At least 70% of the facility will support cocoa and dairy value chains, alongside technical assistance on climate action and environmental and social risks. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs EIB Global and First City Monument Bank have announced €85 million in financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Environment, European Union, Food & Beverage, Investment
Tagged agricultural processing, Ambroise Fayolle, Bangkok, climate-smart agriculture, cocoa cooperatives, cocoa value chain, dairy value chain, EIB Global, EIB Global and FCMB announce €85 million facility to expand sustainable agribusiness financing in Nigeria, environmental and social standards, EU Global Gateway financing aims to strengthen Nigerian farm supply chains and local processing capacity, EU Regulation on Deforestation, EUDR, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank backs Nigerian cocoa processing and dairy development through FCMB partnership, European Investment Bank Group, European Union, FCMB, FCMB and EIB Global target cocoa cooperatives and dairy producers with long-term agricultural finance, First City Monument Bank, food security, Global Gateway, Jozef Sikela, milk production, Nadia Calviño, Nigeria, product traceability, sustainable agriculture, Taiwo Oyedele, Team Europe Initiative on Green Economy, Technical Assistance, Yemisi Edun, €85 million financing
Funding for assembly, packaging and testing near Kuala Lumpur is expected to support more than 1,000 jobs and strengthen chip supply chains serving European industries. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs EIB Global is lending $250 million to Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors to expand … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged 250 million dollar loan, Andy Micallef, chip manufacturing, chip supply chains, EIB Global, EIB Global backs NXP semiconductor expansion in Malaysia with $250 million loan, electronics manufacturing, EU Global Gateway financing to support NXP semiconductor facility and jobs in Malaysia, EU-Malaysia business forum, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank supports NXP supply chain investment near Kuala Lumpur, European Union, Global Gateway, job creation, Jozef Sikela, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, manufacturing expansion, Netherlands, Nicola Beer, NXP secures EIB Global financing to expand Malaysian chip production capacity, NXP Semiconductors, semiconductor assembly, Semiconductor Packaging, semiconductor testing, semiconductors, technology transfer
A €4.5 million EIB Global loan backed by the European Commission’s EFSD+ guarantee, together with €1.1 million in technical assistance, will support smaller firms across the emerging sargassum value chain. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs EIB Global and Banco ADOPEM have signed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged 4th EU-Caribbean Global Gateway Conference on Sargassum, ADOPEM, Banco ADOPEM, Banco de Ahorro y Crédito ADOPEM, Cancun, Caribbean, climate resilience, coastal communities, Dominican Republic, EFSD+, EIB, EIB Advisory, EIB Global, EIB Global and ADOPEM channel EU-backed financing into Dominican sargassum value chain, entrepreneurs, European Commission, European Commission and EIB Global support smaller Dominican firms tackling sargassum, European Investment Bank, Financial Inclusion Fund, Global Gateway, Global Gateway initiative backs Dominican entrepreneurs developing sustainable sargassum solutions, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jozef Sikela, Mercedes Canalda de Beras Goico, Mexico, sargassum, sargassum value chain, small and medium-sized enterprises, small businesses, SMEs, Team Europe, Team Europe package combines €4.5 million financing and €1.1 million advisory support for sargassum projects, Technical Assistance, Turning the Tide
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has completed the fifth Africa Venture Finance Programme at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, bringing together more than 40 African and Africa-focused venture capital fund managers from 14 countries. Held from 21 to 25 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Education, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 14 countries, 20 countries, 80 venture capital firms, Abi Mustapha-Maduakor, Africa Venture Finance Programme, AfricaGrow, AfricaGrow Technical Assistance Facility, African entrepreneurs, African Private Capital Association, African start-ups, AI in venture capital, Allianz Global Investors, Andreata Muforo, Andrew Mc Dowell, artificial intelligence, AVCA, AVFP, BMZ, Boost Ventures in Africa, Boost Ventures in Africa Technical Assistance, capital mobilisation, development finance institutions, early stage investment, EFSD+, EIB, EIB Advisory, EIB Global, European Commission, European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Advisory, European Investment Bank and Partners Strengthen African Venture Investment Ecosystem Through 2026 AVFP, European Investment Bank Expands African VC Capacity Through Oxford Programme for More Than 40 Fund Managers, European Investment Bank Marks Fifth Africa Venture Finance Programme as Alumni Network Exceeds 200 Fund Managers, European Union, exits, Fund managers, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Global Gateway, growth-stage investment, HealthCap Africa, institutional investors, investment ecosystem, Jozef Sikela, KfW, local capital, more than 200 alumni, more than 40 fund managers, Ola Brown, Oxford, Peter Ellersiek, private capital, private investment, Saïd Business School, September 21-25 2026, September 28 2026, Team Europe, technology companies, technology-enabled businesses, United Kingdom, University of Oxford, venture capital, venture debt, venture finance, €129 million guarantee, €4.5 million technical assistance
(IN BRIEF) Papua New Guinea will expand and strengthen drinking-water networks with the support of $25 million in concessional financing from EIB Global, combined with a €16.4 million European Union contribution. The project will be implemented by Water PNG and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged 000 People Through EIB Global Financing, Ambroise Fayolle, Andrew F Oaeke, climate resilience, concessional financing, development finance, drinking water, EIB Global, EIB Global Backs Major Drinking-Water Infrastructure Expansion in Papua New Guinea Towns, EU Global Gateway Support Expands Access to Clean Water Across Papua New Guinea, European Investment Bank, European Union, EU–Papua New Guinea Business Forum, Global Gateway, investment grant, Jozef Sikela, Pacific region, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Advances National Water Coverage Goals With European Investment Bank Support, Papua New Guinea to Improve Water Access for 400, Port Moresby, potable water, public health, sustainable development, Team Europe, Technical Assistance, urban water coverage, water infrastructure, water networks, Water PNG, water supply and sanitation programme, World Bank
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global and Techcombank have signed a €200 million financing agreement to support green projects in Viet Nam, focusing on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable transport. Announced at the EU-Vietnam Global Gateway Business and Investment Forum in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Climate Action, climate risk management, EIB Global, EIB Global Backs Techcombank with €200 Million Facility to Support Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Projects, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, green finance, Jozef Sikela, Just Energy Transition Partnership, Nguyen Thu Lan, Nicola Beer, private sector financing, renewable energy, sustainable investment, sustainable transport, Techcombank, Viet Nam
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has signed cooperation agreements with Andrada Mining in Namibia and EcoGraf in Tanzania to provide up to €2 million each in EU-funded technical assistance aimed at advancing early-stage lithium and graphite projects toward investment readiness as … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Andrada Mining, Andrew Spinks, Anthony Viljoen, battery value chain, clean energy transition, critical minerals, critical raw materials, EcoGraf, EIB Advisory, EIB Global, EIB Global Mobilises Technical Support for Andrada Mining and EcoGraf to Advance Africa’s Role in the Clean Energy Transition, ESG, European Investment Bank, European Union, Global Gateway, graphite, Green Energy, investment readiness, Jozef Sikela, Karl Nehammer, lithium, mineral processing, Namibia, OACPS, sustainable mining, Tanzania, Technical Assistance, water management
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has unveiled a €1 billion financing package to advance renewable energy generation and integrate national electricity grids across six Central American nations—Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Belize—under the EU Global Gateway Investment Agenda. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News
Tagged António Costa, Belize, CELAC-EU summit, Central America, clean energy financing, Climate Action, Costa Rica, EIB Global, EIB Global launches €1 billion clean energy and power grid integration initiative for Central America, El Salvador, electricity grid, energy transition, EU Global Gateway Investment Agenda, European Investment Bank, European Union, Guatemala, Honduras, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jozef Sikela, Latin America, Nadia Calviño, Panama, Regional integration, renewable energy, sustainable development, Team Europe, Teresa Ribera
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and European Commission are jointly supporting BioNTech’s mRNA manufacturing facility in Kigali, Rwanda, with up to €95 million in blended financing. The project aims to strengthen Africa’s capacity to produce vaccines locally for diseases … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged Africa CDC, African Union, and CEPI Join Forces to Strengthen Africa’s Vaccine Independence Through BioNTech’s Kigali mRNA Facility, BioNTech, BioNTech Secures up to €95 Million in EU and EIB Financing to Boost Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity in Kigali, biotechnology, CEPI, Dr Amadou Sall, EIB, EU, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, HIV, Jozef Sikela, Karl Nehammer, Kigali, local production, malaria, mpox, mRNA Vaccines, public health, Rwanda, Sierk Poetting, Sustainable Healthcare, Team Europe, tuberculosis, Vaccine Innovation, vaccine manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) The European Union has announced expanded support for Southeast Asia’s sustainable energy transition through a major partnership with ASEAN and the Asian Development Bank to advance the ASEAN Power Grid. The initiative aims to improve energy access for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged AFD, ASEAN, ASEAN Power Grid, Asian Development Bank, CDP, clean energy infrastructure, cross-border electricity, decarbonization, EDFI, energy connectivity, energy transition, EU and ASEAN Strengthen Energy Partnership with Joint Declaration to Advance ASEAN Power Grid, EU Strengthens Partnership with ASEAN to Advance Regional Power Grid and Sustainable Energy Connectivity, European Investment Bank, European Union, FMO, Global Gateway Forum, Jozef Sikela, KfW, Regional integration, renewable energy, Southeast Asia, sustainable development, Team Europe
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB), through EIB Global, has signed a $250 million loan to support Costa Rica’s first electric train project — the country’s first EIB-financed operation in over ten years. Co-funded with the Central American Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Advancing Sustainable Mobility and EU Partnership Goals, Álvaro Bermúdez Peña, CABEI, Central America, clean energy, climate finance, Costa Rica, EIB, EIB Global, EIB Global Extends $250 Million Loan for Costa Rica’s First Electric Train, EIB Global Grants $250 Million Loan to Build Costa Rica’s First Electric Train in Partnership with CABEI and GCF, Electric Train, European Investment Bank, Gisela Sánchez, Global Gateway, Green Climate Fund, INCOFER, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jozef Sikela, Kristin Lang, low-carbon transport, renewable energy, Rodrigo Chaves, San José Metropolitan Area, sustainable mobility, transport infrastructure, urban development
(IN BRIEF) The SDG Outcomes Fund, a USD 100 million blended-finance vehicle created by UBS Optimus Foundation and Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, has achieved final close with an additional USD 18 million anchor commitment from the EIB—backed by the European Commission … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ACP Trust Fund, Ambroise Fayolle, blended finance, Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, EIB, environmental outcomes, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, impact investment, Jozef Sikela, Leslie Maasdorp, low- and middle-income countries, Mila Lukic, outcomes-based financing, partnerships, SDG Outcomes Fund, social impact, Tom Hall, UBS Optimus Foundation
(IN BRIEF) At FfD4 in Seville, the EIB and Banque El Amana signed a €20 million loan facility to on-lend to Mauritanian SMEs in the seafood value chain. Forty percent of the funds are reserved expressly for women-led (30 percent) … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 2X Challenge, Ambroise Fayolle, Banque El Amana, blue economy, BMZ, coastal infrastructure, EFSD+, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, Jozef Sikela, KfW, Marine Stewardship Council, Mauritania, migration partnership, Mohamed Ahmed Salem Bouna Moctar, partnership, seafood value chains, SMEs, sustainability, women-led businesses, youth-led businesses, €20 million loan
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global, in collaboration with the European Commission and SES, is launching a major satellite broadband initiative aimed at transforming connectivity in Central Asia. With a combined financial package of a €34.4 million EU grant and a €25.45 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology, Telecom
Tagged broadband connectivity, Central Asia, digital economy, Digital Inclusion, digital transformation, EIB Global, European Commission, Global Gateway, high-speed Internet, Jozef Sikela, Kyriacos Kakouris, Nadine Allen, O3b mPOWER, satellite technology, SES, sustainable infrastructure, Team Europe, three million people, Western Balkans
(IN BRIEF) The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), with support from the European Union (EU), have launched a €100 million partnership aimed at addressing climate action and environmental sustainability challenges in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Africa-European Union Green Energy Initiative, Ambroise Fayolle, capacity building, Climate Action, EBID, EBID Vice President Mory Soumahoro, ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, ECOWAS region, ECOWAS Vision 2050, EIB, EIB Global, energy transition, environmental sustainability, EU, European Investment Bank, European Union, financial partnership, financing gap, Global Gateway strategy, Jozef Sikela, photovoltaic projects, poverty reduction, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, Technical Assistance, UN Sustainable Development Goals, water treatment
(IN BRIEF) The upgrade of the Kwa-Jomvu to Mariakani road in Kenya, backed by Team Europe, will transform a two-lane highway into a four and six-lane dual carriageway, improving road safety, reducing emissions, and enhancing regional trade. The €140 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged EIB Global, Emissions Reduction, EU, infrastructure, Jozef Sikela, Kenya, KfW, Kristina Laarmann, Mariakani, road upgrade, Team Europe, Thomas Östros, trade, TRANSPORT, William Ruto
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