(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank will provide Správa železnic with 27 months of advisory support for three major Czech railway PPP projects, including the Prague Airport rail link and high-speed connections in Moravia. Fully funded by the InvestEU Advisory … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Brno, Connecting Europe Facility, Czech Republic transport strategy, EIB, EU transport strategy, European Investment Bank, European rail corridors, High-Speed Moravian Corridor, High-Speed Rail, InvestEU Advisory Hub, Jiří Svoboda, Kladno, Kyriacos Kakouris, Ostrava, PPP, Prague Airport rail link, Přerov, Public Private Partnership, railway modernization, Správa železnic, sustainable transport, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Václav Havel Airport
(IN BRIEF) The first section of Phase 2 of Bangalore’s metro expansion, the 19-kilometre Yellow Line with 16 stations, has officially opened, marking a major advancement in the city’s sustainable transport development. Backed by a EUR 340 million loan from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Agence Française de Développement, air quality improvement, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Bangalore metro, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, BMZ, CO2 reduction, economic growth, European Investment Bank, European railway industry, German railway industry, INDIA, integrated transport system, Japan International Cooperation Agency, KfW, multimodal transport, partnership, Phase 2 metro expansion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, public health benefits, sustainability, sustainable transport, urban mobility, Yellow Line
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has invested €21.5 million in the IHS Kenya Green Housing Fund to support the construction and acquisition of affordable, energy-efficient housing in Nairobi and Kiambu. Three projects—Tilisi, Garden City’s Muzi Stawi, and Mashiara Park—comprise 664 units, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Edward Claessen, EIB Global, energy-efficient, equity financing, European Investment Bank, Garden City Precinct, green housing, greenhouse gas emissions, IHS Kenya Green Housing Fund, informal settlements, Kenya Population and Housing Census, Kiambu, Kioi Wambaa, Mashiara Park, Muzi Stawi, Nairobi, partnership, sustainability, Technical Assistance, Tilisi, UNEP
(IN BRIEF) EIB has provided a €50 million green loan to Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, allowing the Polish subsidiary to issue up to €100 million in low-cost loans to mid-caps—especially in lower-income regions—for renewable-energy, electric-vehicle, and energy-efficiency projects. At least … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Bernard Muselet, biogas, Climate Action, Cohesion Regions, Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, EIB, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, green loan, partnership, Polish mid-caps, renewable energy, REPowerEU, solar installations, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, €100 million lending, €50 million
(IN BRIEF) EIB has granted a €45 million green loan—backed by InvestEU—to BrianzAcque to finance its 2025–2029 plan for upgrading water treatment, sewer networks, and stormwater management across Monza and Brianza, benefiting 877 000 people. The funding will support flood … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged BrianzAcque, climate resilience, EIB, Enrico Boerci, European Investment Bank, flood prevention, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green loan, InvestEU, Italy, Monza and Brianza, partnership, rainwater separation, retention basins, sewer network, sustainability, sustainable development, water infrastructure, water treatment
(IN BRIEF) Sunly will build four solar parks in Latvia totaling 329 MW capacity—54 MW in Valmiera, 90 MW in Krāslava, 81 MW in Madona, and 104 MW in Saldus—using €85 million in loans from EIB, EBRD, and SEB. Completion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 329 MW, Barkava, battery storage systems, Climate Action, Dagda, EBRD, EIB, energy security, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Grzegorz Zieliński, hybrid renewable energy, Ints Krasts, InvestEU, Latvia, Matīši, non-recourse financing, partnership, SEB, solar parks, Sunly, sustainability, Thomas Östros, Toms Nāburgs, wind integration, Zirņi
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has disbursed the second €100 million tranche of a €200 million loan package to co-finance Cyprus’s extensive road improvement programme, with completion targeted for 2029. The funding—covering 50 percent of project costs—will support motorway, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged bridges, climate resilience, cycling lanes, Cyprus, drainage systems, EIB, Eleftherios Eleftheriou, European Investment Bank, Kyriacos Kakouris, Makis Keravnos, Ministry of Transport Communications and Works, motorway improvements, partnership, road infrastructure, socio-economic cohesion, sustainability, transport upgrades, tunnels, €100 million tranche
(IN BRIEF) Infraestruturas de Portugal and the Avan Norte consortium have inked a 30‑year concession to deliver the Porto–Oiã section of the Lisbon–Porto high‑speed railway, marking the kickoff of Phase 1. The European Investment Bank will underwrite €875 million of the total … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Portugal, Technology, Travel
Tagged Avan Norte–Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade, Carlos Mota Santos, CEF, climate targets, Connecting Europe Facility, EIB, European Investment Bank, Infraestruturas de Portugal, InvestEU, IP, Jean‑Christophe Laloux, Lisbon–Porto high‑speed railway, LusoLAV, Miguel Cruz, Miguel Pinto Luz, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Porto–Oiã section, public‑private partnership, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Teresa Ribera, territorial cohesion
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has provided Iberdrola with two €25 million loans—half from its own funds and half via Spain’s Regional Resilience Fund—to back il·lumina, the utility’s project to reconstruct and future‑proof the Valencia distribution grid damaged in the 2024 floods. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, digitalisation, EIB, energy security, European Investment Bank, Iberdrola, il·lumina, Ministry of Economy Trade and Enterprise, NextGenerationEU, partnership, power distribution grid, reconstruction, Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan, Regional Resilience Fund, renewable integration, REPowerEU, smart transformers, substations, sustainability, underground cables, Valencia floods 2024, €50 million loans
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €264 million loan to Snam to construct 240 km of new pipelines aimed at integrating biomethane production into Italy’s national gas transmission system. The initial €140 million tranche has been … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Agostino Scornajenchi, biomethane, EIB, energy diversification, energy infrastructure, energy security, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, gas transmission, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green transition, Italy, NRRP, partnership, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Snam, sustainability, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Hellenic Republic have concluded the Greek Guarantee Fund (GGF), a major financial initiative that has supported over 800 SMEs and mid-cap firms across Greece since its launch in 2014. Despite difficult … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged access to finance, economic recovery, EIB, EU financial instruments, European Investment Bank, financial support, GGF, Greece, Greek economy, Greek Guarantee Fund, Hellenic Republic, INNOVATION, job creation, Mid-Caps, partnership, Public Private Partnership, SMEs, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has established a dedicated country office in Brussels to enhance its strategic support for Belgium’s public and private sectors. Headed by Torsten Brand, a senior EIB banker and Belgian-German national, the new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Belgian Finance Ministry, Belgium, Biotech, Brussels, Digital connectivity, EIB Group, EIF, EU Representation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, infrastructure, INNOVATION, Jan Jambon, partnership, Princess Elizabeth Island, Public sector financing, Robert de Groot, sustainability, sustainable growth, Torsten Brand, University of Passau
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Santander have jointly committed €224 million to Greene Enterprise for the construction of five advanced waste recovery plants across Spain. These facilities will use pyrolysis to convert more than 200,000 tonnes of non-recyclable … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Spain
Tagged A Coruña, As Somozas, circular economy, Climate Action, CO2 reduction, EIB, EU Circular Economy Action Plan, European Investment Bank, Greene Enterprise, job creation, La Selva del Camp, Madridejos, Muel, pyrolysis, raw materials, regional cohesion, San Cristóbal de Entreviñas, Santander, Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, Tarragona, Toledo, Valogreene, Valogreene CML Madridejos, Valogreene Recinor As Somozas, waste recovery, Zamora, Zaragoza
(IN BRIEF) EIB and AGSM AIM signed a €120 million loan to strengthen and modernise electricity grids in Vicenza, Verona and Grezzana. Implemented by V-RETI S.p.A., the investment will enhance efficiency, resilience and sustainability, supporting EU decarbonisation, digitalisation and REPowerEU … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AGSM AIM, Alessandro Russo, business plan validation, digitalisation, EIB, EU decarbonisation objectives, European Investment Bank, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green transition, Grezzana, Italy energy sector, national energy transition, Operational Efficiency, partnership, power grid modernisation, reliability improvement, REPowerEU, residents and businesses benefits, resilience, sustainability, tranches, V-RETI S.p.A., Veneto, Verona, Vicenza
(IN BRIEF) Karl Nehammer, Austria’s former Chancellor (2021–2025), has been appointed Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, joining its Management Committee on 1 September 2025. Nominated by Austria and approved by the 27 EU finance ministers, he replaces Sweden’s Thomas … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged agriculture and bioeconomy, appointment, Austria nomination, Capital Markets Union, Climate Action, Climate Bank Roadmap, Cohesion Regions, digitalisation, EIB Management Committee, energy security investment, EU Finance Ministers, EU policy goals, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund (EIF), investment in Austria, Karl Nehammer, leadership, media photos available, Nadia Calviño, Paris Climate Agreement alignment, security and defence, social infrastructure, strategic autonomy, Thomas Östros, Vice-President appointment, Wilhelm Molterer
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has extended a €20 million venture debt facility to Solynta, a Dutch biotech firm specializing in true potato seeds, under the InvestEU initiative. This funding will accelerate Solynta’s hybrid breeding research, which replaces bulky, perishable tubers with … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, disease resistance, EIB, European Investment Bank, food security, Gelsomina Vigliotti, hybrid breeding, InvestEU, Klasja van de Ridder, late blight, non‑GMO, partnership, Peter Poortinga, Solynta, sustainability, true potato seeds, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, venture debt
(IN BRIEF) Electrica has issued Romania’s first corporate green bond, raising €500 million with strong oversubscription—demand was more than ten times the supply. The bond, backed by investors including the EIB, will be listed in Luxembourg and Bucharest. Funds will support … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Romania, Technology
Tagged Alexandru Chiriță, appointment, Awards, Bucharest Stock Exchange, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, Electrica, energy storage, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, Fitch Ratings, green bond, Ioannis Tsakiris, leadership, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, partnership, renewable electricity generation, Romania, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) During their July meetings, the EIB and EIF boards approved a combined €15.5 billion in fresh financing: €14.5 billion from the EIB and €1 billion from the EIF. Key priorities include the launch of a €40 billion Water Resilience Programme to improve … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, biodiversity, clean energy, EIB Group Water Resilience Programme, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition, infrastructure funds, Nadia Calviño, Palestine program, partnership, pharmaceutical innovation, Photovoltaic, private equity, rail investment, security and defence financing, sustainability, transport connectivity, venture capital, wastewater networks, water resilience, Western Balkans, €15.5 billion
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €385 million loan with Spanish technology firm Indra to establish a cutting‑edge R&D centre—Indra Technology Hub—in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid. The facility will focus on radar, electronic defence, electro‑optics, command‑and‑control communications, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged Ángel Escribano, command‑and‑control, defence capabilities, defence R&D, digital transformation, digitalisation, EIB, electronic defence, electro‑optics, EU aerospace supply chain, European Investment Bank, European security, Indra Group, Indra Technology Hub, Nadia Calviño, partnership, radar, Robert de Groot, space sector, strategic autonomy, TechEU, Torrejón de Ardoz, €385 million financing
(IN BRIEF) At Luxembourg’s 2025 Pride Run, 475 EIB Group staff members participated—more than double the number from the previous year—demonstrating their strong support for LGBTIQ+ inclusion. Vice-President Robert de Groot emphasized the Bank’s ongoing commitment to European values of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Society, Technology
Tagged 10 km run, 475 employees, 5 km run, DEI, diversity, EIB Group, equality, European Investment Bank, human rights, Inclusion, LGBTIQ, partnership, Pride Run Luxembourg, Robert de Groot, sustainable growth, United in Diversity, workplace culture
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