trolleybuses for Mariupol €2 million loan from Clean Technology Fund and €3 million grant from E5P Mariupol is the second-largest municipality in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine LONDON, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Transportation & Logistics, Ukraine
Tagged EBRD, loans, Mariupol, public_transport, trolleybuses, UKRAINE
US$200 million loan for investments in energy efficiency and refurbishment. US$200 million loan for energy efficiency and modernisation of SOPC refinery Investment will improve plant’s operational performance and carbon footprint Strong growth in domestic demand for oil and gas in … Read the full press release
Official launch of the city’s Green City Action Plan Belarus is beginning its work under the EBRD’s Green Cities Framework Kick-off meeting for Minsk’s Green City Action Plan to identify, prioritise and address its most pressing environmental challenges This is … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged BELARUS, EBRD, Environment, Green Cities Framework, Minsk
Skills Organisation launched in Amman First Tourism and Hospitality Sector Skills Organisation in Jordan to help improve standards Huge potential for tourism and hospitality growth in Jordan Sector Skills Organisation to help boost employment in the country LONDON, 07-May-2018 — … Read the full press release
EBRD and EU develop implementation plan to strengthen protection LONDON, 01-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The world runs on hydrocarbons. But the impacts of oil production are significant and accidents like the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Greece, Security & Safety
Tagged EBRD, Environment, EU, Greece, hydrocarbons, oil protection, safety
Loan to microfinance provider MKF Partner will be invested in residential sector EBRD loan of up to €5 million to MKF Partner, a microfinance institution Energy efficiency loans to residents and vendors of green technology Increasing availability of finance to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Bosnia, EBRD, GET, Green Economy Transition, Herzegovina, loan, loans, microfinance, MKF Partner
EBRD and ING financing supports resource-efficient warehouses LONDON, 26-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD and ING Romania are joining forces to finance the logistics park CTPark, situated on the A1 Bucharest-Pitesti motorway and 2 km away from the Romanian capital. The financiers have … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Romania, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bucharest, CTPark, EBRD, finance, ING Romania, loan, logistics, logistics park, Matteo Patrone, Mihaela Bitu, Vlaho Kojakovic
Participation in private placement as a cornerstone investor EBRD participates in US$ 51m equivalent private placement of Mabion Mabion is leading biotechnology company in Poland EBRD to invest US$ 18 million (PLN 61.4 million) LONDON, 26-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Chemicals, Financial, Investment, Poland, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Biosimilar, biotechnology, EBRD, investment, Mabion S.A., multiple sclerosis, Private Placement, rituximab
Online training and knowledge sharing and exchange platform now available to financial institutions in Uzbekistan LONDON, 06-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Micro, small and medium-sized private businesses in Uzbekistan will now benefit from a new Regional Small Business Programme (RSBP) launched in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, EU, financial institutions, knowhow, knowledge, MSME finance, MSMEs, training, Uzbekistan
€25 million loan for acquisition of London-based Lombard Risk LONDON, 06-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is supporting the expansion of banking and insurance software developer Vermeg with a €25 million loan to fund their acquisition of Lombard Risk, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Insurance, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Antoine Sallé de Chou, Badreddine Ouali, BANKING, EBRD, insurance, Lombard Risk, Sebastien Bourillon, software developer, Vermeg
KNESS Group to open three solar plants with total capacity of 33.9 MW LONDON, 06-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is contributing to Ukraine’s energy security by pledging new funds for the development of alternative power generation. The latest project under the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Green Energy, KNESS Group, power generation, solar plants, Vinnitsa
LONDON, 07-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Imad Fakhoury, and EBRD Secretary General, Enzo Quattrociocche, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the organisation of the Bank’s 27th Annual Meeting and Business Forum, which will be held … Read the full press release
Microcred loans benefit 1,000 micro-sized firms LONDON, 09-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Kawther Bedhiaf’s professional dream started when she was a child in the Tunisian countryside. “I grew up in a town called Hedra, close to the mountains. Being surrounded by beautiful nature inspired … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Finland, Germany, Investment, Small Business
Tagged EBRD, EU, Kawther Bedhiaf, Sehl Zargouni, Tunisian ‘micro-entrepreneurs’
New funds to finance investments in the private sector LONDON, 29-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In response to growing demand for green energy the EBRD is providing a US$ 85 million loan to Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası (TSKB) to finance private mid-cap companies investing … Read the full press release
Datly Sherbet to make biscuits and confectionery for local market and export LONDON, 29-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is continuing to finance small businesses in Turkmenistan, where the development of private enterprise is a focus of the Bank’s investment strategy, with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Small Business
Tagged Datly Sherbet, EBRD, Engin Goksu, local bakery in Turkmenistan, Taze Ay Onumleri
LONDON, 29-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is providing a US$200 million loan to the Arab Republic of Egypt to finance the modernisation of selected gas infrastructure facilities, which shall improve energy efficiency and reduce impacts on the environment. Egypt has an energy … Read the full press release
Bank and global community stepping up effort to combat climate change LONDON, 13-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) joined other global development organisations in stepping up the momentum for global climate action at the One Planet … Read the full press release
PLN 100 million in loans via loan to Euro Bank S.A. LONDON, 29-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is providing a loan of up to PLN 100 million (€23.6 million equivalent) to Euro Bank S.A. (Euro Bank) to finance investments to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Poland
Tagged EBRD, energy efficiency, Euro Bank S.A., loans, residential buildings in Poland
First phase on public consultation until 1 February 2018 LONDON, 29-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is starting work on a new energy sector strategy and inviting the public to submit contributions. Comments based on the current document should be submitted in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged EBRD, energy sector strategy, Green Economy Transition
New legislation follows technical assistance project LONDON, 13-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Slovak Republic has become a pioneer in creating the legal foundations for covered bonds with amendments to the relevant law in line with best practice recommendations by the European Banking Authority … Read the full press release
Financing to support small local businesses and stimulate trade LONDON, 10-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Demonstrating the EBRD’s return to active support in Uzbekistan, the Bank is providing a major boost to local small and medium-sized businesses in the country, as well as … Read the full press release
Bank-supported Yereymentau project first under emissions trading system LONDON, 10-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Yereymentau Wind Farm in Kazakhstan, a long-standing partner of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, has been registered as a domestic carbon credit project under the … Read the full press release
Focus on cooperation with EU and green finance ahead of December summit LONDON, 10-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Sir Suma Chakrabarti held high-level talks with officials from the European Union (EU) on 7 November. President Chakrabarti had meetings … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, European Commission, President Jean-Claude Juncker, Suma Chakrabarti
Bank opens office in Tashkent and provides US$ 120 million for new projects LONDON, 10-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the launch of a broad reform programme in Uzbekistan, the EBRD is taking its engagement with the Central Asian country to a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
First foreign bank investor in Moldovan market in ten years LONDON, 09-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Romania’s Banca Transilvania intends to acquire an initial stake of over 39 per cent in Victoriabank, Moldova’s third-largest bank. Banca Transilvania has requested the approval for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Moldova, Romania
Tagged Banca Transilvania, EBRD, Moldova’s third-largest bank, Victoriabank
Bank and partners step up energy investment in residential housing sector LONDON, 09-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD, the European Union (EU) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance have launched a joint programme to support energy efficiency investment in the residential housing sector in Bosnia … Read the full press release
EBRD supports efforts to develop and implement new code LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is lending its support to efforts by the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) and the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) to update and strengthen the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Financial, Investment
Tagged Corporate Governance Code, CROATIA, EBRD, Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, Zagreb Stock Exchange
From goat to cashmere coat LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Mongolia’s grasslands are an ideal playground for several million cashmere goats, sheep and yaks. Their world-renown wool means big business: it provides an income for around 400,000 herders, so it should … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Investment, Small Business
Tagged EBRD, EU, UN FAO, wool and cashmere production in Mongolia
Climate funding takes 45 per cent share of total investment so far in 2017 LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Sir Suma Chakrabarti, will outline the Bank’s rapid progress towards meeting ambitious … Read the full press release
Roundtable discussion in Zagreb about improvement of current bankruptcy legislation LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — While there has been substantial progress in identifying potential impediments within the bankruptcy legal framework and improving practical implementation of the law, Croatia is committed to making further … Read the full press release