(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 Bank has signed a €100 million loan agreement with Orkuveitan to fund the expansion and renewal of electricity and geothermal heating networks in the Reykjavík metropolitan area. The project will help meet rising energy demand … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Iceland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged climate action investment, EFTA Facility, EIB, EIB Funds Reykjavík Energy Upgrade with €100m Loan to Boost Sustainable Power and Heating, electricity grid expansion, European Investment Bank, geothermal district heating, Iceland 2040 carbon neutrality, Iceland electrification, Karl Nehammer, Orkuveitan, renewable heat production, Reykjavík energy infrastructure, sustainable utility networks, Sævar Freyr Þráinsson, Veitur Utilities
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €300 million loan to strengthen Lithuania’s defence infrastructure, marking over €1 billion in total EIB support to the country’s defence in 2025. The financing will fund key investments in logistics, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Baltics, crisis preparedness, defence investment, Eastern border, EIB, EU for security, EU security, European defence, European Investment Bank, Karl Nehammer, Kristupas Vaitiekūnas, Lithuania, Lithuania strengthens national and European security with new €300 million EIB investment, military infrastructure, NATO, resilience, Rūdninkai base, Team Europe
(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 is lending €100 million to Swedish forest-industry group Holmen to finance the expansion of its onshore wind projects in northern Sweden. The investment will increase renewable energy production to meet rising demand from energy-intensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Sweden
Tagged clean power, Climate Action, EIB, EIB backs Holmen with major loan to accelerate renewable energy and industrial decarbonization in Sweden, EIB supports Holmen with €100 million loan to boost onshore wind power in northern Sweden, energy transition, EU climate goals, European Investment Bank, forestry, Green Energy, Holmen, Industrial Decarbonization, Karl Nehammer, Northern Sweden, onshore wind, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Stockholm, sustainability, Sweden, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €90 million loan to Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) to upgrade two reactor units at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant. The financing will fund safety-critical updates, including control system modernization and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged automation systems, clean energy, Climate Action, Control Systems, EIB, electricity generation, Energy Independence, energy transition, EU Energy Roadmap 2050, European Investment Bank, European Union, Finland, Finland’s Olkiluoto Nuclear Facility Receives EIB Support for Major Safety and Efficiency Enhancements, Karl Nehammer, Lauri Piekkari, low-carbon power, modernization, nuclear energy, Olkiluoto, safety upgrades, steam separators, sustainability, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, TVO
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €40 million to Sweden’s Meva Energy AB to accelerate the rollout of its modular, biomass-based gasification plants across Europe. The company’s innovative system converts agricultural and industrial biomass residues into renewable, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged biochar, bioeconomy, biogas, biomass gasification, circular economy, Clean Industrial Deal, climate-neutral technology, decarbonisation, EIB, Elcowire Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, fossil-free manufacturing, green transition, IKEA, industrial energy, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Meva Energy, Meva Energy Secures EIB Financing to Scale Climate-Neutral Gasification Technology Across Europe, Net-Zero Industry Act, Niclas Davidsson, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Sofidel, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €50 million loan to Vilniaus vandenys, Lithuania’s largest water utility, to upgrade and expand water and wastewater infrastructure in the Vilnius region. The project includes station upgrades, network extensions, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Supports €50 Million Upgrade of Vilnius Water Infrastructure to Boost Sustainability and Digital Efficiency, environmental protection, EU environmental policy, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Lithuania, public health, renewable energy, Saulius Savickas, Simonas Klimavičius, smart meters, sustainable investment, Vilniaus vandenys, Vilnius, wastewater management, water infrastructure
(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 Investment Bank (EIB), the Latvian government, and the State Real Estate Agency (VNI) have signed an agreement to develop a new military base and training area in Selonia, along with a storage facility in Kuldīga. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Andris Sprūds, Arvils Aseradens, Baltic region, defence infrastructure, defence investment, EIB, EIB and Latvian Authorities Collaborate on Selonia Military Base and Defence Infrastructure Development, EIB to Support Latvia’s First Defence Infrastructure PPP with Advisory Expertise, European Investment Bank, European security, Infrastructure Development, Karl Nehammer, Kuldīga, Latvia, Latvia Advances Defence Infrastructure with EIB Support for Selonia Base and Kuldīga Facility, Latvian government, military base, Ministry of Defence, National Armed Forces Development Plan 2025–2036, NATO, PPP, Public Private Partnership, ReArm Europe, Renārs Griskevičs, resilience, Riga, SECURITY, Selonia, State Real Estate Agency, storage facility, training area, VNI
(IN BRIEF) Karl Nehammer, Austria’s former Chancellor (2021–2025), has been appointed Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, joining its Management Committee on 1 September 2025. Nominated by Austria and approved by the 27 EU finance ministers, he replaces Sweden’s Thomas … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged agriculture and bioeconomy, appointment, Austria nomination, Capital Markets Union, Climate Action, Climate Bank Roadmap, Cohesion Regions, digitalisation, EIB Management Committee, energy security investment, EU Finance Ministers, EU policy goals, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund (EIF), investment in Austria, Karl Nehammer, leadership, media photos available, Nadia Calviño, Paris Climate Agreement alignment, security and defence, social infrastructure, strategic autonomy, Thomas Östros, Vice-President appointment, Wilhelm Molterer
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