(IN BRIEF) CACEIS has acquired a minority stake in French fintech Kriptown to back the upcoming launch of Lise, Europe’s…
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Hellenic Republic have concluded the Greek Guarantee Fund (GGF), a major…
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, supported by the EU, GCF, and Canada through HIPCA, has extended up to €55 million in…
(IN BRIEF) KfW’s latest SME Panel analysis shows a persistent investment gap between younger and older business owners in Germany:…
(IN BRIEF) Spain has joined nine other EU countries in the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, signing on via…
(IN BRIEF) Exim Banca Romanească has joined the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, making Romania the tenth EU country…
(IN BRIEF) Latvia’s finance institution Altum has signed up for the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, becoming the tenth…
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and ICF have launched a €100 million loan—the initial tranche of a total €200 million facility—to…
(IN BRIEF) The 2023 KfW Climate Barometer special analysis shows that German SMEs now finance 22 percent of their climate…
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is extending a €21 million venture debt loan to adtech firm DanAds to scale…
(IN BRIEF) At FfD4 in Seville, the EIB and Banque El Amana signed a €20 million loan facility to on-lend…
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has agreed a €450 million risk-sharing guarantee with CaixaBank, enabling up to €900 million in new…
(IN BRIEF) Burundi’s President officially opened the Jiji hydroelectric plant in Bururi province, marking a major milestone toward the nation’s…
(IN BRIEF) The EU-funded Western Balkans Guarantee 4 SME Resilience programme has catalyzed €886 million in concessional loans for SMEs…
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is tripling its intermediated lending for European defence-industry suppliers from €1 billion to €3 billion. It…
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has signed a €14 million portfolio guarantee agreement with ProCredit Bank Bulgaria under the EU's InvestEU…
(IN BRIEF) Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) has renewed its sponsorship for Creative Young Entrepreneur Luxembourg (CYEL), a competition that…
(IN BRIEF) The EIF and BluOr Bank have signed an agreement to provide up to €30 million in financing for…
(IN BRIEF) The EIF and EIFO have signed the first deal under the EU’s Ukraine export credit guarantee facility, which…
(IN BRIEF) Germany’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have significantly reduced their international business activities, with the number of businesses…