(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
€15 million loan to the city of Craiova The city to buy environmentally friendly buses and improve energy efficiency of public buildings EBRD to help Craiova develop an action plan to boost green infrastructure LONDON, 06-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Some 300,000 … Read the full press release
With EU and GCFF support, the EBRD helps provide sanitation services for West Irbid LONDON, 20-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Our journey to Jordan’s West Irbid, a municipality whose households, schools and businesses have never been connected to sewerage, starts where it should … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged EBRD, EU, European Union, GCFF, infrastructure, Irbid, JORDAN, loan, Mohannad AlDa`ameh, Rania Majdalawi, sewerage system, utilities
EBRD US$ 7 million for Obour Land’s new greenfield dairy farm Investment to increase dairy production and exports Implementation of latest technology for dairy milking operations LONDON, 20-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fostering the Egyptian dairy sector, the EBRD is providing a US$ 7 … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment
Tagged dairy, dairy farm, dairy_farm, EBRD, EGYPT, farm, greenfield dairy farm, loan, Obour Land
EBRD €15 million loan will fund building of new production facility New plant will increase capacity by 40,000 tonnes by 2020 Expansion supports fast-growing demand for silica used in energy-efficient tyres LONDON, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In support of greener business … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Turkey
Tagged chemicals, EBRD, Egesil Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., environmental, Evonik, greener tyre, silica, tyres
EBRD and Green Energy Special Fund providing €11 million joint loan to city of Bacau Energy efficient lighting will reduce energy usage and CO2 emissions by 50 per cent Investment will target key areas in the city and help make them … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Romania
Tagged Bacau, EBRD, energy efficient, Green Energy Special Fund, LED lighting, loan, Romania, street lighting
The EBRD’s message to governments: renewables are now cheapest source of energy The Bank’s renewable energy investments top €6 billion LONDON, 08-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is urging a step change in levels of investment in renewable sources of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Investment
Tagged climate finance, EBRD, ENERGY, FT Climate Finance Summit, Harry Boyd-Carpenter, investments, power, renewables
Responsible, sustainable and innovative approach for the next five years EBRD the most active multilateral institution in agribusiness in its regions EBRD investment in the agribusiness sector to date exceeds €6.7 billion LONDON, 08-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Addressing the growing challenges … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged agribusiness, EBRD, investment, Natalya Zhukova, sustainable
EBRD invests in covered bonds by local lender Slovenská sporiteľňa EBRD supports drafting of new legislation for bonds in cooperation with Slovak authorities Rating agency Moody’s rates programme Aaa LONDON, 08-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The development of the capital market in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Slovakia
Tagged bonds, Covered Bonds, EBRD, investments
EBRD and EU support first Moroccan business under Value Chain and Competitiveness Programme in Morocco FINTECC programme to optimise the resources of Multisac Company to receive technical assistance through Blue Ribbon programme. LONDON, 25-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Supporting the development of the packaging … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Small Business
Tagged EBRD, EU, financing, MOROCCO, Multisac, SMEs, Value Chain and Competitiveness Programme
UniCredit Bank Serbia receives Din 600 million loan for boosting energy efficiency. Programme to support investments in private homes to improve energy performance and generate savings. Finance provided under EBRD €85 million Green Economy Financing Facility for the Western Balkans. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Serbia
Tagged bank, EBRD, energy efficiency, Feza Tan, loans, SERBIA, UNICREDIT, Zsuzsanna Hargitai
Modern road interchange opened in Dushanbe Tajik President attends ceremony New road part of wider regional investment project LONDON, 14-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The population of the Tajik capital Dushanbe will benefit from short travel times and state-of-the-art transport solutions following … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Dushanbe, EBRD, infrastructure, road, Rustam Emomali, Tajikistan
EBRD invests €100 million in new bond issue of Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) BEH to refinance its 2013 issue and continue supporting liberalisation of electricity sector Largest corporate bond with longest tenor will deepen capital market LONDON, 15-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged BEH, bonds, Bulgarian Energy Holding, EBRD, electricity, ENERGY, gas, investment, liberalisation
LONDON, 06-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is supporting operations of one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of fixtures and equipment for retail stores and warehouses in central and eastern Europe by providing it with a seven-year loan of US$15 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Investment, Ukraine
Tagged EBRD, investment, loan, Modern-Expo Group, retails stores equipment
Seven kilometres of new road to improve connection to EU border and divert heavy traffic from city of Ungheni LONDON, 06-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ambassador Peter Michalko, Head of the European Union Delegation in Moldova and Moldova’s Prime Minister, Pavel Filip, have launched a bypass … Read the full press release
€25 million loan to support leasing finance for energy efficiency investments EBRD promotes leasing as a tool to address financing needs of Turkish enterprises Financing is part of a larger facility backed by the European Union LONDON, 25-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Loans totalling €130 million will finance investments in new electricity and heat cogeneration units in Zagreb to replace outdated oil- and gas-fired turbines and boilers EBRD, EIB and EU Commission join forces to support Croatia’s energy company HEP Modern and environmentally friendly system to benefit population … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Croatia, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged EBRD, EIB, electricity, EU Commission, Frane Barbarić, gas_turbines, heat, heat_supply, Juncker_Plan, Jyrki Katainen, loan, Modernisation, thermal_energy, Zagreb
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