(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has developed a comprehensive women entrepreneurs program that has expanded access to finance and long-term business support in Türkiye since 2005. With more than €5 billion in financing provided over the past five years, the initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, Small Business, Society
Tagged access to finance, Boğaziçi University, economic empowerment, entrepreneurship banking, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA’s Women Entrepreneurs Program Drives Inclusive Growth and Business Value, gender inclusive banking, inclusive finance, Selin Öz, SME financing, Sustainable Finance, Türkiye economy, women entrepreneurs, Women Entrepreneurs Academy, Women in Trade platform, women-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has entered into a landmark synthetic securitisation agreement with Estonia’s Coop Pank, enabling the release of capital that will support up to €249 million in new lending to businesses across the country. Through guarantees provided … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Baltic banking sector, capital relief, Climate Action, Coop Pank, EIB Group, EIB Group supports Estonian economy through first synthetic securitisation with Coop Pank, environmental sustainability, Estonia, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, gender equality financing, Innovative EIB Group deal boosts Coop Pank’s lending capacity for Estonian SMEs and green projects, Mid-Cap companies, SME financing, Sustainable Finance, synthetic securitisation
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has invested €714 million in two securitisation transactions with BBVA, enabling the bank to mobilise around €1.3 billion to support Spanish SMEs, entrepreneurs and sustainable housing projects. One transaction focuses on boosting business liquidity and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Real Estate, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, Climate Action, EIB Group, EIB Group Investment Strengthens BBVA Lending for Sustainable Housing and Business Growth, energy efficiency, entrepreneurs, EU capital markets, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Gemma Feliciani, Green Mortgages, Ignacio Fernández Palomero, Karen Huertas, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Caps, near-zero emission buildings, savings and investment union, securitisation, SME financing, Spain, sustainable housing
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti have executed Italy’s first fully tokenized minibond on a public blockchain, issuing a €5 million instrument for E4 Computer Engineering, a European leader in high-performance computing and AI technologies. Backed by a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, Small Business, Society, Technology
Tagged alternative finance, Andrea Nuzzi, artificial intelligence, Blockchain, BlockInvest, capital markets, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, Cosimo Damiano Gianfreda, digital finance, digitalization, E4 Computer Engineering, FinTech Decree, Italy’s Financial Sector Reaches New Milestone as UniCredit and CDP Issue Blockchain-Based Minibond for E4, minibond, Polygon POS, quantum computing, Remo Taricani, SACE, Simmons & Simmons, SME financing, supercomputing, tokenized minibond, UNICREDIT, Weltix
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €50 million loan agreement with finance&invest.brussels to support business growth and job creation in the Brussels Capital Region. The funding will enable the regional investment institution to provide up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Brussels Capital Region, business expansion, collateral reduction, creative industries, EIB, EIB Collaboration Strengthens Entrepreneurial Growth in Brussels with New €140 Million Lending Capacity, EIF, entrepreneurship support, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, favourable financing conditions, finance&invest.brussels, fintech, job creation, Legal tech, Mid-Cap Financing, Pierre Hermant, regional economic growth, Robert de Groot, SME financing, sustainable food, urban farming, €140 million lending capacity, €50 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has invested €20 million in the newly launched Spire Capital Partners Fund I, helping the Polish-based fund reach its €90 million target and focus on tech-enabled SMEs in Poland and central and eastern Europe. The fund … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Small Business, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alternative Financing, Andreea Moraru, Anne Fossemalle, Arkadiusz Podziewski, Central and Eastern Europe, E-Commerce, EBRD, equity investment, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Poland, private equity, private equity ecosystem, SME financing, SMEs, software, Spire Capital Partners, Spire Capital Partners Fund I, technology-enabled services
(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) A moderate percentage of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany own patents or trademark rights, with 9% holding trademarks and 3% owning patents. Patents are more common in larger, R&D-focused, or internationally operating companies, while trademarks … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Small Business, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged brand reputation, credit collateral, Dr. Dirk Schumacher, European countries, financing, Germany, intangible assets, international markets, KfW, loan collateral, Patents, R&D, small businesses, SME financing, SMEs, trademarks
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has approved a €100 million guarantee facility for Froda, increasing their lending capacity to support micro-entrepreneurs across the EU. This expands on an existing €50 million arrangement, bringing the total to €150 million. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged cross-border expansion, digital lending platform, economic growth, EIF, EU, EU-wide microfinance guarantee, European Investment Fund, female entrepreneurs, financing gaps, Froda, inclusive entrepreneurship, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, micro-entrepreneurs, micro-SME financing, micro-SME growth, microfinance, Nordic markets, Olle Lundin, partnership, small business growth, SME financing, sole traders, sustainable financing infrastructure, VISA, €100 million guarantee
(IN BRIEF) Banca Transilvania has entered into a significant synthetic securitisation transaction worth RON 2 billion (€400 million), supported by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). This transaction will reduce credit risk and release capital … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Romania, Small Business
Tagged Banca Transilvania, EIB, EIF, Ioannis Tsakiris, Marjut Falkstedt, Ömer Tetik, partnership, Romania, SME financing, sustainability
20-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 500 million loan agreement with the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) designed to boost the amount of credit available to SMEs and midcaps (companies with up to 3 000 employees), … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Small Business, Spain
Tagged credit, EIB, European Investment Bank, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, loan, loan agreement, low-interest credit, midcaps, SME financing, SMEs
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