(IN BRIEF) BBVA has proposed comprehensive measures to the Spanish competition authority (CNMC) to secure approval for its merger with Banco Sabadell. These commitments include maintaining branch access in underserved areas, ensuring continued SME lending and credit lines for 18 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Banco Sabadell, BBVA, Comprehensive Measures, financial inclusion, MERGER, Onur Genç, partnership, SME Support
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) global arm, EIB Global, has partnered with Evocabank to improve financial access for micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Armenia. EIB Global is providing a €12 million loan to Evocabank, which will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged Armenia, banking sector, Eastern Partnership, Economic and Investment Plan, EIB Global, entrepreneurial community, EU grant, Evocabank, financial inclusion, Financial Stability, inclusive economic growth, Jan Plešinger, job creation, Karen Yeghiazaryan, local currency financing, market opportunities, MSMEs, Neighbourhood Investment Platform, Southern Caucasus, sustainable economy, Team Europe, Teresa Czerwińska, women-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) Solidaridad, planetGOLD Peru, and the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru organized a panel at the PERUMIN event to emphasize the importance of financial inclusion in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. The event aimed to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, Metals and Minerals, Netherlands, News, Small Business
Tagged Artisanal, Edgar Mamani, financial inclusion, Jorge Álvarez, Mauricio Winkelried, Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru, Oscar Vera Gargurevich, partnership, PERU, PERUMIN Event, planetGOLD Peru, Sergio Samaniego, Small-Scale Miners, Solidaridad, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching its Youth in Business Programme in Albania, aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs’ financial inclusion. The program will provide a €1 million loan to Union Bank for lending to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Albania, Business Programme, EBRD, Ekaterina Solovova, financial inclusion, Flutura Veipi, SMEs, Union Bank, young entrepreneurs, YOUTH
(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 30-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish multinational financial services company BBVA announces the signing of a €1.35 billion sustainable linked guarantee facility with the Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas, Enel. The transaction is in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, News, Spain
Tagged BBVA, clean energy, climate change, electric utility, Enel, financial inclusion, financing transactions, green financing, guarantee facility, Pledge 2025, SDGs, social entrepreneurship, sustainability, sustainability-linked currency derivatives, Sustainable Finance, sustainable financing, sustainable infrastructure, sustainable linked guarantee facility, UN Sustainable Development Goal 7
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading international banking group Standard Chartered announced that its sustainable deposit product, helping finance UN’s SDGs activities, has just reached the $2 billion milestone with a significant deposit made by the French integrated … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, United Kingdom
Tagged combating climate change, COVID-19, EDF, entrepreneurs, financial inclusion, loans, s sustainable deposit, SDGs, Simon Cooper, Standard Chartered, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable projects, Xavier Girre
The HAGUE, 16-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ —The European Comission (EC), has approved up to €75 million in guarantees and up to €8 million in Technical Assistence to FMO’s NASIRA program (NASIRA). The NASIRA risk sharing facility aims to provide access to … Read the full press release
LONDON, 6-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyds Banking Group to provide £1m per year to Credit Unions as part of its commitment to provide leadership in the area of financial inclusion Lloyds Banking Group commits £1m to Credit Unions per year Lloyds Banking … Read the full press release
LONDON, 6-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyds Banking Group revealed seven separate public commitments to address some of the big issues facing Britain today Helping Britain Prosper Plan: Today, for the first time, Lloyds Banking Group has revealed seven separate and significant public … Read the full press release
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