(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has announced the Innovation and Green Transformation Facility (IGTF), a €187 million programme combining EIB loans and EU grants to support private sector sustainability and innovation in the Western Balkans. The initiative, aligned with the EU … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Björn Gabriel, climate resilience, digitalisation, ecosystem-based tourism, EIB Global, EU Economic and Investment Plan, green transition, IGTF, Innovation and Green Transformation Facility, innovation ecosystems, Mid-Caps, New Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, partnership, research centres, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, UNDP, Western Balkans, Western Balkans Investment Framework
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group has named María Romano as the new Head of its Madrid Office, where she will lead institutional relations and coordinate support for major projects in Spain. Romano, who succeeds Fernando Torija, has extensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged appointment, Arcano Partners, digital transition, economic competitiveness, EIB Group, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Fernando Torija, finance, green transition, institutional relations, investment, leadership, Madrid Office, María Romano, Mid-Caps, Nadia Calviño, SMEs, Spain, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided a €200 million loan to BNP Paribas Leasing Services to stimulate more than €500 million of new investment in Poland, with a minimum of 30% allocated to climate projects such as solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BNP Paribas Leasing Services, climate projects, EIB, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, green financing, heat pumps, housing associations, Jarosław Magielski, Mid-Caps, partnership, Poland, Polish economy, private individuals, renewable energy, SMEs, solar power, sustainability, sustainable growth, Teresa Czerwinska, €200 million loan, €500 million investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Hellenic Republic have concluded the Greek Guarantee Fund (GGF), a major financial initiative that has supported over 800 SMEs and mid-cap firms across Greece since its launch in 2014. Despite difficult … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged access to finance, economic recovery, EIB, EU financial instruments, European Investment Bank, financial support, GGF, Greece, Greek economy, Greek Guarantee Fund, Hellenic Republic, INNOVATION, job creation, Mid-Caps, partnership, Public Private Partnership, SMEs, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) Spain has joined nine other EU countries in the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, signing on via Cesce and ICO/FIEM to support Spanish SMEs and mid-caps exporting machinery, construction materials, technologies, and services to Ukraine. Backed by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged advanced technologies, Amparo López Senovilla, Cesce, construction materials, EIF, EU economic integration, European Investment Fund, export credit, FIEM, ICO, InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, machinery, Manuel Ilueca, Mid-Caps, Nadia Calviño, Pablo de Ramón-Laca, partnership, services, SMEs, Spain, sustainability, UKRAINE, Valdis Dombrovskis, Yulia Svyrydenko
(IN BRIEF) Exim Banca Romanească has joined the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, making Romania the tenth EU country to participate alongside nine others. The initiative, backed by the EIF within the EIB Group, provides guarantees to SMEs and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Romania, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Ukraine
Tagged accession process, advanced technologies, construction materials, EIF, EU Single Market, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Exim Banca Romanească, export guarantees, InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, machinery, Mid-Caps, Nadia Calviño, partnership, regional economic development, Romania, SMEs, Traian Halalai, Ukraine reconstruction, Valdis Dombrovskis, Yulia Svyrydenko, €300 million, €43.75 million
(IN BRIEF) Latvia’s finance institution Altum has signed up for the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, becoming the tenth EU country to do so alongside nine others. The facility, backed by the EIF and part of the EIB Group, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Altum, EIF, EU exports, EU Single Market, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, export guarantees, InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, Latvia, Mid-Caps, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Reinis Bērziņš, SMEs, sustainability, trade integration, Ukraine accession, Ukraine reconstruction, Valdis Dombrovskis, Yulia Svyrydenko, €300 million, €7.2 million
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and ICF have launched a €100 million loan—the initial tranche of a total €200 million facility—to finance sustainability-focused projects by Catalan SMEs. ICF will use these funds to underwrite investments in renewable energy systems, energy-efficiency retrofits, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged Climate Action, EIB, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, Gilles Badot, green transition, ICF, Institut Català de Finances, Mid-Caps, partnership, renewable energy, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, sustainability, Vanessa Servera, waste management
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has granted HBOR a €150 million loan—the first tranche of a €350 million agreement—to finance mid-caps and public-sector projects in Croatia. At least 30 percent of these funds will support green initiatives such as energy savings, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Croatia, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged clean transport, Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, economic development, EIB, energy efficiency, EU climate action, European Investment Bank, green investments, HBOR, Hrvoje Čuvalo, MBIL, Mid-Caps, public entities, renewable power, sustainable construction, Teresa Czerwinska, €150 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and VEHIS have structured a cash securitisation to issue PLN 2.6 billion of auto-lease financing for Polish SMEs and mid-caps. The EIB buys PLN 637 million of senior notes, while EIF guarantees an equivalent amount … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Retail, Small Business, Technology
Tagged auto leases, capital markets, cash securitisation, economic inclusion, EIB Group, EIF, electric vehicles, green transition, Jan Bujak, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Caps, partnership, Poland, regional development, SME financing, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, VEHIS, women-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has agreed a €450 million risk-sharing guarantee with CaixaBank, enabling up to €900 million in new loans to Spanish SMEs and mid-caps for working capital, liquidity, and investments in green and digital initiatives. Of this amount, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural financing, bioeconomy, CaixaBank, COHESION, digital transition, EIB Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, European Investment Bank, farm modernization, green transition, Mid-Caps, partnership, risk-sharing guarantee, rural development, SMEs, Spain, sustainability, €450 million, €900 million loans
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and Santander have structured a €250 million securitisation—comprising a €200 million EIF guarantee with ING and a €50 million EIB investment—to support Spanish SMEs, mid-caps, agricultural enterprises and women entrepreneurs. This transaction is expected to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Society, Spain
Tagged agricultural sector, climate resilience, EIB Group, EIF, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition, ING, Mid-Caps, Pan-European Agricultural Programme, Regenerative Agriculture, Santander, securitisation, small and medium-sized enterprises, Spain, water management, Women Entrepreneurship, young farmers
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and BPCE banking group have signed an agreement to provide €200 million in loans for SMEs and mid-caps in the French farming and bioeconomy sectors. The initiative aims to support young farmers and promote sustainable agriculture, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, European Union, Financial, France, Investment
Tagged agricultural support, Banque Populaire, biodiversity conservation, bioeconomy, BPCE banking group, Caisse d’Epargne, Cédric Glorieux, Christophe Hansen, Climate Action, EIB, energy-efficient irrigation, EU agricultural priorities., European Commission, European Investment Bank, farming, farming modernization, Gelsomina Vigliotti, generational renewal, loans, Mid-Caps, SMEs, solar panels, sustainable agriculture, young farmers, €200 million
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprising the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has invested over €90 million in a synthetic securitisation operation with BBVA, aimed at financing sustainable housing projects in Spain. Backed by InvestEU, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged asset-backed securitisation, BBVA, Climate Action, CO₂ reduction, EIB Group, energy efficiency, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Green Projects, InvestEU, Mid-Caps, near-zero emissions, partnership, pro rata amortisation, SMEs, Spain, STS criteria, sustainability, sustainable housing, synthetic excess spread mechanism, synthetic securitisation, €185 million financing, €90 million investment
(IN BRIEF) On 26 March 2025, the European Investment Fund (EIF) pledged €70 million to the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (Nefco) under the InvestEU programme, marking a significant step in financing sustainable growth across the Nordic region. The guarantee will … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Iceland, Investment, Luxembourg, Norway, Small Business, Sweden, Technology
Tagged circular economy, clean power, Climate Action, EIF, energy savings, European Investment Fund, financing gap, green financing, InvestEU programme, low-carbon economy, Mid-Caps, NEFCO, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation, Nordic SMEs, sustainability, sustainable economic growth, Thomas Östros, Trond Moe
(IN BRIEF) In 2024, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group achieved a record €1.24 billion in new financing in Croatia, up from €464 million in 2023. This financing, accounting for 1.4% of Croatia’s GDP, includes €937 million from the EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Climate Action, competitive, Croatian financing, Croatian GDP, Croatian government, Croatian Growth Investment Programme II, Croatian Venture Capital Initiative 2, CROGIP II, CVCi 2, EIB Group, EIF, environmental sustainability, EU grants, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, HBOR, INNOVATION, Kiepach Go Green, Mid-Caps, rail infrastructure, renewable energy, resilient Croatia, SMEs, social housing, sustainable growth, Teresa Czerwinska, urban mobility, Vesna Deep Tech Venture Fund, Zagreb
(IN BRIEF) Bulgaria-based Postbank, a subsidiary of Eurobank Group, has secured a €75 million guarantee from the European Investment Bank to facilitate up to €150 million in additional loans for mid-sized companies. This risk-sharing agreement offers preferential financing terms, such … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Bulgaria, collateral, domestic economy, EIB, EIB Group, Eurobank Group, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, funding accord, guarantee, Interest rates, job protection, Kyriacos Kakouris, lending, Mid-Caps, Mid-Sized Companies, partnership, Petia Dimitrova, portfolio, Postbank, preferential financing, risk-sharing, SMEs, strategic partnership, sustainable investment, working capital loans, €150 million, €75 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Greece’s four systemic banks—Alpha Bank, National Bank of Greece, Eurobank, and Piraeus—have introduced a €700 million guarantee programme to support mid-cap businesses. This initiative aims to facilitate €1.4 billion in new financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Alpha Bank, EIB, Eurobank, Greece, Mid-Caps, National Bank of Greece, Panagiotis Lymperopoulos, partnership, Piraeus, SMEs, sustainability, Theodore Tzouros, Vassilis Karamouzis, Yannis Emiris, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) novobanco has entered into a contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a €150 million guarantee, significantly enhancing its financing capabilities. This guarantee enables novobanco to share 50% of the risk for new loans provided to Portuguese … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged Andrés Baltar, Birthe Bruhn-Léon, EIB, Gemma Feliciani, Mid-Caps, novobanco, partnership, PORTUGAL, public sector, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Groupe BPCE and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have collaborated to offer a €300 million package aimed at facilitating the green transition of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies. This partnership enables Groupe BPCE to provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Didier Trupin, EIB, France, green transition, Groupe BPCE, Italy, Mid-Caps, partnership, SMEs, Spain, sustainability
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