(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen strategic investment cooperation in Italy and internationally. The agreement expands joint action in infrastructure, innovation, digitalisation, climate action, SME … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, climate mitigation and adaptation, digital transformation, economic resilience, EIB Global, EIB Group and CDP Renew Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Investment Across Italy, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Bank Group and CDP Deepen Alliance to Advance Strategic Investment Agenda, European Investment Fund, European Union policy objectives, Infrastructure Development, InvestEU, Italy strategic investment, Memorandum of Understanding, regional cohesion, SMEs support, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) OQ Technology has secured €25 million in venture debt financing from the European Investment Bank under the InvestEU programme to expand its low-earth-orbit satellite communications technology. The funding will support research and development as well as the deployment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G NTN, Andrius Kubilius, direct to device connectivity, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Supports OQ Technology Expansion of Satellite Based 5G and IoT Connectivity Solutions, European space industry, InvestEU, LEO constellation, Lex Delles, low earth orbit satellites, Luxembourg space sector, NB-IoT, Omar Qaise, OQ Technology, OQ Technology Advances Sovereign European Satellite Network with €25 Million Venture Debt Financing, Robert de Groot, satellite communications, smartphone connectivity, sovereign space infrastructure, TechEU
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing a €75 million loan to AMAG Austria Metall AG to support research, digitalisation and environmentally sustainable manufacturing at its Ranshofen plant in Upper Austria. The financing represents the first EIB operation in … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged aerospace industry, aluminium production, AMAG Austria Metall AG, Austria, automotive industry, critical raw materials, digitalisation, EIB, EIB and AMAG Partner on €75 Million Investment to Advance Digitalisation and Sustainable Aluminium Manufacturing in Upper Austria, European industry competitiveness, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Supports AMAG Austria Metall AG with €75 Million Financing for Industrial Innovation and Sustainable Aluminium Production, green industry, Helmut Kaufmann, industrial innovation, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Ranshofen, research and development, sustainable manufacturing, TechEU programme, Upper Austria
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing AMAG Austria Metall AG with a €75 million loan to fund research, digitalisation, and greener production methods at its Ranshofen facility, forming part of a wider €168 million investment programme running from … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged aerospace materials, aluminium production, AMAG Austria Metall AG, automotive supply chain, critical raw materials, digital manufacturing, EIB, EIB Grants €75 Million Financing to AMAG to Drive Industrial Innovation and Sustainable Aluminium Production, European Industry, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Supports AMAG Expansion to Strengthen Critical Raw Materials Supply and Industrial Resilience, green transformation, Helmut Kaufmann, industrial innovation, industrial resilience, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Ranshofen Upper Austria, recycling expertise, research and development, sustainable production, TechEU programme
(IN BRIEF) In 2025, the European Investment Bank Group provided €1.93 billion in financing to Czechia, supporting projects in transport, clean energy, SME financing and affordable housing. Nearly half of the funding was directed toward railway upgrades and the Prague … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged affordable housing, Brno Urban Infrastructure Development programme, CEPS, Česká spořitelna, ČEZ, Czech Republic, Czechia, EIB Group, EIB Group Delivers €1.93 Billion in 2025 Financing to Modernise Czech Transport Energy Infrastructure and Affordable Housing, EIF, ELENA, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group Financing in Czechia Reaches €1.93 Billion in 2025 to Advance Transport Clean Energy and Housing, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, JASPERS, Marek Mora, Mid-Caps, power grid reinforcement, Prague Ring Road, renewable energy integration, SME financing, TEN T network, transport modernization, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, UniCredit SpA, urban development
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group’s Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative has delivered €6 billion in financing in its first year, supporting up to 150,000 SMEs across Europe in implementing energy efficiency and decarbonisation measures. Launched with the European Commission and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged decarbonisation, EIB Group, EIB Group Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative exceeds first-year expectations and scales EU-wide green financing European Investment Bank Group, EIB Group Scales Green Gateway Platform and Energy Efficiency as a Service Partnerships to Support 350000 European SMEs, Eiffel Investment Group, Energy Efficiency as a Service, Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative, European Commission, European Investment Fund, Green Checker, Green Gateway, green transition, InvestEU, Servitisation, SME financing, Solar Impulse Foundation, Solas Capital, Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, sustainable development
(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) 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) Finnvera has become a shareholder of the European Investment Fund, giving Finland direct representation in EU-level decision-making for SME financing and strengthening national access to European funding. The EIF provided €606 million to SMEs in Finland during 2024, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Climate and Digitalisation Loans, COSME, economic growth, EIF, EU financing, European corporate finance, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, export guarantees, Finland, Finnish representation enters EIF ownership as Finnvera aims to channel more European funding to domestic companies, Finnvera, guarantees, innovation funding, InvestEU, Juuso Heinilä, Karl Nehammer, Marjut Falkstedt, private equity, risk-sharing, SME finance, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) Indico Capital Partners has launched Indico VC Fund III with a targeted size of €125 million, supported by a €30 million anchor investment from the European Investment Fund. The new fund will back early-stage enterprise SaaS, AI, deep-tech, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI, blue economy, deep tech, digitalisation, early stage investment, EIF, enterprise SaaS, European Investment Bank Group, Indico Capital Partners, Indico VC Fund III, InvestEU, Italy, Marjut Falkstedt, New Indico VC fund aims to drive enterprise technology growth in Portugal, oceantech, PORTUGAL, Portugal Blue, SME funding, Southern Europe, spacetech, Spain, Spain and Italy with support from EIF and InvestEU, Stephan de Moraes, Technology Innovation, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund and UniCredit Bank Austria have announced an expanded partnership featuring a new €250 million EIF guarantee that will enable the bank to provide around €360 million in favourable financing for more than 200 SMEs … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Austria Strengthens Innovation and Sustainability Investment with New EIF-Backed €250 Million Guarantee Facility, Austrian business growth, Austrian SMEs, Climate Action, digitalisation, EIF, EU financial support, European Green Deal, European Investment Fund, green transition, innovation investment, InvestEU, Ivan Vlaho, Karl Nehammer, Mid-Caps, SME Lending, sustainability investment, technology investment, UniCredit Bank Austria, Vienna, €13 billion EIF investment in Austria, €250 million guarantee, €360 million financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund and ALTUM have launched a new cooperation supported by the EU’s InvestEU programme to improve access to study loans for students in Latvia. The agreement will make up to €66 million available between 2026 … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Altum, counter-guarantee, education financing, EIF, European Fund for Strategic Investments, European Investment Fund, higher education access, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Latvia, Latvian students, Marjut Falkstedt, New InvestEU-backed agreement strengthens Latvia’s student loan system with improved terms and wider eligibility, Reinis Bērziņš, Skills and Education Guarantee Pilot, skills development, study loans, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Erste Bank Croatia have expanded their partnership with a new €100 million guarantee extension under the EU’s InvestEU Portfolio Guarantee. This initiative brings the total EIF-backed financing for innovative SMEs and small … Read the full press release
Posted in Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Business Financing, Christoph Schoefboeck, Cohesion Regions, creative industries, CROATIA, digital transformation, EIB Group, EIF, EIF and Erste Bank Croatia Strengthen Partnership with €100 Million Guarantee to Boost Innovation and SME Growth, Erste Bank Croatia, EU guarantee, European Investment Fund, European Union, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Just Transition Regions, Merete Clausen, regional development, small Mid-Caps, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Crédit Agricole CIB have finalized a $2 billion Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) deal, backed by a $95 million financial guarantee from IFC, to unlock new trade finance commitments for emerging markets. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged capital markets, Crédit Agricole CIB, economic development, EMDEs, emerging markets, financial inclusion, global trade, IFC, IFC strengthens partnership with Crédit Agricole CIB to expand trade finance access for developing economies, International Finance Corporation, InvestEU, job creation, Mohamed Gouled, Olivier Bélorgey, significant risk transfer, SMEs, SRT, supply chain, Sustainable Finance, trade finance, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €20 million in TIN Capital’s European Cyber Tech Fund V, supported by Invest-NL and other institutional and private investors, bringing the fund’s total to more than €80 million. The investment, part … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged AI, Cecilia Thorfinn, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Act, cybersecurity innovation, data privacy, digital autonomy, Digital Resilience, DORA, EIB Group, EIF and Invest-NL boost TIN Capital’s €80 million Cybersecurity Fund to secure Europe’s digital future, Europe, European Cyber Tech Fund V, European Investment Fund, Invest-NL, InvestEU, Michael Lucassen, NIS2, Robert de Groot, technology investment, TIN Capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreich und Wien have partnered under the InvestEU programme to provide up to €43 million in green financing for Austrian SMEs and small mid-caps. The initiative supports energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Austria, Austrian economy, Austrian SMEs Set to Benefit from €43 Million Green Financing Push under EIB Group and HYPO NOE Agreement, Business Resilience, EIB Group, EIB Group and HYPO NOE Drive €43 Million Green Financing Boost for Austrian SMEs, EIF, energy efficiency, environmental financing, European Investment Fund, Green Investment, HYPO NOE Landesbank, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, renewable energy, SMEs, sustainability, Wolfgang Viehauser
(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 (EIB) has launched an advisory initiative to help Ireland scale up district heating, supporting national efforts to decarbonise heating and lower energy costs. Working with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Budget 2026, carbon emissions, clean energy transition, Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, community energy projects, Cork, Darragh O’Brien, district heating, Dublin, EIB, EIB and SEAI Partner to Drive District Heating Expansion and Decarbonise Ireland’s Energy Sector, energy efficiency, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, fossil fuel reduction, Heat Bill, heat decarbonisation, InvestEU, Ioannis Tsakiris, Ireland, local economies, renewable energy, SEAI, SEAI Centre of Excellence, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, sustainable heating, William Walsh
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