(IN BRIEF) The Women in Transport (WiT) Network has been launched to support women in the transport industry, aiming to promote gender equality and enhance economic, social, and environmental outcomes. The initiative stems from a report by the World Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ADB, Asian Development Bank, career advancement, economic growth, EIB, European Investment Bank, gender equality, gender equity, German Agency for International Cooperation, GIZ, INNOVATION, International Transport Forum, ITF, leadership, mentorship, Networking, operational barriers, partnership, recruitment, sustainability, sustainable mobility, training, transport industry, transport sector, transport workforce, WiT Network, Women in Transport, workplace policies, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) UZ Leuven has secured a €230 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support its expansion and modernization efforts as part of its “Health Sciences Campus 2.0” masterplan. The funding will be used to upgrade critical … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged ambulatory care, EIB, European Investment Bank, Flanders, Health Sciences Campus 2.0, innovation ecosystem, Intensive Care Units, knowledge economy, KU Leuven, nuclear medicine, oncology, operating theatres, partnership, patient care, Paul Herijgers, Pellenberg campus, research facilities, research infrastructure, Robert de Groot, social infrastructure, sustainability, UZ Leuven, VIPA, €230 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has launched a Human Rights Resource Kit developed with support from the European Investment Bank. This comprehensive toolkit aims to help financial institutions integrate human rights considerations into their operations … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged access to remedies, civil society, due diligence, ethical decisions, European Investment Bank, financial institutions, human rights, human rights frameworks, Human Rights Resource Kit, industries, insurers, investors, national human rights institutions, policy development, PRB, Principles for Responsible Banking, progress tracking, recommendations, regions, responsible banking, sustainable financial system, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, UNEP FI, UNGPs, United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
(IN BRIEF) Rabobank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have announced the availability of €300 million through a new impact loan aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) focused on sustainable development. This new funding increases Rabobank’s ongoing commitment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged businesses, climate goals, economy, EIB, EIB Vice-President Robert de Groot, environmental and social impact, European Investment Bank, financing, green activities, impact loan, partnership, Rabo Impactlening, Rabobank, Rabobank NL Retail Director Carlo van Kemenade, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable financing, €300 million
(IN BRIEF) Samotics, a leading Dutch company in electrical data analytics, has secured €20 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate its research and development on AI-driven technology designed to enhance the reliability and energy efficiency … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AI, AI-powered technology, condition monitoring, decarbonization, EIB, electric motors, electrical data analytics, electrical signature analysis, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy inefficiencies, ESA, European Commission, European Investment Bank, green transition, industrial reliability, Industry 4.0, InvestEU initiative, Jasper Hoogeweegen, malfunction detection, microchips, operating costs, partnership, predictive analytics, Robert de Groot, Samotics, sustainability, €20 million financing
(IN BRIEF) EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle visited Trifyl’s headquarters in southern France to tour its advanced waste sorting facility. The EIB’s €40 million loan helped Trifyl complete its Horizon 2030 project, enabling the recycling of 80% of household waste, reducing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biogas, circular economy, Claire Fita, CO2 reduction, Daniel Vialelle, EIB, energy autonomy, European Investment Bank, European Union, green transition, job creation, partnership, sustainability, sustainable development, Tarn, Trifyl, waste recycling
(IN BRIEF) The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen their collaboration. The MoU outlines areas for future cooperation, including strategic dialogue, joint events, and staff exchanges. This agreement … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged collaboration, Cooperation Agreement, economic resilience, EIB, ESM, European Financial Stability Facility, European Investment Bank, European Stability Mechanism, global capital markets, joint events, Luxembourg, Memorandum of Understanding, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Pierre Gramegna, Service Level Agreement, staff exchanges, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed agreements with Albania to advance the country’s green transition and EU integration. This includes implementing the Greening Financial Systems programme, which will help Albania incorporate climate risks into its financial framework … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Albania, Albania EU accession, climate finance, EIB, EIB Global, EU Growth Plan, EU integration, European Investment Bank, financial systems, green taxonomy, green transition, Greening Financial Systems programme, InvestEU, partnership, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable growth, Team Europe, transport projects
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide advisory support to five Greek regions to facilitate their transition from lignite-based energy production to sustainable, renewable energy sources. Through a €2.75 million technical assistance fund, the EIB aims to promote … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Aegean Islands, bioeconomy, blue economy, Crete, EIB, energy transition, EU, EU climate goals, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, Greece, green transition, InvestEU, Just Transition Mechanism, lignite phase-out, Megalopolis, partnership, renewable energy, reskilling, SEIP, sustainability, sustainable development, Western Macedonia, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) The Emerging Markets Climate Action Fund (EMCAF), a partnership between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Allianz Global Investors, has reached a closing total of €450 million with the final €20 million contribution from Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged AIIF4 Climate Investment Fund, Allianz Global Investors, Ambroise Fayolle, blended finance, Climate Action, climate change, climate resilience, developing countries, EIB Global, EMCAF, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Exagon Latin America Fund I, Federal Foreign Office, forestry, G7, Germany, Green Infrastructure, greenhouse gas emissions, Helios CLEAR Fund, impact report, KfW, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, Nordic Development Fund, partnership, private investments, Public-Private Partnerships, renewable energy, Satu Santala, Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund II, sustainability, sustainable transport, Tobias Pross, wastewater, water supply, €450 million
(IN BRIEF) In Milan, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banco Desio signed the first €60 million tranche of a €200 million credit line designed to boost €400 million in investment for Italian SMEs and mid-cap businesses. The initiative aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 24-month financing, Alessandro Decio, Banco Desio, competitiveness, digitalisation, EIB, emerging technologies, European Investment Bank, favourable interest rates, financing opportunity, funding for innovation, Gelsomina Vigliotti, INNOVATION, Italy, job creation, mid-cap businesses, Milan, partnership, regional growth, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, sustainability, technological growth, technology
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a SEK 2.6 billion loan to the City of Malmö to finance the construction of over 1,500 energy-efficient apartments. This loan furthers the city’s commitment to sustainability and meets EU climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged City of Malmö, Claes Ramel, climate goals, Copenhagen, EIB, energy efficient housing, energy performance standards, environmental standards, EU climate targets, European Investment Bank, green funding, Marie Thelander Dellhag, MKB Fastighets AB, Öresund Bridge, partnership, SEK 2.6 billion loan, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable urbanization, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Stadtwerke Reutlingen has received a €70 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to modernize its electricity grid and expand its district heating network as part of Germany’s energy transition. The loan will fund infrastructure upgrades, including … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged clean energy, decarbonization, digitalization, district heating expansion, district heating network, EIB, electric vehicle chargers, electricity demand, electricity grid, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Federal Network Agency, gas and oil heating systems, Germany, grid infrastructure, grid modernization, heat pumps, Jens Balcerek, local energy generation, Nicola Beer, partnership, renewable energy, renewable energy generation, Reutlingen, solar power, Stadtwerke Reutlingen, sustainability, sustainable energy, wind power, €327.7 billion investment, €70 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has launched a synthetic securitisation operation with a €94 million mezzanine guarantee, supported by a counter-guarantee from the European Investment Bank (EIB). This initiative, focused on green projects, is designed to help Italian … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged BNP Paribas Group, capital, ecological transition, EIB, EIB Group, EIF, energy efficiency, energy transition, energy-efficient projects, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Families, financing, financing accessibility, Findomestic, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green support, Households, Italy, Marco Tarantola, Marjut Falkstedt, mezzanine guarantee, partnership, renewable energy, renewable energy innovation, retail loans, solar energy, sustainability, sustainable solutions, synthetic securitisation, €400 million, €94 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €4.7 million EU-backed loan to support the reclamation of the Hrybovychi landfill in Lviv, Ukraine. This funding will help improve waste management infrastructure, address environmental hazards, and transform the landfill … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Andriy Sadovyi, drainage layer, EBRD, EIB, environmental challenges, Environmental Safety, EU environmental standards, EU-backed financing, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, firefighting, green space, green zone, groundwater monitoring, Hrybovychi landfill, international partners, Lviv, Lviv city budget, Oleksii Kuleba, park area, partnership, perennial grasses, Phase I, Phase II, recreational area, rehabilitation, reservoir, soil covering, surface water treatment, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Teresa Czerwinska, Ukraine Municipal Infrastructure Programme, UMIP, Valdis Dombrovskis, waste management, waste management challenges, €6.04 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) successfully priced a EUR 5bn 10-year EARN bond on January 8, 2025, marking the largest Climate Awareness EARN order book in the institution’s history at EUR 47.3bn, including EUR 1.95bn from Joint Lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged 10-year bond, 2.875% coupon, bank treasuries, benchmark bond, BNP Paribas, bond demand, bond issuance, bond pricing, bond terms, central banks, Climate Awareness EARN, DBR 2.6 08/15/34, EIB, EUR 47.3bn order book, EUR 5bn bond, EUR 60bn target, European Investment Bank, France, funding program, geographical demand, investor interest, J.P. Morgan, January 15 2035 maturity, January 8 2025, Joint Lead Manager, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, official institutions, oversubscribed, re-offer price, re-offer spread, re-offer yield, spread, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has allocated €55 million in EU-guaranteed funding under the Ukraine Recovery Programme to rebuild critical social infrastructure in 2025 and beyond. This funding, part of the €340 million framework loan backed by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Ukraine
Tagged 151 sub-projects, Advanced Technology, collaboration, community support, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba, EIB, EIB Vice-President Teresa Czerwińska, environmental protection, EU, EU guarantee, European Commission, European Investment Bank, heating systems, hospitals, infrastructure, Jaco Cilliers, Kharkiv Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko, Mykolaiv Oblast, Odesa Oblast, public health, Rebuilding, reconstruction, recovery, resilience, sanitation, SCHOOLS, sewer pressure collector, social housing, social infrastructure, Technical Assistance, Ukraine recovery programme, Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response package, UNDP Ukraine, Vinnytsia Oblast, waste management, water systems, Zhmerynka, €55 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €243 million green loan to ERG Group to support renewable energy projects in Italy, France, and Germany as part of ERG’s 2024-2026 Business Plan. The financing will fund three greenfield … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged ERG Group, Europe, European Investment Bank, France, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Germany, Italy, Paolo Merli, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) At the 2024 Africa Investment Forum in Rabat, Morocco, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced major commitments to support sustainable development in Africa. Key initiatives include a $80 million investment in the Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund II, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News, Society, Technology
Tagged Africa, Africa Investment Forum, Ambroise Fayolle, European Investment Bank, Inclusion, infrastructure, INNOVATION, partership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, ten major development banks, including the World Bank Group and the European Investment Bank, issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to combat gender-based violence (GBV). They … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News, Society
Tagged Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Caribbean Development Bank, Council of Europe Development Bank, EIB, Empower Women Worldwide, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, gender-based violence, Global Development Banks, Inter-American Development Bank, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Islamic Development Bank, New Development Bank, partnership, society, World Bank Group
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