(IN BRIEF) BNP Paribas and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have announced a partnership to inject up to €8 billion into the European wind energy sector. With a €500 million counter-guarantee from the EIB, BNP Paribas will back wind farm … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Alain Papiasse, Ambroise Fayolle, BNP Paribas, corporate banking, EIB, Energy Independence, energy transition, EU, EU renewable energy targets, European Investment Bank, European Wind Power Package, grid interconnections, industrial competitiveness, INNOVATION, InvestEU, investments, low-carbon economic model, low-carbon energy, net-zero emissions, partnership, renewable energy, supply chain efficiency, sustainability, sustainable energy, wind energy, wind farms, Yannick Jung, €8 billion
(IN BRIEF) A lawsuit has been filed against Ringier Axel Springer Polska (RASP) by entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert Szustkowski, demanding over PLN 54 million in penalties for RASP’s failure to honor a 2020 Settlement Agreement. The settlement, stemming from a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Law, Media, Poland
Tagged Attorney Elżbieta Kosińska-Kozak, charitable foundation, contractual penalty, defamatory claims, defamatory media materials, defamatory publications, Dubois & Partners, Elżbieta Kosińska-Kozak, Fakt, false information, financial claim, investments, law, lawsuit, media attacks, media outlets, media responsibility, Newsweek Polska, Onet, Pacta sunt servanda, personal and professional harm, personal rights violations, PLN 54 million, Polish courts, Polish judiciary, publishers, RAS, RASP, Ringier Axel Springer Polska, Robert Szustkowski, RUSSIA, Russian influence agent, settlement agreement, social ostracism, UKRAINE, violation of personal rights
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €150 million guarantee to Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) to enhance financing for mid-cap companies and public entities in Portugal, aiming to generate up to €420 million in new investments. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Portugal
Tagged Caixa Geral de Depósitos, EIB, Francisco Cary, investments, Jean-Christophe Laloux, partnership, PORTUGAL, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Centrica has acquired the Terhills battery storage project, an 18 MW facility in Belgium, from venture capital firm LRM as part of its strategy to boost green energy investments. The site, operational since 2018, has been optimised by … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Battery Storage Project, Belgium, Centrica, Chris O’Shea, ENERGY, investments, partnership, sustainability, Tom Vanham
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has deepened its ties with Malta by opening a new office in Valletta, enhancing collaboration with local businesses, government, and stakeholders. Announced by EIB Group President Nadia Calviño alongside Finance Minister Clyde … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Malta, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Clyde Caruana, EIB Group, Ian Borg, investments, Lawrence Walsh, Malta Office, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Paul Zahra, Robert Abela, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is providing €13 million to ProCredit Bank Kosovo through two initiatives: €8 million under the SME Reboot Programme to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) invest in green technologies and €5 million through the Green Economy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, investments, partnership, ProCredit Bank Kosovo, Sergiy Maslichenko, SME, sustainability, Visar Paçarada
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, in partnership with the EU and Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo (RBKO), has launched a €5 million SME Go Green programme to support sustainable investments by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Kosovo. The initiative focuses on … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Anita Kovacic, EBRD, EU, investments, MSMEs, partnership, Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo, Sergiy Maslichenko, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Haspa will receive €100 million from the European Investment Bank to finance small businesses and mid-sized companies in northern Germany, with a focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. This funding will unlock up to €280 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged EIB, Germany, Haspa, investments, Michi Maaß, Nicola Beer, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, with EU support, has launched the SME Go Green programme to finance green economy investments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia and the Western Balkans. Starting with €120 million in funding, with plans to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Serbia, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, EU, investments, Matteo Colangeli, Nicola Bertolini, partnership, SERBIA, SME Go Green Programme, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The Zencap European Sustainable Transition II (ZEST II) fund has successfully closed at €255 million, surpassing its target with a €75 million investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) under InvestEU. This funding enables ZEST II to back … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged EIF, energy projects, Europe, European Union, investments, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, sustainability, Zencap European Sustainable Transition II (ZEST II)
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) 2024 Investment Survey reveals that over 60% of EU companies have already invested in climate change mitigation and adaptation, while more than 70% have embraced digital transformation. The survey, covering 12,000 firms across … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged businesses, Climate, digital, digital technologies, economic challenges, EIB, EU, INNOVATION, investments, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Neuberger Berman, EQT, and CPP Investments, along with a consortium of global investors, have signed agreements to acquire Nord Anglia Education for USD 14.5 billion. Nord Anglia, a leading international schools organization with over 80 schools in 33 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Andrew Fitzmaurice, CPP Investments, David Stonberg, Education, EQT, investments, Neuberger Berman, Nord Anglia Education, partnership
(IN BRIEF) EIB Vice President Kyriacos Kakouris presented the Green Gateway Report during a visit to the Malta Development Bank (MDB). The report, part of a broader €30 million EIB-funded initiative, outlines opportunities to fast-track climate action and green investments … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Malta, Management, News
Tagged EIB, investments, Kyriacos Kakouris, Leo Brincat, Malta Development Bank, partnership, Paul V. Azzopardi, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Government of Malta have launched a new €86 million initiative to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malta. The first phase involves a €30 million guarantee through Bank of Valletta, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Malta, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Bank of Valletta, EIF, investments, Jonathan Vassallo, Kenneth Farrugia, Kyriacos Kakouris, Malta, partnership, SME, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Ringkjøbing Landbobank have entered a groundbreaking guarantee agreement to facilitate DKK 320 million in funding for green investments by Danish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps. Supported by the European Commission’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Denmark, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Denmark, EIF, investments, John Fisker, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, Ringkjøbing Landbobank, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Future Growth Capital (FGC), the private markets investment manager launched by Schroders plc and Phoenix Group, has announced its senior leadership team to support investment opportunities in private markets for UK pension savers. Paul Forshaw has been appointed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Chaipetch (Ped) Phrompechrut, Future Growth Capital, Georg Wunderlin, investments, James Harvey, leadership, Michael Eakins, Mike Chappell, Paul Forshaw, Pension Savers, Schroders, UK
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €10.8 billion in new financing to support a diverse range of projects focused on green energy, business innovation, health, housing, education, and infrastructure development. This includes significant investments in clean energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Business Innovation, EIB, Green Energy, Infrastructure Development, investments, Nadia Calviño, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) E.ON reported strong financial performance in the first half of 2024, achieving an adjusted Group EBITDA of €4.9 billion and an adjusted net income of €1.8 billion, in line with its full-year targets. The company reaffirmed its guidance … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged E.ON, energy transition, Financial, investments, Leonhard Birnbaum, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are providing a $20 million loan to Crédit Agricole Egypt to support small businesses and green investments. This loan includes $3 million of concessional … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Credit Agricole, Crédit Agricole Egypt, EBRD, EGYPT, Green Climate Fund (GCF), Heike Harmgart, investments, Jean-Pierre Trinelle, partnership, small businesses, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Associated British Ports (ABP) is sponsoring two major events in Plymouth this summer: the British Firework Championships on August 14-15 and the World Cadet Championships, running until August 9. The firework event supports the Royal National Lifeboat Institution … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABP, Ashley Curnow, British Firework Championships, infrastructure, investments, partnership, Plymouth, sponsorship, Summer Events, World Cadet Championships
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