(IN BRIEF) A financing agreement between the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and LTG Link signals a significant step forward for Lithuania’s rail sector. The agreement, totaling EUR 200 million, will facilitate the purchase of nine … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Egidijus Lazauskas, EIB, Electric and Battery Trains, investment, Jeanette Vitasp, Lithuania, LTG Link, Marius Skuodis, NIB, rail electrification, Thomas Östros
(IN BRIEF) In a landmark move towards sustainable transportation, the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and LTG Link have sealed a financing deal to procure electric and battery-powered trains. With loans totaling €200 million, nine electric … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Egidijus Lazauskas, EIB, Electric Train, Jeanette Vitasp, Lithuania, LTG Link, Marius Skuodis, NIB, partnership, Rail Revolution, sustainability, Thomas Östros
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Board of Directors approved €4.3 billion in financing for projects spanning Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia. The funding will support sustainable transport, renewable energy, water and waste treatment, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Hungary, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Slovakia
Tagged Austria, Czech Republic, EIB, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, investment, Italy, Lithuania, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Slovakia, sustainability, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) is allocating €40 million to support the European Agri Transition Fund, aimed at fostering a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food system in Europe. Managed by INOKS Capital, the fund targets SMEs and … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged agriculture, Bulgaria, CROATIA, EIF, Europe, Greece, Hungary, INOKS Capital, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, Nabil Marc Abdul-Massih, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, SMEs, Spain, sustainability, Switzerland, The Czech Republic
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting energy efficiency initiatives in Vilnius by investing €25 million in Šiaulių Bank’s energy efficiency fund. Managed by Šiaulių Bank, the fund aims to finance energy efficiency renovations in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Management, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, ENERGY, Lithuania, partnership, residential, Šiaulių Bank, Sue Barrett, sustainability, Vilnius, Vytautas Sinius
(IN BRIEF) Startical, a venture created by ENAIRE and Indra, has announced its collaboration with GOMspace and NanoAvionics to conduct tests on communication and surveillance systems for its future constellation of over 270 satellites, aimed at providing air traffic services … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Denmark, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Lithuania, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Air Traffic Services, Carsten Drachmann, Communication, Denmark, GOMspace, Indra, J. Enrique González Laguna, Lithuania, NanoAvionics, partnership, Satellite Testing, Startical, Surveillance systems, Žilvinas Kvedaravičius
(IN BRIEF) Hydro Extrusions has announced an agreement to sell its fabrication unit in Kaunas, Lithuania, to VE Invest UAB. The Kaunas plant, with approximately 170 employees, serves as a fabrication unit for Hydro’s extrusion plants in Sweden and Denmark. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, Bruno D’hondt, Denmark, Hydro Extrusions, Kaunas Plant, Lithuania, partnership, Paulius Velicka, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) HeavyFinance announces a €50 million fundraising for a private credit fund aimed at supporting European agricultural SMEs with tailored finance solutions to advance decarbonization efforts. With the EIF committing €20 million as a cornerstone investor and support from … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Poland, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged agriculture, Bulgaria, EIF, Europe, HeavyFinance, Laimonas Noreika, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, Poland, PORTUGAL, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso’s innovative Harvesting Partner concept, aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and skillful operators in the forest industry, has expanded across Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Lithuania since its launch in November 2022. In collaboration with SEB, Stora Enso has … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Lithuania, Management, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged entrepreneurs, Financing Model, Finland, Forest Industry, innovative, Jakob Hansson, Lithuania, Mattias Bränngård, Norway, partnership, SEB, Stora Enso, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is bolstering sustainable real estate initiatives in the Baltic states and central and eastern Europe with a €30 million investment in UAB Urban Hub Holding, a joint venture with UAB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Lithuania, Management, News, Real Estate, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged BALTIC, Eastern Europe, EBRD, Giedrius Muliuolis, Lithuania, partnership, real estate, sustainability, UAB SBA Urban, UAB Urban Hub Holding, Vlaho Kojakovic
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is backing the growth of venture capital markets in the Baltic states by providing a €10 million investment in Practica Venture Capital III, managed by Lithuania-based venture capital manager Practica … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Anne Fossemalle, Baltic Venture Capital Fund, EBRD, Estonia, INNOVATION, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, partnership, Practica Capital, sustainability, Tomas Andriuškevičius
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed a €40 million loan to Eldrive Holding GmbH, based in Austria, to establish 8,472 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Romania over the next three years. This project … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Automotive, Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Romania, Technology
Tagged Austria, Bulgaria, clean mobility, Eastern Europe, EIB, Eldrive Holding GmbH, EV charging stations, installation, Kyriacos Kakouris, Lithuania, partnership, Romania, Stefan Spassov, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) In a significant development, the European Commission has signed an amendment to the InvestEU guarantee with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), making NIB the implementing partner for Norway and Iceland. This expansion broadens NIB’s lending capacity under the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway
Tagged André Küüsvek, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, InvestEU, Latvia, Lending Capacity, Lithuania, NIB, Norway, partnership, Poland, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Eurojust and Europol supported a joint operation by Dutch, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, and Canadian authorities targeting alleged violations of export sanctions to Russia. During the operation, three suspects were apprehended, and 14 locations were searched as part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Industrial, Latvia, Law, Lithuania, Management, Netherlands, News, Russia, Security & Safety
Tagged Coordinated Action, Eurojust, EUROPOL, Germany, Illegal Exports, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, partnership, RUSSIA
(IN BRIEF) Lithuania’s Defence Material Agency (DMA) has entered into an agreement with the Dutch procurement Agency COMMIT to procure Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radars (GM200 MM/C). These advanced radars are designed to provide simultaneous detection, tracking, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Lithuania, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Defense, Gerben Edelijn, Ground Master 200 Radars, Lithuania, partnership, Sigitas Dzekunskas, sustainability, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Vestas has received a confirmed order from UAB Vejoteka, a subsidiary of Enefit Green, for the Kelme II wind farm project located in Lithuania. The order comprises 14 V162-6.2 MW wind turbines, encompassing supply, delivery, and commissioning services. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Management, News
Tagged Andres Maasing, Enefit Green, Jens Pinderup, Kelme II Wind Farm, Lithuania, partnership, sustainability, UAB Vejoteka, V162-6.2 MW wind turbines, Vestas, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) have signed a financing agreement for the Mažeikiai onshore wind farm in Lithuania, developed by Ignitis Group, a leading energy company in the Baltics. Both EIB and NIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged André Küüsvek, EIB, Ignitis Group, Jonas Rimavičius, Lithuania, Mažeikiai Onshore Wind Farm, NIB, partnership, sustainability, Thomas Östros
(IN BRIEF) Airbus Helicopters and Lithuanian operator ASU BALTIJA have agreed on a contract for two H125 helicopters at the European Rotors 2023 event. These helicopters represent Airbus’ first sale to a commercial operator in Lithuania and will serve passenger … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Luminor Bank AS have inked a €115 million agreement to enhance lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The collaboration between the EIB and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Baltic States, EIB, Estonia, financing, Latvia, Lithuania, Luminor Bank, Palle Nordahl, partnership, SME, sustainability, Thomas Östros
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million loan agreement with Klaipėdos vanduo, the municipal water company in Klaipėda, Lithuania, to support its 2023-2026 investment program. The investment program aims to enhance water supply and wastewater … Read the full press release
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