(IN BRIEF) CapMan Infra has made an investment in Fuzion, a Danish data centre colocation provider, marking the company’s second move in creating a northern European data centre platform following its acquisition of Serverius in May 2023. Fuzion, known for … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A newly released legal benchmarking survey commissioned by NatWest reveals that 9 out of 10 small to medium-sized (SME) law firms are optimistic about their financial performance in the upcoming year. NatWest’s ninth Legal Report analyzes the financial … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Allen, David Weaver, Financial, law firms, NatWest, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are expected to contribute to significant employment growth this quarter, with the potential to hire up to 3.5 million people. This positive projection is based on data from the Barclays Business Barometer, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Industrial, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Colin O’Flaherty, employment growth, SMEs, UK
(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol is spearheading a pioneering £1.8 million program, called Future Finance for All, aimed at accelerating innovation adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-tier financial services firms. Backed by Innovate UK and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), FinTech West, Future Finance for All, Innovate UK, INNOVATION, Jonathan Beaverstock, Marty Reid, partnership, Professor Sharon Collard, SETsquared, Small Financial Services Firms, SMEs, Stuart Harrison, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprised of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Investment Fund (EIF), has invested €360 million in a new asset-backed securities (ABS) issuance with Banco Santander. The investment will support working capital and liquidity needs … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged ABS issuance, asset-backed securities, Banco Santander. This investment, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Green Projects, Marjut Falkstedt, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Santander Consumo 5 securitisation fund, SMEs, The EIB Group
(IN BRIEF) The KfW ifo Credit Constraint Indicator for Germany shows that financial institutions responded more cautiously to loan applications from corporate customers in the second quarter after easing credit access in the first quarter. Among SMEs, 25.6% experienced restrictive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Small Business
Tagged Cautious, Corporate customers, Dr Fritzi Köhler-Geib, KfW, KfW ifo Indicator, Loan Negotiations, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching its Youth in Business Programme in Albania, aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs’ financial inclusion. The program will provide a €1 million loan to Union Bank for lending to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Albania, Business Programme, EBRD, Ekaterina Solovova, financial inclusion, Flutura Veipi, SMEs, Union Bank, young entrepreneurs, YOUTH
(IN BRIEF) The University of York and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have initiated a research project aimed at understanding the impact of female business owners and entrepreneurs on the regional and national economy. The study will examine the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Banco Santander have signed an InvestEU portfolio guarantee agreement worth €200 million to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps in Spain and other EU countries. With this guarantee, Banco … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Banco Santander, digital innovations, EIF, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, small Mid-Caps, SMEs, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expanding its cooperation with KredoBank, a subsidiary of PKO Bank Polski, to support food security and critical industries in wartime Ukraine. The EBRD provides a €25 million guarantee facility … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrzej Kopyrski, Critical Industries, EBRD, food security, Francis Malige, Jerzy Jacek Szugajew, KredoBank, partnership, PKO Bank Polski, SMEs, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a portfolio guarantee with SG Equipment Finance to support up to €25 million in new lending for innovative SMEs and small Mid-Caps in Czechia and Slovakia. The financing, backed by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged CZECH, digital transition, EIF, InvestEU, investment, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, Petr Němec, SG Equipment Finance, SLOVAK, small Mid-Caps, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and the commercial insurance businesses of local Allianz entities will now trade under the name “Allianz Commercial” as a single go-to-market business. This new global model offers insurance solutions for mid-sized businesses, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Insurance, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Allianz, Allianz Commercial, Chris Townsend, Joachim Mueller, partnership, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) Luxembourg has pledged an additional €4.8 million to the EIB Global’s Financial Inclusion Fund, bringing the fund’s total size to €11.5 million. The fund supports financial service providers that focus on vulnerable groups in African, Caribbean, and Pacific … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged EIB, finance, Financial Inclusion Fund, Franz Fayot, Kris Peeters, Luxembourg, microentrepreneurs, microfinance, SMEs, Werner Hoyer, Yuriko Backes
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a US$100 million loan to Banque Misr in Egypt, aimed at supporting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The funding will enable Banque Misr to expand its operations … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Banque Misr, EBRD, economy, EGYPT, loan, partnership, small business, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Global and the Development Bank of North Macedonia (DBNM) have joined forces to unlock €100 million of EU investment aimed at promoting the green transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in North … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) NatWest has announced the availability of Tap to Pay on iPhone for eligible businesses across the UK. Through the NatWest Tap to Pay iOS app, businesses can seamlessly accept contactless payments using their iPhone, without the need for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Apple Pay, businesses, contactless payments, iPhone, Mark Brant, NatWest, SMEs, Tap to Pay, Tap to Pay iOS app, Tyl by NatWest, UK
(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol has collaborated with ACH (Ashley Community Housing) and the West of England Combined Authority on the Migration Business Support (MBS) project, aimed at boosting the prospects of migrants and refugees in the UK. The … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are providing new financing to Sparkasse Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina to support digital transformation investments by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The EBRD has … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amir Softić, Bosnia, digital transformation, digitalisation, EBRD, EU, financing, Herzegovina, Manuela Naessl, partnership, SMEs, Sparkasse Bank
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) have invested in asset-backed securities (ABS) issued by BBVA to support Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps. The investment aims to address working capital … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain
Tagged ABS, asset-backed securities, BBVA, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Green Projects, ICO, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, José Carlos García de Quevedo, Luisa Gómez Bravo, Marjut Falkstedt, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, SMEs, The EIB Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided two guarantees totaling €50 million to illimity Bank to improve financing access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Italy. The guarantees, backed by the InvestEU program, focus on supporting SMEs … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Savigliano and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have partnered to support the green transition of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Northern Italy. The EIF has provided a €32.9 million capped guarantee to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar have announced a partnership to provide €980 million in new financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in rural areas and green projects in Spain. The EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Cajamar, climate risk management, EIB, EIB Advisory in Spain, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, financing, Green Eligibility Checker, Green Gateway, Green Projects, Grupo Cajamar, InvestEU Advisory Centre, Luis Rodríguez, Luis Rodríguez González, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, SMEs, Spain, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have signed an agreement to provide up to €378 million in new credit lines for Portuguese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Supported by the InvestEU program, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Caixa InvestEU Green, Caixa InvestEU Inovação, Caixa InvestEU Start, CGD, EIF, European Investment Fund, InvestEU program, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, Paulo Moita de Macedo, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, in collaboration with BNP Paribas, has launched a synthetic securitisation initiative to support French companies for the third time since 2017. The transaction involves an EIB Group guarantee on an existing loan … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided UniCredit Group with two guarantees worth €370 million to support investment by small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across seven EU countries. The transactions are backed by InvestEU, the European Union’s long-term … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Croatia, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged Andrea Orcel, EIB Group, EIF, European Union, Gelsomina Vigliotti, INNOVATION, InvestEU, job creation, Paolo Gentiloni, SMEs, sustainable investment, The European Investment Fund, UniCredit Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) will provide a €170 million guarantee to Finnvera Plc to finance approximately €280 million of investment by small companies in Finland. The support of the InvestEU programme enables the guarantee to trigger more … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged climate change, digitalisation, EIF, energy transformation, Finland, Finnvera, Finnvera plc, green transition, innovation loan, InvestEU programme, SMEs, The European Investment Fund
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and BBVA have signed an agreement under the InvestEU guarantee program to provide a €200 million guarantee to help BBVA’s specialised startup initiative, BBVA Spark, support startups with innovative and sustainable value propositions. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, BBVA Spark, digitalisation, EIF, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Roberto Albaladejo, SMEs, Startups, sustainability, Technology Startups, The European Investment Fund
(IN BRIEF) Ark Kapital, a tech-focused lender, has secured a portfolio guarantee from the European Investment Fund (EIF) to improve access to finance for high-tech SMEs. The guarantee enables Ark Kapital to offer over €146 million in new financing across … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Ark Kapital, Axel Bruzelius, digitalisation, edtech, Education, EIF, European Investment Fund, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, skills, SMEs, sustainability, tech lender
(IN BRIEF) Eni’s Benefit Corporation, Plenitude, has announced Enosi and Jedlix as the winners of its Call for Innovation. The Call aimed to find innovative solutions to manage the integration and synergies between Plenitude’s renewable energy generation, energy services, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Italy, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Archygram, Call for Innovation, e-mobility, ELIS, Energiency, Eni, Enosi, Episensor, Henshin, Jedlix, LVenture Group, Martina Opizzi, One To Zero Challenge, Plenitude, Rabot Charge, renewable energy, scale-ups, SMEs, start-ups, Streem, Tilt Energy, Zerofy
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a €50 million loan to Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş. (TEB) to expand financial opportunities for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Türkiye. This loan is part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Small Business, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, gender equality, loan, SMEs, TEB, Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye, Türkiye Women in Business II, TurWiB, TurWiB II, women-led SMEs
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Citi have partnered to implement a sustainable supply chain finance program for Finnish technology and services company Metso Outotec and its suppliers in Türkiye, the majority of which are … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Finland, Investment, Small Business, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Arvid Tuerkner, Chris Cox, Citi, EBRD, Marius Verwoerd, Metso Outotec, SMEs, sustainable supply chain, Türkiye-EBRD Cooperation Fund
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have jointly launched the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line program in Armenia to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in adopting greener technology, improving product quality, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, Ameriabank, Armenia, Armswissbank, Asedl, EBRD, energy efficient, EU, EU4Business, EU4Business-EBRD credit line, European Union, financing, George Akhalkatsi, greener technology, SMEs, Tamara and Ani, Yerevan Chocolate Company
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a portfolio guarantee agreement with Noviti Finance to lend almost €47 million to micro-businesses in Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland on preferential terms. The EIF guarantee is provided under the European Union’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Small Business
Tagged EIF, InvestEU, Latvia, Linas Armalys, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, Noviti Finance, Poland, SMEs, The European Investment Fund, Valdis Dombrovskis
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €200m deal with illimity Bank to provide funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Italy. The two banks will mobilize €100m each in 2023 to ensure that SMEs have … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged b-ilty, Corrado Passera, digital bank, EIB, energy efficiency, Gelsomina Vigliotti, illimity, illimity Bank S.p.A., Italian SMEs, renewable energy, SMEs, sustainable mobility, sustainable water, The European Investment Bank, waste management
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Norrlandsfonden, a Swedish public investment agency, have signed a guarantee agreement supported by the European Union’s InvestEU programme to improve access to finance for SMEs and small mid-caps in Northern Sweden. Over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Small Business, Sweden, Technology
Tagged digitalisation, EIF, European Union, Gävleborg, INNOVATION, InvestEU programme, Jämtland, Marjut Falkstedt, Niklas Jonsson, Norrbotten, Norrlandsfonden, Northern Sweden, SMEs, sustainability, The European Investment Fund, Västerbotten, Västernorrland
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Swedish financing platform Lisa& have signed a guarantee agreement to offer over SEK 278 million (€24.8 million) for Swedish companies with a circular business model. The deal will be supported by the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) invested €804 million in Hungary last year, supporting priority investments in energy, transport, innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and mid-caps. Three-quarters of the total financing signed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Luxembourg
Tagged EIB, EIF, energy saving investments, energy-efficient renovations, energy-efficient upgrades, European Investment Fund, Eximbank, financing, green loan, Home Renovation Programme, Hungary, JASPERS, renewable energy systems, residential buildings, SMEs, The European Investment Bank
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided Tam Finans Factoring A.S., a factoring company in Türkiye, with a €10 million factoring facility under its Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP). The facility aims to support small and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Swedfund, a Swedish development finance institution, invested USD 30 million in the Mirova Gigaton Fund on March 1. The Mirova Gigaton Fund, launched by Mirova, a Natixis affiliate, aims to provide debt financing to clean energy projects in … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden
Tagged agri-solar, battery storage, carbon credit, clean energy financing, climate-smart food systems, debt financing, e-mobility, energy efficiency, ESG, Maria Håkansson, mini-grids, Mirova, Mirova Gigaton Fund, Mirova SunFunder, Natixis Investment Managers, off-grid solutions, SMEs, solar energy solutions, solar home systems, Swedfund, telecom tower solarization
(IN BRIEF) Swedish development finance institution Swedfund has committed $5m to the Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund (NHAO), which invests in small and medium-sized Somali firms. The fund aims to provide financing for companies with around or less than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Sweden
Tagged Financial, investment, NHAO fund, SMEs, Somali, Sweden, Swedfund
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