(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is teaming up with Growthfund to carry out Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments for the ports of Volos, Alexandroupoli, and Patras in Greece. The initiative will identify physical climate risks, propose adaptation measures, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Greece, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged adaptation strategy, Alexandroupoli port, climate proofing, Climate Risk, Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, coastal flooding, CRVA, EIB, EU climate bank, European Commission climate guidance, European Investment Bank, extreme weather, Greece ports, Growthfund, infrastructure resilience, Ioannis Tsakiris, Panagiotis Stampoulidis, Patras port, PIANC, port development, public-private collaboration, sustainable infrastructure, Volos port
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has pledged $60 million to support LeapFrog Investments’ Climate Investment Strategy, a fund aiming to deploy $500 million for green technologies across Africa and Asia. Joined by partners such as IFC, Temasek, and SIFEM, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Africa, Andy Kuper, ASIA, Battery Smart, clean technology, climate finance, Climate Investment Strategy, EIB, European Investment Bank, Global Emissions, green transition, greenhouse gas reduction, IFC, IMF, LeapFrog Investments, low-carbon mobility, Nadia Calviño, renewable energy, rooftop solar, SIFEM, Spring Meetings 2025, sustainable development, Temasek, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have approved new financing initiatives aimed at bolstering clean transport, energy, and innovation projects, as well as enhancing water and sanitation infrastructure in Africa with a total … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Africa, Automotive Sector, clean transport, Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, deep tech, EIB, EIF, energy infrastructure, EU4Business Guarantee Facility, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, global partnerships, INNOVATION, Manufacturing, Nadia Calviño, partnership, strategic autonomy, sustainability, sustainable development, UKRAINE, venture capital, war-affected enterprises, water and sanitation, €11.5 billion, €3.6 billion
(IN BRIEF) A €500,000 grant under the EIB’s Economic Resilience Initiative and Urban Projects Finance Initiative will provide technical assistance for the Palace of Youth and Sports renovation in Prishtina. The project will focus on the building’s reconstruction, conservation, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Sports
Tagged conservation, Cultural Heritage, Damien Sorrell, Economic Resilience Initiative, EIB Global, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Hajrulla Çeku, Mediterranean Games 2030, Ministry of Culture, Mrika Gashi Macula, Palace of Youth and Sports, Pallati i Rinisë, partership, Prishtina, reconstruction, Republic of Kosovo, restoration, sustainability, sustainable urban development, Team Europe initiative, Technical Assistance, Urban Projects Finance Initiative, Youth and Sport
(IN BRIEF) The second and final portion of a €450 million loan provided by the European Investment Bank has been approved to finish the construction of the new university hospital in A Coruña, Spain. With a tranche valued at €160 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged A Coruña, EIB, environmental sustainability, EU Just Transition Mechanism, European Investment Bank, Galicia region, Gilles Badot, healthcare capacity, Miguel Corgos, Novo CHUAC, partership, public health, Regional Minister, social infrastructure, strategic investment, sustainability, sustainability standards, University Hospital, €450 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Union, through its Global Gateway strategy, is set to expand mobile broadband connectivity in Madagascar and Tanzania. A financing package of US$100 million from the European Investment Bank will be provided to AXIAN Telecom, with US$60 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G expansion, 5G rollout, Ambroise Fayolle, AXIAN Telecom, Christine Grau, Digital Inclusion, Digital4Development, EIB Global, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Union Global Gateway, Hassan Jaber, Laurent d’Ersu, Madagascar, mobile broadband, pan-African telecommunications, partership, sustainable development, Tanzania, UN SDGs
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €234 million loan agreement with the Aragón regional government in Spain, marking the first tranche of a €260 million financing package. The funds will co-finance various projects in Aragón—especially in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Aragon, Climate Action, digital transition, economic cohesion, EIB, energy transition, Entrepreneurship, environmental sustainability, ERDF, ESF, EU Regional Development Fund, European Investment Bank, European Social Fund Plus, green transition, Just Transition Fund, local industry, partnership, public services, rural economic development, social cohesion, social infrastructure, Spanish regional government, sustainability, territorial cohesion, Teruel, €234 million loan, €260 million financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted a €260 million loan to Stockholm Exergi to construct Sweden’s first large-scale BECCS facility at Värtaverket, expected to be operational by 2028. The project, Beccs Stockholm, will capture up to 800,000 tonnes … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 000 tonnes CO₂, 800, Anders Egelrud, BECCS, Beccs Stockholm, carbon capture and storage, CCS, climate goals, EIB, Equinor, European Investment Bank, Microsoft, negative emissions, net zero, Nordic industry, Northern Lights project, partnership, Shell, Stockholm Exergi, Stockholm road traffic emissions, Thomas Östros, TotalEnergies, urban air quality, Värtaverket
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided Lantmännen with a €50 million loan to co-finance the construction of a new pea protein isolate factory in Lidköping, Sweden. This investment, covering about half the project cost, will enable the factory—set … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Climate Action, EIB, EU cooperation, European Investment Bank, food security, green financing, investment, job creation, Lantmännen, Lidköping, partnership, pea protein, plant protein, protein isolate, renewable food production, self-sufficiency, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, sustainable food, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprising the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has invested over €90 million in a synthetic securitisation operation with BBVA, aimed at financing sustainable housing projects in Spain. Backed by InvestEU, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged asset-backed securitisation, BBVA, Climate Action, CO₂ reduction, EIB Group, energy efficiency, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Green Projects, InvestEU, Mid-Caps, near-zero emissions, partnership, pro rata amortisation, SMEs, Spain, STS criteria, sustainability, sustainable housing, synthetic excess spread mechanism, synthetic securitisation, €185 million financing, €90 million investment
(IN BRIEF) The University of Crete is set to undergo a significant expansion and upgrade of its student housing and academic facilities through a €95 million financing deal from the European Investment Bank (EIB), under a pioneering Public-Private Partnership with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Education, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 000 square meters, 109, 2, 833 rooms, 846 beds, academic facilities, affordable student housing, AKTOR Group, amphitheatre, climate adaptation, economic growth, EIB, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Greece, green campus, Heraklion, InvestEU, InvestEU advisory, NZEB, partnership, PIRAEUS BANK, PPP, Public Private Partnership, Rethymno, Sofia Zacharaki, student accommodation, sustainable infrastructure, Talaia Estia SA, Theodore Tzouros, University of Crete, Yannis Tsakiris, £4, €190 million, €95 million
(IN BRIEF) Ukraine is set to upgrade its border rail infrastructure with neighboring EU countries, boosting both freight and passenger transport while reinforcing its role as a transport hub. This project includes comprehensive improvements such as track repairs, relocation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged border upgrades, cross-border connectivity, EIB, EU, EU Connecting Europe Facility, EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes, European Commissioner for Enlargement, European Investment Bank, freight operations, gantry cranes, intermodal terminal, Marta Kos, Oleksii Kuleba, partnership, passenger transport, railway infrastructure, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, track repairs, UKRAINE, Ukraine Facility, Ukrainian Railways, Ukrzaliznytsia, wagon inspections
(IN BRIEF) NORD/LB and the EIB have launched a significant financing partnership to boost the transition to clean energy within the European Union. The collaboration will fund new small and medium-sized renewable energy projects, with targeted investments in photovoltaic systems, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged battery storage, Bernhard Kluttig, clean energy, clean tech, economic growth, EIB, energy security, energy transition, European Investment Bank, European Union, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, France, Germany, Hannover Messe, Jörg Frischholz, Nicola Beer, NORD/LB, onshore wind, partnership, Photovoltaic Systems, renewable energy projects, small and medium-sized enterprises, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to support Croatia’s efforts to strengthen its capital markets and foster innovation through a new advisory agreement with the Finance Ministry aimed at creating a “Fintech Hub.” This strategic initiative will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged capital markets, Capital Markets Union, CMU, CROATIA, EIB, European Investment Bank, financial technologies, FinTech hub, HAMAG-BICRO, innovation ecosystem, InvestEU Advisory Hub, investment readiness, IPO, Marko Primorac, Ministry of Finance, SMEs, Startups, Teresa Czerwinska, Vjeran Vrbanec
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a loan agreement of 1.7 billion Polish zlotys (€405 million) with Orlen, which will finance major upgrades to Poland’s electricity network through its subsidiary, Energa Operator. This installment is the final tranche … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Poland
Tagged 000 kilometers, 1&1, 10, 2, 2035, 3.5-billion-zloty loan, 300 kilometers, 600 kilometers, central Poland, EIB, electricity grid, Energa Operator, energy security, energy storage, European Investment Bank, final tranche, green transition, Magdalena Bartoś, metering systems, national grid, new customers, northern Poland, ORLEN, Polish zlotys, power network, renewable energy, REPowerEU, sustainable growth, Teresa Czerwinska, underground cables, £4, €405 million
(IN BRIEF) In 2024, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group achieved a record €1.24 billion in new financing in Croatia, up from €464 million in 2023. This financing, accounting for 1.4% of Croatia’s GDP, includes €937 million from the EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Climate Action, competitive, Croatian financing, Croatian GDP, Croatian government, Croatian Growth Investment Programme II, Croatian Venture Capital Initiative 2, CROGIP II, CVCi 2, EIB Group, EIF, environmental sustainability, EU grants, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, HBOR, INNOVATION, Kiepach Go Green, Mid-Caps, rail infrastructure, renewable energy, resilient Croatia, SMEs, social housing, sustainable growth, Teresa Czerwinska, urban mobility, Vesna Deep Tech Venture Fund, Zagreb
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has committed €25 million to upgrade the air navigation control system in Serbia and Montenegro, a project aimed at enhancing safety, efficiency, and environmental performance. This investment will fund the development of … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Serbia, Technology
Tagged air navigation control system, air traffic management, connectivity, CO₂ reduction, Digital European Sky, EBRD, Economic and Investment Plan, EIB Global, EUROCONTROL, European Investment Bank, flight optimization, Montenegro, Operational Efficiency, Regional integration, SERBIA, Single European Sky, SMATSA, sustainable transport, Western Balkans, €25 million, €6.6 billion
(IN BRIEF) Bulgaria-based Postbank, a subsidiary of Eurobank Group, has secured a €75 million guarantee from the European Investment Bank to facilitate up to €150 million in additional loans for mid-sized companies. This risk-sharing agreement offers preferential financing terms, such … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Bulgaria, collateral, domestic economy, EIB, EIB Group, Eurobank Group, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, funding accord, guarantee, Interest rates, job protection, Kyriacos Kakouris, lending, Mid-Caps, Mid-Sized Companies, partnership, Petia Dimitrova, portfolio, Postbank, preferential financing, risk-sharing, SMEs, strategic partnership, sustainable investment, working capital loans, €150 million, €75 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted a €500 million loan to Dutch grid operator Stedin to enhance and expand its electricity distribution network over 2025–2026. The financing will support upgrades to Medium and Low Voltage systems in Zuid-Holland, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged climate change adaptation, EIB, electric vehicle chargers, electricity grid, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Grid Expansion, grid modernization, infrastructure renewal, Koen Bogers, Low Voltage, Medium Voltage, net congestion, partnership, renewable energy, Robert de Groot, Stedin, sustainability, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland, €500 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has provided a €132 million guarantee package to Croatia-based Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d.d. to expand its lending to Croatian Mid-Caps, micro-entrepreneurs, and social enterprises. The package includes a €100 million guarantee from the EIB and €32 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Croatian Mid-Caps, economic growth, EIB Group, EIF, Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d.d., ESB, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financial inclusion, Hannes Frotzbacher, InvestEU programme, lending expansion, Marjut Falkstedt, micro-entrepreneurs, partnership, social cohesion, social enterprises, sustainable development, Teresa Czerwinska, €100 million guarantee, €132 million guarantees, €32 million guarantee
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