(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank has signed a 10-year NOK 750 million loan agreement with Elkem ASA to finance the company’s research and development investments in Norway between 2025 and 2029. The programme focuses on process innovation, energy efficiency, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged carbon solutions, decarbonisation, Elkem, Elkem ASA, Elkem Secures 10-Year NIB Financing to Support Low-Carbon Materials Research, Elkem to Advance Energy Efficiency and Emissions Reduction R&D With NIB Financing, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, ferrosilicon, foundry alloys, hard to abate sectors, Helsinki, industrial competitiveness, industrial materials, industrial partners, low carbon materials, Moody’s, NIB, NIB Provides NOK 750 Million Loan to Finance Elkem’s R&D Investments in Norway, NIB Supports Norwegian Industrial Materials Innovation Through Loan to Elkem, NOK 750 million loan, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, Norway, Operational Efficiency, Oslo, process innovation, product quality, R&D investments, renewable energy, research and development, research institutions, Riga, S&P Global Ratings, Sari Cabell, silicon
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank has signed a four-year €22 million InvestEU-backed loan with Finnish cloud services company Verda Cloud Oy. The financing will support the acquisition of GPUs, networking equipment and storage infrastructure, enabling the company to expand … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology
Tagged AI Infrastructure, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cloud infrastructure, Connectivity Data Infrastructure and Digital Technologies, data centres, data driven applications, digital infrastructure, digital transition, EU-based cloud service provider, European Union, Finland, GPUs, graphics processing units, Helsinki, high-performance computing, InvestEU, InvestEU-Backed Loan Helps Verda Cloud Scale Computing Capacity for AI and Data Applications, Jeanette Vitasp, Moody’s, networking equipment, NIB, NIB Supports Finnish Cloud Infrastructure Investment With €22 Million InvestEU-Backed Loan, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, Riga, Ruben Bryon, S&P Global Ratings, storage equipment, Verda Cloud, Verda Cloud Oy, Verda Cloud Secures NIB Financing to Expand High-Performance Computing Capacity
(IN BRIEF) NIB has approved an investment loan of up to NOK 241 million to Tide Buss AS to finance the purchase of 105 electric buses for public transport operations in Norway. The buses will be used under long-term concessions … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 105 electric buses, AAA credit rating, André Küüsvek, auxiliary heaters, clean transportation, CO₂ savings, DNB, DNB and InvestEU, electric buses, EU taxonomy, European Union, green transport, Helsinki, HVO, hydrotreated vegetable oil, InvestEU Fund, local air pollutants, long-term concessions, low-emission transport, Moody’s, NEB, NIB, NIB Approves NOK 241 Million Loan to Support Tide Buss Electric Bus Investment in Norway, NIB Environmental Bond, NIB Financing Helps Tide Buss Expand Low-Emission Public Transport Operations in Norway, NIB Provides Financing to Tide Buss for 105 Electric Buses in Norway, NOK 241 million loan, NOK 498 million project, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, Norway, public transport, Public Transportation Authorities, Riga, Ronny Paulsen, S&P Global Ratings, Sogn, Sunnhordland, sustainable mobility, Tide AS, Tide Buss Advances Zero-Emission Mobility in Norway Through NOK 498 Million Electric Bus Project, Tide Buss AS, Tide Buss to Deploy 105 Electric Buses in Norway with Support from NIB, Vestfold, zero tailpipe emissions, zero-emission mobility
(IN BRIEF) NIB has signed a EUR 55.5 million uncommitted credit facility with AB Klaipėda State Seaport Authority to support a EUR 111 million infrastructure investment programme at Klaipėda Seaport in Lithuania. The programme will fund upgrades aimed at improving … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AAA credit rating, AB Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, Algis Latakas, André Küüsvek, Baltic countries, cargo handling capacity, cruise ship terminal, cyber resilience, EUR 111 million investment programme, EUR 55.5 million credit facility, green energy operations, Green Hydrogen Hub and Maritime Infrastructure Upgrades, green hydrogen production, Helsinki, hydrogen refuelling hub, Klaipėda Seaport, Klaipėda Seaport Secures NIB Financing for Cruise Facilities, Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, Lithuania, low-emission solutions, Maritime Safety, Moody’s, navigational infrastructure, NIB, NIB Backs Klaipėda Seaport’s EUR 111 Million Programme to Expand Capacity, NIB Provides EUR 55.5 Million Credit Facility to Support Major Infrastructure Upgrades at Klaipėda Seaport, NIB Supports EUR 111 Million Infrastructure Investment Programme at Klaipėda Seaport in Lithuania, NIB Supports Strategic Port Modernisation in Lithuania Through Financing for Klaipėda Seaport Investment Programme, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, Offshore Wind Logistics, onshore power supply, passenger facilities, port access, port capacity, port infrastructure, radar systems, regional supply chain resilience, Riga, S&P Global Ratings, Safety and Green Port Operations, sustainable transport, trade connectivity
(IN BRIEF) Snam has introduced a revamped Sustainable Financing Framework built around two strategic pillars—Green Financing and Sustainability-Linked Financing. The Green pillar focuses on EU Taxonomy-aligned investments like pipeline retrofits, while the Sustainability-Linked pillar ties funding costs to ESG performance … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology
Tagged carbon neutrality, decarbonization strategy, energy transition, ESG targets, EU Green Bond Standard, EU taxonomy, green financing, ICMA, infrastructure, ISS, methane emissions, Moody’s, net zero, Nicole Della Vedova, Scope 1 emissions, Scope 2, Scope 3, Snam, strategic finance, sustainability, Sustainability-Linked Bonds, Sustainable Finance Framework, sustainable investment
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has entered a 7-year loan agreement with Arva AS, a Norwegian distribution grid operator, to bolster the efficiency and resilience of the electricity distribution network in Northern Norway. Valued at NOK 500 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Norway
Tagged Arctic Norway, Arild Moen, Arva AS, Bodø Energi, charging infrastructure, credit rating, economic growth, Electricity distribution network, Electrification of society, financial institution, Grid efficiency, Grid resiliency, Infrastructure refurbishment, Investment programme, Moody’s, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, Patrik Marckert, power lines, Public sector financing, Standard & Poor's, Sub-stations, Troms Kraft
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 2-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), a Swedish financial group leader on the Nordic market, has announced that its division SEB Investment Management, a leading asset management company in the Nordic region, … Read the full press release
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) STOCKHOLM, 2-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), ein schwedisches Finanzunternehmen Gruppenführer auf dem nordischen Markt, hat bekannt gegeben, dass seine Abteilung SEB Investment Management, eine führende Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft in der nordischen Region, dem TNFD Forum … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) ROME, 15-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel S.p.A. (BIT: ENEL), an Italian multinational energy company, has announced that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded its long-term rating of Enel S.p.A. to “Baa1” from the previous level of “Baa2” while the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, News
Tagged Baa1, Baa2, centralized financing, Enel, Enel Finance America LLC., Enel Finance International N.V., Enel S.p.A., geographical diversification, investments, Moody’s, Moody’s Investors Service, rating, Rating Agency, renewables
LUXEMBOURG, 27-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Befesa S.A. (“Befesa”), the European market leader for steel dust and aluminium salt slags recycling services, today received an upgraded corporate family rating (CFR) from Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s raised Befesa to a Ba2 grade, … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Germany, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged aluminium, Befesa, grade, Moody’s, rating, steel dust
PARIS, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Following a similar move by Moody’s this June, the rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) announced a one-notch upgrade to its long-term credit rating on Groupe BPCE from A to A+, coupled with a stable outlook. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France
Tagged credit rating, Fitch, Groupe BPCE, Moody’s, Nicolas Namias, S&P, Standard & Poor's
1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — UniCredit has today (April 24, 2013 – h 18:48) launched a “lower tier 2” subordinated benchmark denominated in US Dollar, with a 10 year maturity (callable after 5 years) and a volume of USD 750 million (equivalent … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Italy
Tagged ASIA, Baa3, BBB, Euro Medium Term Notes Program, Fitch, institutional investors, lower tier 2, Moody’s, non US investors, S&P, UNICREDIT, USD swap rate
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