EU and EIB support helps restore Lukashi Lyceum in Kyiv oblast, bringing 119 students back to a modern, accessible and energy-efficient school for the new academic year KEY TAKEAWAYS Lukashi Lyceum has reopened after being damaged by a Russian attack … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Education, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Non Profit, Society, Ukraine
Tagged 000 EIB financing, Auke Lootsma, Bucha, children with special educational needs, community resilience, EIB, EIB-Backed Renovation Restores Lukashi Lyceum for New Academic Year, electrical systems, energy-efficient school, EU Delegation to Ukraine, European Investment Bank, EU–EIB Recovery Programme Helps Restore War-Damaged School Near Kyiv, fire safety systems, Hatne, heating upgrades, Hostomel, insulated facades, internally displaced families, Joost Mohlmann, Karl Nehammer, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, Lighting systems, Lukashi Lyceum, Lukashi village, Ministry for Recovery Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Mykola Kalashnyk, Olga Zykova, protective shelter, school reconstruction, school renovation, sewage systems, social infrastructure, structural repairs, Tymur Tkachenko, Ukraine recovery, Ukraine recovery programme, Ukrainian communities, Ukrainian School Rebuilt With EU and EIB Support Reopens in Kyiv Oblast, UNDP, United Nations Development Programme, ventilation upgrades, war-damaged school, water systems, €690
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing €450 million to OMV to build a large-scale green hydrogen production facility in Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria. The loan is the EIB’s largest-ever financing in Austria’s energy sector and covers … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged 000 tonnes CO2 emissions reduction, 000 tonnes renewable hydrogen, 140 MW electrolyser, 150, 22-kilometre pipeline, 23, Austria, Bruck an der Leitha, EIB, EIB Backs OMV’s 140 MW Electrolyser Project to Decarbonise Schwechat Refinery, EIB Provides €450 Million Financing for OMV’s Green Hydrogen Plant in Austria, electrolysis value chain, energy security, EU climate bank, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, GREEN HYDROGEN, industrial decarbonisation, Karl Nehammer, low carbon products, Lower Austria, net-zero emissions, OMV, OMV Advances Industrial Decarbonisation With €450 Million EIB Green Hydrogen Financing, OMV Aktiengesellschaft, Reinhard Florey, renewable electricity, Renewable hydrogen, REPowerEU, Schwechat refinery, Strategy 2030, Sustainable Aviation Fuels, TechEU, €450 million loan, €600 million investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed €20 million to green bonds issued by Latvenergo, Latvia’s state-owned energy company, supporting the company’s latest bond issuance under its European Green Bond framework. The financing will help fund renewable energy and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg
Tagged anchor investor, Baltic energy system, Baltics, battery energy storage systems, capital markets, clean energy transition, climate neutrality, EIB, EIB Anchor Investment in Latvenergo Green Bonds Strengthens Baltic Green Finance and Energy Transition, electricity supply, energy security, Euro Medium Term Note Programme, European Green Bond framework, European Green Bond Standard, European Investment Bank, European Union climate bank, fossil fuel reduction, Green Bonds, green finance, Guntars Baļčūns, hydropower refurbishment, Karl Nehammer, Latvenergo, Latvenergo AS, Latvia, Latvia’s Clean Energy Development Receives EIB Support Through New Latvenergo Green Bond Investment, onshore wind, private capital mobilisation, renewable energy, solar photovoltaic installations, state-owned energy company, sustainable financing, sustainable infrastructure, €20 million investment, €300 million bond
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and UniCredit Bank Austria visited Austrian pipe and climate-control systems manufacturer KE KELIT at its Linz production site to highlight the company as an example of successful SME financing under EU-backed guarantee agreements. KE KELIT, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Austria, Austrian Manufacturer KE KELIT Demonstrates How EU-Backed Financing Strengthens SME Competitiveness and Regional Jobs, Austrian SMEs, Austrian suppliers, climate control systems, competitiveness, cooling systems, Corporate Financing, digital transition, digitalisation, EIB Group, EIB Group and UniCredit Bank Austria Financing Supports KE KELIT’s Digitalisation and Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Growth, EIB Group and UniCredit Bank Austria Showcase KE KELIT as a Model for EU-Backed SME Investment in Austria, EIF, energy-efficient infrastructure, EU-backed financing, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, family-owned business, green transition, guarantee agreements, heating systems, innovation financing, Karl Nehammer, KE KELIT, KE KELIT Highlights Innovation and Sustainable Production During EIB Group and UniCredit Bank Austria Visit in Linz, Kristine Egger, Linz, manufacturing investment, Marcel Müller-Marbach, pipe systems, production modernisation, regional value creation, Sabine Hönigsberger, small and medium-sized enterprises, SME financing, sustainability, sustainable production, technical building services, UniCredit Bank Austria
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and Ameriabank have launched a new EU-backed guarantee programme expected to unlock up to €106.25 million in financing for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses in Armenia. Supported under the EU4Business Guarantee Facility, the initiative is … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Ameriabank, Armenia, Armenian economy, Business Financing, economic resilience, EIB, EIB Group, EIB Group and Ameriabank Launch €106 Million EU-Backed Financing Initiative for Armenian Businesses, EIF, Entrepreneurship, EU4Business, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Union, financial institutions, Hovhannes Toroyan, investment support, job creation, Karl Nehammer, lending programme, MSMEs, New EU4Business Guarantee Programme Expands Access to SME Financing Across Armenia, portfolio guarantee, private sector growth, SME financing, sustainable development, Vassilis Maragos
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing €250 million to KONE to support a multi-year research and innovation programme focused on next-generation elevators, escalators, and intelligent people-flow technologies. Running from 2026 to 2029, the initiative aims to improve safety, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged building mobility, digitalization, EIB, elevators, energy efficiency, engineering jobs, escalators, Espoo, European Investment Bank, Finland, INNOVATION, Italy, Johannes Rastas, Karl Nehammer, KONE, KONE Secures €250 Million EIB Funding to Drive Innovation in Energy-Efficient Elevators and Urban Mobility Solutions, people flow technology, research and development, Smart Cities, TechEU initiative, urban infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided €100 million in financing to Orion Pharma to support the development of new treatments for cancer, pain, and other conditions with limited therapeutic options. The funding will be used for research and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged biopharmaceutical industry, clinical trials, Critical Medicines Alliance, drug development, EIB, EU resilience, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and Orion Pharma Expand Collaboration to Boost Healthcare Innovation and Supply Security, Healthcare Innovation, Karl Nehammer, oncology, Orion Pharma, pain treatment, pharmaceutical research, R&D investment, René Lindell, €100 Million EIB Investment Supports Orion Pharma Development of Critical Medicines and Therapies
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is partnering with Latvia’s Ministry of Economics and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia to support the growth of high-potential and technology-driven businesses. Through this advisory initiative, the EIB will assess Latvia’s current … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged and Business Scalability, Baltic innovation, deep tech, economic development, EIB, EIB Supports Latvia with Strategic Roadmap to Improve Financing, EU funding, European Investment Bank, high growth companies, Ieva Jāgere, Innovation Capacity, InvestEU, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Karl Nehammer, Latvia, Latvia Collaborates with European Investment Bank to Unlock Growth Potential in Innovation and Start-Up Sectors, LIAA, Ministry of Economics of Latvia, Riga Technical University, startups Latvia, technology sectors, venture financing, Viktors Valainis
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has launched its first pre-IPO advisory agreement, partnering with Swedish biotechnology company Anocca to support its preparation for a potential future stock-market listing. Delivered through the InvestEU Advisory Hub, the initiative focuses on strengthening … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Pharma & Biotech, Sweden
Tagged Anocca, biotechnology, cancer treatment, capital markets, Capital Markets Union, EIB, EIB Expands Support for European Growth Companies with New Pre IPO Advisory Initiative Focused on Capital Market Readiness, European growth companies, European Investment Bank, InvestEU Advisory Hub, IPO readiness, Jacob Michlewicz, Karl Nehammer, pre IPO advisory, T cell immunotherapy, venture debt
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and the Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank have launched a joint financing initiative worth up to €100 million to support small and medium-sized tourism businesses across Austria. The EIB will provide €50 million, matched … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology, Travel
Tagged Austria tourism, Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank, BMWET, climate action financing, EIB, EIB and Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank Launch €100 Million Financing Program to Support Tourism SMEs Across Austria, Elisabeth Zehetner, energy efficiency investments, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and ÖHT Expand Longstanding Partnership with New Tourism Financing Initiative in Austria, Federal Commercial Tourism Promotion Scheme, hospitality sector Austria, hotel financing, Karl Nehammer, Matthias Matzer, OeHT, ÖHT, SME financing, sustainable tourism, tourism financing, tourism industry Austria, tourism investment, tourism SMEs
(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) The EIB and Estonia have launched a 13-month advisory partnership designed to expand affordable rental housing and stimulate residential investment outside the country’s largest counties. With only a small fraction of new homes currently being built in regional … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate
Tagged affordable housing, economic competitiveness, EIB, Estonia, Estonian Academy of Arts, EU housing policy, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and Estonia Launch Strategic Programme to Unlock Regional Rental Housing Development, housing finance, HousingTechEU, infrastructure investment, Joint Initiative Sets Foundation for Sustainable Market Driven Rental Housing Growth Across Estonia, Karl Nehammer, Kuldar Leis, labour mobility, market assessment, Ministry of Climate Estonia, real estate development, regional development, rental housing, University of Tartu, urban rural balance
(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) The European Investment Bank has extended a €100 million loan to Arion Bank in Iceland to finance sustainable fisheries, land-based aquaculture and other marine industries across Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, marking the first EIB operation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, European Union, Financial, Iceland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Aquaculture Stewardship Council, Arctic region, Arion Bank, Arion Bank Receives €100 Million EIB Loan to Accelerate Sustainable Marine Investment in the Arctic Region, Benedikt Gíslason, blue economy, Clara Ganslandt, Climate Action, EFTA investment, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Karl Nehammer, land-based aquaculture, marine industries, Marine Stewardship Council, seafood industry, SME financing, sustainable fisheries
(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) 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
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