(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group increased its financing in Lithuania by 29% in 2025 to €577 million, placing security and defence investments at the centre of its support while also advancing renewable energy, water infrastructure, and business financing. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Security & Safety, Small Business
Tagged defence financing, EIB, EIB Group Steps Up Lithuania Funding with Major Defence Loans and Strategic Infrastructure Projects, EIF, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, GDP impact, Ignitis Group, ILTE, job creation, Lithuania, NATO interoperability, onshore wind farm, Public Private Partnership, renewable energy, Rūdninkai military base, security investments, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Vilniaus vandenys, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to make over £35 billion of new finance available to UK businesses in 2026, including up to £2 billion in trade finance to support exporters. The trade finance commitment, which includes UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Business Growth, Commercial Banking Coverage, exporters, international expansion, job creation, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Commits Over £35 Billion to Support UK Business Growth in 2026, Lloyds Expands Trade Finance Offering with £2 Billion Commitment to UK Exporters, mid corporates, Paul Kempster, regional investment, SMEs, supply chains, trade finance, UK businesses, UK Export Finance, UKEF, working capital
(IN BRIEF) Indosuez has named Cyril Kammoun as Chief Executive Officer of Indosuez Corporate Advisory, a new financial advisory business created from the merger of Crédit Agricole Midcap Advisors and Degroof Petercam Finance France. The platform is designed to support … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged corporate advisory, Crédit Agricole CIB, Crédit Agricole Midcap Advisors, Cyril Kammoun, Cyril Kammoun Appointed CEO of Newly Formed Indosuez Corporate Advisory, Degroof Petercam Finance France, Equity Capital Markets, ESCP, executive shareholders, fundraising, Indosuez Corporate Advisory, Indosuez Wealth Management, INSEAD, Investment Banking, mergers and acquisitions, Mid-Cap companies, private equity, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) Indosuez Wealth Management and Crédit Agricole CIB have jointly created Indosuez Corporate Advisory in France to support executive shareholders, SMEs, mid-cap companies, family holdings and private equity funds in strategic transactions. Formed through the merger of existing advisory … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged capital markets, corporate finance, Crédit Agricole CIB, Cyril Kammoun, family holdings, Indosuez and Crédit Agricole CIB Launch New Corporate Advisory Platform in France, Indosuez Corporate Advisory, Indosuez Wealth Management, Jacques Prost, Jean François Balaÿ, M&A advisory, Mid-Cap companies, New Advisory Firm Combines Indosuez and Crédit Agricole CIB Expertise for Corporate Clients, private equity, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) Intesa Sanpaolo and the European Investment Bank have completed two financing agreements worth €700 million to support SMEs and mid-cap companies in Italy. The package includes a €500 million covered bond purchased by the EIB to expand business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged business finance, Climate Action, Covered Bond, EIB, European Investment Bank, Green Investment, Intesa Sanpaolo, Intesa Sanpaolo and EIB strengthen business lending with new green-focused financing agreements, Italy, Mid-Caps, REPowerEU, risk-sharing guarantee, SMEs, southern Italy, Sustainable Finance, ZES Unica
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, in cooperation with the European Union, is providing a €10 million financing package to OTP Bank Moldova under the EU4Business–EBRD Credit Line to support lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The programme will help Moldovan … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Moldova, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Business Financing, EBRD, economic resilience, energy efficiency, EU market integration, EU4Business-EBRD credit line, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, green investments, investment grants, MOLDOVA, MSMEs, OTP Bank Moldova, OTP Bank Moldova Secures EU4Business–EBRD Funding to Expand Lending to Local Enterprises, private sector development, SMEs, sustainable growth, Technical Assistance
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has entered into a collaboration with ExpectAI to explore how artificial intelligence can help UK small and medium-sized businesses improve profitability while advancing sustainability goals. From early 2026, Barclays will test ExpectAI’s Una platform, which uses AI … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Financial, Management, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI platform, Anand Verma, artificial intelligence, Barclays, Barclays Partners with ExpectAI to Support SME Transition Using Artificial Intelligence, business productivity, carbon profiling, climate technology, climate transition, cost efficiency, Daniel Hanna, Digital Twins, energy efficiency, ExpectAI, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, sustainability insights, Sustainable Finance, transition finance, UK economy, Una platform
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has partnered with Banco Sabadell on a €822.5 million financing operation that is expected to unlock around €1.8 billion for Spanish SMEs and mid-caps. Structured through a mortgage bond and a securitisation transaction, the initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural infrastructure, Banco Sabadell, Business Financing, climate resilience, economic cohesion, EIB, EU capital markets, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, Flood Recovery, green loans, irrigation associations, Mid-Caps, mortgage bonds, securitisation, SMEs, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €70 million to Alantra’s Klima Energy Fund II, a growth-stage investment vehicle focused on scaling cleantech companies essential to Europe’s energy transition. Building on the successful track record of Klima1, the new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Alantra, Article 9 fund, Bastien Gambini, clean energy generation, cleantech, Climate Action, decarbonization, EIB Group, EIF, EIF Backs Klima2 to Scale High-Growth Cleantech Companies Supporting Europe’s Decarbonization Efforts, energy efficiency, energy storage, energy transition, European Innovation, European Investment Fund, growth equity, Klima Energy Fund II, Klima1, Klima2, low carbon economy, Marco Marrone, Mid-Caps, REPowerEU, SFDR, SMEs, sustainable transport, TechEU, €70 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Spain and the European Investment Fund have introduced a new €500 million “Climate and Infrastructure” financing instrument aimed at supporting SME, mid-cap, and infrastructure equity investments across sustainability and digital sectors. Funded through Spain’s Regional Resilience Fund and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alison Burney, Christian López-Baillo, climate action financing, Climate and Infrastructure instrument, David Gonzalez, digitalisation, EIF, energy transition, European Investment Fund, Gabriele Todesca, green and digital transition, Ignacio Carrión ( ., Jose Cabrita, María Palanca, María Romano, Mid-Caps, New €500 Million Fund to Boost Equity Investments in Spain’s Sustainable and Digital Infrastructure, NextGenerationEU, private equity, Regional Resilience Fund, SMEs, SpainCap, Spanish Ministry of Economy Trade and Enterprise, sustainable infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Erste Bank Croatia have expanded their partnership with a new €100 million guarantee extension under the EU’s InvestEU Portfolio Guarantee. This initiative brings the total EIF-backed financing for innovative SMEs and small … Read the full press release
Posted in Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Business Financing, Christoph Schoefboeck, Cohesion Regions, creative industries, CROATIA, digital transformation, EIB Group, EIF, EIF and Erste Bank Croatia Strengthen Partnership with €100 Million Guarantee to Boost Innovation and SME Growth, Erste Bank Croatia, EU guarantee, European Investment Fund, European Union, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Just Transition Regions, Merete Clausen, regional development, small Mid-Caps, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group has expanded its Green Checker tool globally, enabling countries beyond the EU to identify and assess green investment opportunities. Launched at COP30 in Brazil, the platform simplifies climate eligibility assessments for projects and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Belém Brazil, climate finance, COP30, EIB Expands Digital Tool Worldwide to Empower Green Investments Under EU Global Gateway, EIB Group, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, Green Checker, green transition, Middle East, North Africa, public sector, renewable energy, SMEs, sustainable investment, Western Balkans
(IN BRIEF) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Crédit Agricole CIB have finalized a $2 billion Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) deal, backed by a $95 million financial guarantee from IFC, to unlock new trade finance commitments for emerging markets. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged capital markets, Crédit Agricole CIB, economic development, EMDEs, emerging markets, financial inclusion, global trade, IFC, IFC strengthens partnership with Crédit Agricole CIB to expand trade finance access for developing economies, International Finance Corporation, InvestEU, job creation, Mohamed Gouled, Olivier Bélorgey, significant risk transfer, SMEs, SRT, supply chain, Sustainable Finance, trade finance, World Bank Group
(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
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has signed a €10 million loan and a €1.3 million grant with Erste Bank Serbia to support small businesses and promote inclusive employment opportunities across the country. The initiative uses an innovative impact-based financing model, rewarding … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Serbia, Small Business, Society
Tagged Economic Resilience Initiative, EIB Global, EIB Global and Erste Bank Serbia Partner to Promote Inclusive Jobs and SME Growth, EIB Global Funds €10 Million Initiative to Empower Serbian Businesses through Social Inclusion, ERI, Erste Bank Serbia, Erste Bank Serbia and EIB Global Launch Impact-Driven Financing to Support Equal Opportunities, European Investment Bank, financial inclusion, gender equality, impact financing, inclusive employment, Jasna Terzić, Robert de Groot, SERBIA, SMEs, social inclusion, Social Innovation, sustainable growth, Uxolo Award, Western Balkans, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprising the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, has signed a €569.5 million securitisation deal with Santander to support Spanish SMEs and mid-caps. The transaction will unlock approximately €1.08 billion in financing, including … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Climate Action, competitiveness, EIB Group, EIB Group Invests in Santander Operation to Finance Near-Zero Emission Buildings and Women-Led Businesses, EIB Group Partners with Santander to Mobilise Over €1 Billion for Spain’s SMEs and Sustainable Development, EIB priorities, environmental investment, EU capital markets, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green finance, Inclusive Growth, ING, Mid-Caps, near-zero emission buildings, Santander, securitisation, SMEs, Spain, sustainability, women-led companies
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has partnered with the Central Bank of Armenia to launch a €100 million loan programme to boost financing for MSMEs and mid-caps, with a strong focus on regional, women-led, and green projects. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Adrienn Király, Armenia, Central Bank of Armenia, economic resilience, EFSD+, EIB Global, EIB Global Extends €100 Million Financing to Boost Sustainable and Inclusive Business Development in Armenia, EU Resilience and Growth Plan, EU-Backed EIB Loan Strengthens Armenian MSMEs and Green Growth Through Central Bank Partnership, European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus, European Investment Bank, European Union, financial inclusion, German-Armenian Fund, Green Projects, Inclusive Growth, Marion Hoenicke, Martin Galstyan, Mid-Caps, MSMEs, regional development, renewable investments, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Teresa Czerwinska, Vassilis Maragos, women-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) Thales has received a contract from France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to develop AURORE, a new low Earth orbit surveillance radar under the ARES program (Action and Space Resilience). Designed and built in France, AURORE will be Europe’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged a Next-Generation Radar for Low Earth Orbit Surveillance, Action and Space Resilience, air and space security, ARES program, AURORE, ballistic threats, DGA, European Defense, France, France Commissions Thales to Develop AURORE Radar System to Strengthen Space Sovereignty and Security, French Defence Procurement Agency, hypersonic threats, Limours site, low Earth orbit, military technology, modular radar, Patrice Caine, radar system, satellites, SMEs, Sovereignty, space debris, space situational awareness, space surveillance, Thales, Thales Advances European Space Defense with AURORE, UHF band
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and EIF have approved €9.2 billion in financing to boost Europe’s innovation and sustainability agenda, including a landmark €400 million HousingTech initiative to revolutionise the construction industry and enhance affordable housing. The EIF also invested in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Poland, Portugal, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Africa, Brazil, civil society seminar, Clean Industrial Deal, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Group, EIF, EU innovation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, green transition, Healthcare Innovation, HousingTech, Iceland, Multilateral Development Banks, Nadia Calviño, paediatrics venture capital fund, renewable energy, SERBIA, SMEs, social infrastructure, sustainable housing, sustainable transport, TechEU, UKRAINE, water infrastructure, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in partnership with the European Union, is extending €22.5 million in new loans to three Moldovan banks — maib, Victoriabank, and Eximbank — under the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line to boost … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Moldova, Small Business
Tagged Banca Transilvania, Chişinău, EBRD, EBRD and EU Strengthen Support for Moldovan MSMEs with €22.5 Million Financing Package to Three Banks, economic development, EU candidate status, EU4Business, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, Eximbank, financial inclusion, Green Technologies, Horizon Capital, Intesa Sanpaolo, Invalda INVL, InvestEU, maib, MOLDOVA, Moldova economy, MSMEs, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Victoriabank
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