(IN BRIEF) Intesa Sanpaolo and the European Investment Bank have completed two financing agreements worth €700 million to support SMEs and mid-cap companies in Italy. The package includes a €500 million covered bond purchased by the EIB to expand business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged business finance, Climate Action, Covered Bond, EIB, European Investment Bank, Green Investment, Intesa Sanpaolo, Intesa Sanpaolo and EIB strengthen business lending with new green-focused financing agreements, Italy, Mid-Caps, REPowerEU, risk-sharing guarantee, SMEs, southern Italy, Sustainable Finance, ZES Unica
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has partnered with Banco Sabadell on a €822.5 million financing operation that is expected to unlock around €1.8 billion for Spanish SMEs and mid-caps. Structured through a mortgage bond and a securitisation transaction, the initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural infrastructure, Banco Sabadell, Business Financing, climate resilience, economic cohesion, EIB, EU capital markets, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, Flood Recovery, green loans, irrigation associations, Mid-Caps, mortgage bonds, securitisation, SMEs, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved €70 million in Scale-Up Debt financing for Scalapay — its first direct scale-up investment in an Italian unicorn. The funding will support product innovation and enhance Scalapay’s Buy Now, Pay Later services … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Retail
Tagged 2019, BNPL, Buy Now Pay Later, digital payments, EIB, Europe innovation, European Investment Bank, fintech, Gelsomina Vigliotti, InvestEU, Italian unicorn, Milan, product expansion, Scalapay, Scale-Up Debt financing, scale-up growth, Simone Mancini, TechEU, user experience enhancement, €70 million funding, €70 Million Investment Strengthens Scalapay as Leading BNPL Fintech Under EIB TechEU Programme
(IN BRIEF) EIB is providing up to €37.5 million in venture debt to Xeltis as part of a new €50 million financing package that will help bring aXess, the company’s regenerative vascular access conduit, to market. The investment follows excellent … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Alexander Goemans, aXess, commercialization funding, EIB, Eliane Schutte, end stage renal disease, Endogenous Tissue Restoration, EQT Life Sciences, ETR platform, EU pivotal trial, European Investment Bank, hemodialysis, Invest-NL, InvestEU, LSP Health Economics Fund 2, MedTech innovation, PFAS free polymer technology, regenerative implants, Robert de Groot, US pivotal trial, vascular access conduit, venture-debt financing, Xabg, Xeltis, Xeltis Advances Regenerative Implant Portfolio with Strong Backing from EIB and Existing Investors
(IN BRIEF) Cabo Verde has inaugurated new wind turbines and a major battery storage system as part of the expansion of the long-established Cabeólica renewable energy project. Supported by more than €39 million in new financing from the European Investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged AfDB, African Development Bank, Ambroise Fayolle, Ayotunde Anjorin, battery storage, Cabeólica, Cabo Verde, clean electricity, EIB, EIB Global, energy security, energy transition, EU guarantees, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway initiative, Public Private Partnership, renewable energy, Santiago, sub-Saharan Africa, Sylvie Millot, Upgraded Cabeólica Wind and Storage Facilities Strengthen Cabo Verde’s Energy Security and Reduce Dependence on Fossil Imports, Vestas, Wale Shonibare, wind farm expansion, wind power, WinPower
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed €600 million to the 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm developed by Ocean Winds, becoming the project’s largest lender and reinforcing its deep involvement in Poland’s renewable energy expansion. Scheduled to begin … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Poland
Tagged 15 MW turbines, 26 turbines, 390 MW offshore wind farm, Baltic Sea, Baltica 2, Baltyk 2, Baltyk 3, Bautista Rodriguez, BC Wind, clean electricity, EDPR, EIB, energy security, ENGIE, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Major Offshore Investment by EIB Supports BC-Wind Construction and Reinforces Poland’s Growing Baltic Wind Industry, Ocean Winds, offshore wind financing, Poland energy transition, Poland renewable energy, REPowerEU, TechEU, Teresa Czerwinska, €2 billion financing, €600 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Crédit Agricole CIB have signed a major risk-sharing agreement to boost wind energy investment across the European Union. The EIB will provide a €500 million counter-guarantee that will enable Crédit Agricole CIB to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged 32 GW wind capacity, Ambroise Fayolle, clean energy investment, Crédit Agricole CIB, EIB, energy resilience, EU renewable targets, European Investment Bank, European Wind Power Package, green transition, InvestEU, Jean François Balaÿ, New EIB–Crédit Agricole CIB Partnership Strengthens Financing Capacity for European Wind Projects and Supports Green Transition, strategic autonomy, wind energy financing, wind sector growth, €1 billion bank guarantees, €500 million counter guarantee, €8 billion investments
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €300 million financing package for Prysmian, with the first €200 million tranche now signed, to support the company’s European R&D activities from 2025 to 2028. The funding will accelerate development of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News
Tagged cable innovation, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Partnership Strengthens Prysmian’s R&D Ambitions and Supports Europe’s Energy Transition and Digital Transformation, energy transition, European Investment Bank, European laboratories, France, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Germany, Giovanni Zancan, high tech infrastructure, Italy, low-emission technologies, Netherlands, Prysmian, R&D funding, REPowerEU, Spain, Srinivas Siripurapu, sustainable solutions, TechEU, €200 million tranche, €300 million financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €40 million loan agreement with Prodrive Technologies to boost the Dutch company’s research and development efforts in electronics for semiconductors, medical technology, energy systems, and automotive applications. The investment will help … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged automotive electronics, decarbonisation, EIB, energy systems, EU Chips Act, European Innovation, European Investment Bank, EV charging infrastructure, high-tech manufacturing, hydrogen electrolysis, medical electronics, New €40 Million EIB Partnership Supports Prodrive Technologies’ Growth in High-Tech Manufacturing and European Competitiveness, Pieter Janssen, Prodrive Technologies, Robert de Groot, semiconductor R&D, strategic autonomy, €40 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Angelini Ventures have signed a €150 million funding agreement to support early- and growth-stage European startups in biotechnology, medical technology, and digital health. Each partner will invest €75 million over six years in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged ADCs, Adcytherix, Angelini Industries, Angelini Ventures, antibody-drug conjugates, biotechnology, corporate venture capital, deeptech, digital health, EIB, EIB Partners with Angelini Ventures to Back High-Impact Healthcare Startups and Boost Europe’s Technological Competitiveness, EU competitiveness, European Innovation, European venture capital, Gelsomina Vigliotti, life sciences, medtech, Paolo Di Giorgio, scale-up, Sergio Marullo di Condojanni, startup financing, TechEU, €150 million investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €50 million loan agreement with finance&invest.brussels to support business growth and job creation in the Brussels Capital Region. The funding will enable the regional investment institution to provide up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Brussels Capital Region, business expansion, collateral reduction, creative industries, EIB, EIB Collaboration Strengthens Entrepreneurial Growth in Brussels with New €140 Million Lending Capacity, EIF, entrepreneurship support, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, favourable financing conditions, finance&invest.brussels, fintech, job creation, Legal tech, Mid-Cap Financing, Pierre Hermant, regional economic growth, Robert de Groot, SME financing, sustainable food, urban farming, €140 million lending capacity, €50 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Orano welcomed a European Investment Bank delegation to its Tricastin site in southern France to review progress on the €1.7 billion expansion of the Georges Besse 2 enrichment plant, backed by the EIB’s €400 million financing commitment from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, construction progress, EIB, enrichment modules, European energy sovereignty, European Investment Bank, François Lurin, French industrial partners, Georges Besse 2, low carbon energy, Nicolas Maes, nuclear fuel production, Orano, Orano Highlights Major Progress on Georges Besse 2 Enrichment Project Backed by €400 Million EIB Financing, REPowerEU, Tricastin site, uranium enrichment, Western energy independence, €1.7 billion project, €400 million financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €100 million loan agreement with Orkuveitan to fund the expansion and renewal of electricity and geothermal heating networks in the Reykjavík metropolitan area. The project will help meet rising energy demand … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Iceland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged climate action investment, EFTA Facility, EIB, EIB Funds Reykjavík Energy Upgrade with €100m Loan to Boost Sustainable Power and Heating, electricity grid expansion, European Investment Bank, geothermal district heating, Iceland 2040 carbon neutrality, Iceland electrification, Karl Nehammer, Orkuveitan, renewable heat production, Reykjavík energy infrastructure, sustainable utility networks, Sævar Freyr Þráinsson, Veitur Utilities
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided Stadtwerke Karlsruhe with €270 million in long-term financing to modernize Karlsruhe’s electricity grid and expand CO₂-neutral district heating systems. The 24-year loan supports the conversion of overhead lines to underground cables, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged climate neutrality, CO2-neutral heating, digital grid, district heating, EIB, electricity grid, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Germany, infrastructure modernization, investment, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe secures long-term EIB funding to accelerate CO₂-neutral energy and heating transition, Michael Homann, Nicola Beer, renewable energy, smart meters, Stadtwerke Karlsruhe, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €300 million loan to strengthen Lithuania’s defence infrastructure, marking over €1 billion in total EIB support to the country’s defence in 2025. The financing will fund key investments in logistics, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Baltics, crisis preparedness, defence investment, Eastern border, EIB, EU for security, EU security, European defence, European Investment Bank, Karl Nehammer, Kristupas Vaitiekūnas, Lithuania, Lithuania strengthens national and European security with new €300 million EIB investment, military infrastructure, NATO, resilience, Rūdninkai base, Team Europe
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released €100 million to support Ukraine’s wartime resilience, focusing on economic stability and municipal heating infrastructure. Of this, €70 million will go to Ukrgasbank to provide long-term loans for businesses and promote … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Ukraine
Tagged district heating, economic resilience, EIB, energy efficiency, energy security, EU for Ukraine Fund, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank delivers €100 million boost to Ukraine’s economic resilience and heating infrastructure amid war, European Union, green transition, Marta Kos, Naftogaz, reconstruction, renewable energy, Rodion Morozov, Team Europe, Teresa Czerwinska, UKRAINE, Ukraine Facility, Ukraine Investment Framework, Ukreximbank, Ukrgasbank, Viktor Ponomarenko, war recovery
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €20 million loan to Overture Life to develop automated and AI-driven technologies for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and egg freezing. The funding supports the company’s R&D, production expansion, and clinical … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI in healthcare, Bio-Europe 2025, biotechnology, DaVitri platform, EIB, EIB Backs Overture Life’s Innovation to Make IVF More Efficient and Widely Available through AI, EIB Invests €20 Million in Overture Life to Advance AI-Based Fertility and IVF Technologies, European Innovation, European Investment Bank, fertility preservation, fertility technology, Hans Gangeskar, healthcare digitalisation, innovation funding, InvestEU, IVF automation, Karl Nehammer, life sciences, Overture Life, reproductive health, TechEU, Vienna, Women’s Health
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is lending €100 million to Swedish forest-industry group Holmen to finance the expansion of its onshore wind projects in northern Sweden. The investment will increase renewable energy production to meet rising demand from energy-intensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Sweden
Tagged clean power, Climate Action, EIB, EIB backs Holmen with major loan to accelerate renewable energy and industrial decarbonization in Sweden, EIB supports Holmen with €100 million loan to boost onshore wind power in northern Sweden, energy transition, EU climate goals, European Investment Bank, forestry, Green Energy, Holmen, Industrial Decarbonization, Karl Nehammer, Northern Sweden, onshore wind, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Stockholm, sustainability, Sweden, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €90 million loan to Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) to upgrade two reactor units at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant. The financing will fund safety-critical updates, including control system modernization and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged automation systems, clean energy, Climate Action, Control Systems, EIB, electricity generation, Energy Independence, energy transition, EU Energy Roadmap 2050, European Investment Bank, European Union, Finland, Finland’s Olkiluoto Nuclear Facility Receives EIB Support for Major Safety and Efficiency Enhancements, Karl Nehammer, Lauri Piekkari, low-carbon power, modernization, nuclear energy, Olkiluoto, safety upgrades, steam separators, sustainability, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, TVO
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and the Barcelona City Council have signed a €113 million agreement to develop nine social housing projects that will deliver 640 new homes for around 2,040 people between 2026 and 2030. The initiative—part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Spain, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Barcelona City Council, Catalonia, Climate Action, EIB, EIB Housing Action Plan, EIB Invests in Barcelona’s Housing Future with €113 Million Financing for Energy-Efficient and Inclusive Urban Development, energy efficiency, Europe, European Investment Bank, Housing TechEU, IMHAB, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jaume Collboni, Jordi Valls, Nadia Calviño, Pla Viure, Public Infrastructure, social housing, Spain, sustainability, sustainable housing, urban regeneration, women empowerment
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