Sweden: City of Malmö to build thousands of energy-efficient homes with EIB financing of €225 million

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will lend the Swedish city of Malmö SEK 2.6 billion (around €225 million) to build energy-efficient homes. The project will add more than 1,500 apartments in the city while advancing European Union climate goals and helping Sweden achieve its own energy-efficiency […]

Global Gateway: Côte d’Ivoire secures EUR 50 million EIB loan with ADITI to support low carbon transition, sustainable trade and investments

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire has secured a EUR 50 million investment loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to increase its membership in the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI). This operation was made possible thanks to a European Union guarantee in the framework […]

Spain: EIB and Adif sign €350 million loan to invest in improving and updating conventional and high-speed railway infrastructure

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Adif AV have signed a €350 million loan to invest in conventional and high-speed railway infrastructure in Spain. Investments will target safety, sustainability and resilience, as well as renovation works and general improvements. As a result of this investment, a important […]

Germany: EIB supports expansion of electricity and district heating networks in Reutlingen

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting Stadtwerke Reutlingen with €70 million in financing for its extensive network investment plan. Most of the investment is being provided to modernise the electricity grids in the area. The investment plan also involves replacing or installing new power cables and […]

Germany: EIB provides €35 million to Formo to expand production of cheese alternatives free from animal products

This article is published in association with United Nations. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €35 million loan to German food tech company Formo. This EIB quasi-equity venture debt loan will enable Formo to further develop and scale up its fermentation processes for producing alternatives to dairy and egg-based products. Founded in Berlin in 2019, […]

Ukraine: EIB provides €4.7 million for waste management improvements at Lviv’s Hrybovychi landfill

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a second loan tranche of €4.7 million, backed by EU guarantees, to support the reclamation of the Hrybovychi solid waste landfill in Lviv. The funds will be used to improve waste management infrastructure, address environmental hazards, and continue to […]

Netherlands: Rijnstate and EIB agree European loan for hospital modernisation

Altumush SaadThis article is published in association with European Investment Bank. At a signature ceremony in Arnhem today, Rijnstate hospital and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have agreed a €90 million loan facility for the modernisation Rijnstate’s main building, which will include a reorganisation of several departments to improve workplace efficiency in-line with medical needs and improve […]

Cyprus receives €100 million EIB loan for extensive road upgrades

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Cyprus €100 million for a range of road improvements in the country. The EIB credit will cover 50% of the costs of planned renovations and extensions to make road travel in Cyprus easier and safer. The loan is part […]

EIB provides €250 million to Finlombarda for businesses in Lombardy

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The EIB is working with the Lombardy regional authorities and Finlombarda to provide €250 million to support companies in the region. At least €50 million of this amount will go to projects contributing to the fight against climate change. The first €150 million tranche of the EIB loan to […]

EIB Group donates €300 000 to NGOs helping communities affected by flooding in Spain

This article was published in association with the Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The EIB Institute, the philanthropic and social impact arm of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), has announced a donation of €300 000 to support communities affected by the flash flooding that devastated parts of Spain on 30 October and in the first few days of November. The donation […]

Azerbaijan to digitise public administration with €43 million loan from EIB Global

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank’s global arm (EIB Global) has signed a €43 million loan agreement to develop a digital infrastructure for governmental services. The loan is to state-owned enterprise AzInTelecom LLC, which will use the financing to build two new state-of-the-art data centers. The transaction is […]

EIB and EMT Valencia sign €69 million loan to grow zero-emissions urban bus fleet

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Valencia’s Empresa Municipal de Transportes (EMT) have signed a €69 million loan to finance the expansion of EMT Valencia’s zero-emissions bus fleet, boosting support for sustainable urban public transport. The project includes the purchase of 145 electric buses to replace the vehicles that […]

Ukraine: EIB provides €55 million to reconstruct social infrastructure

Ukraine’s women at breaking point after four years of war as attacks on energy, healthcare continue – UN humanitariansThis article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €55 million in EU guarantee-backed funds under the Ukraine Recovery Programme to reconstruct hospitals, social housing, educational facilities, heating, water and waste systems, and other critical social infrastructure in 2025 and beyond. The funding can be used for any of […]

InvestEU: EIB provides €35 million in financing to GVM Group to support research, technology and digitalisation in the health sector

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a financing operation worth €35 million to support research, development and innovation projects at GVM, one of Italy’s leading hospital groups. The financing is backed by InvestEU, the European Union’s investment programme. The EIB Group is the programme’s main implementing […]

EIB provides €86 million to protect Ukraine’s energy infrastructure from Russian attacks

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has directed €86 million, backed by EU guarantees, to Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s national electricity transmission system operator, to support the physical protection of Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure. This funding – provided under the EIB’s Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response Package developed in cooperation with […]

European household appliance maker Electrolux Group gets €200 million EIB loan for greener goods

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €200 million to Sweden-based Electrolux Group, a leading manufacturer of household appliances, to forge a range of more environmentally friendly consumer goods. Electrolux Group will use the EIB credit for green-focused research, development and innovation (RDI) activities in Italy, […]

Sweden: Cleantech company Chromafora to tackle widespread chemical pollution with €22.5 million EU backing

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €22.5 million non-dilutive financing to Chromafora, a Swedish cleantech company, to step up Europe’s fight against widespread pollutants known as “forever chemicals”. Chromafora will use the loan to advance a technology for removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – or […]

France: Healthcare and energy transition – EIB and the Credit Agricole strengthen their support for French regions with €700 million of financing

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Healthcare: €400 million to help liberal healthcare professionals set up and increase the number of women working in these professions Crédit Agricole is the first bank that approached the EIB on the theme of healthcare and incorporated gender criteria, supporting liberal healthcare professionals at every stage […]

Denmark: Hearing-aid development to get a boost from €120 million EIB loan to Demant

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will lend €120 million to Danish hearing-aid innovator Demant A/S in support of its investments in research, development and innovation (RDI) for new devices that can improve the quality of life for people suffering from hearing loss. Demant will use the […]

EIB provides €16.5 million for new public transport in war-torn cities of Ukraine

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced €16.5 million in EU-backed funding to renew urban public transport in Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Odesa. Backed by an EU guarantee, this operation is part of the EIB’s Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response package, developed in close collaboration with the […]

€700,000 of EU aid to support 632 dismissed workers in Belgium

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission.This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs approved EU aid for 632 dismissed employees of machinery and paper factories in the Flemish province of Limburg. On Tuesday, Parliament approved Belgium’s request for €704,135 in EU aid through the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). The aid will support […]

France: Healthcare and energy transition – EIB and the Credit Agricole strengthen their support for French regions with €700 million of financing

This article is published in association with United Nations.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Healthcare: €400 million to help liberal healthcare professionals set up and increase the number of women working in these professions Crédit Agricole is the first bank that approached the EIB on the theme of healthcare and incorporated gender criteria, supporting liberal healthcare professionals at every stage […]

EIB provides €243 million to ERG for renewable energy development in Italy, France and Germany

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €243 million in financing to leading independent clean wind and solar energy operator ERG Group to promote the development of renewable energy in Italy, France and Germany. These operations will contribute to achieving EU renewable energy targets and help beneficiary […]

Romanian businesses to get extra financing as EIB steps up lending to BRD Sogelease IFN

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €70 million to a unit of Romanian bank BRD Groupe Société Générale to increase financing for a range of businesses in the country. The EIB loan to BRD Sogelease IFN SA is meant to benefit Romanian small and medium-sized […]

Ukraine: EIB and Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation strengthen efforts to safeguard EU bank investments and fight fraud and corruption

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in combating potential fraud and corruption involving European Union-backed investments in Ukraine. Signed by EIB Inspector General Monique Koning, General Counsel José Maria Fernández Martin […]

Bulgaria gets €250 million EIB loan to co-finance EU-backed projects

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Bulgaria €250 million to co-finance EU-backed projects and accelerate development in areas ranging from energy efficiency and water to transport and research. The loan is for projects that will strengthen the Bulgarian economy, bolster competitiveness and enhance the country’s […]

Italy: EIB provides €100 million for Marcegaglia’s decarbonisation and innovation strategy

Ayat Errahmane Khemilet is a fifth-year medical student and National Officer on Medical Education at IFMSA AlgeriaThis article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Today the European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced €100 million in financing for Marcegaglia, the Mantua-based steel group. This operation will support the group’s €170 million investment plan. The operation was finalised this morning at the group’s historic headquarters in Gazoldo degli Ippoliti, as the loan was signed by heads […]

Sydbank uses EIB guarantee to award €400m new lending to Mid-Caps

European Commission issues €11 billion in its 2nd syndicated transaction of 2026This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Signature is first Linked Risk Sharing agreement in Denmark, aimed at increasing risk appetite among banks and improving access to finance for Danish businesses. Sydbank and the European Investment Bank have signed a new linked risk-sharing agreement that aims to make available up to €400 million […]

Prologis secures €225 million EIB loan to accelerate solar and energy projects across Europe

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate has secured a €225 million framework loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance its plans to produce electricity from low-carbon sources through solar panels on the roofs of its logistic centres, alongside battery […]

Austria: EIB supports Zumtobel Group in the development of innovative lighting solutions

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €50 million loan to the Zumtobel Group to boost its research and development of innovative lighting solutions. The funding will support R&D projects in the lighting group’s EU locations that are planned for the next three financial years, with a total budget […]

Spain: EIB provides €80 million loan for expansion and electrification of port of Bilbao

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an €80 million loan with the Port Authority of Bilbao to finance the expansion and electrification of the port of Bilbao. The project supports maritime transport as an alternative to other more carbon-intensive modes, with the EIB financing also helping […]

Lithuania and EIB team up in €100 million initiative for greener housing

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Lithuanian government and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are joining forces in a €100 million initiative to renovate more than 700 apartment buildings in the country. The accord aims to mobilise up to €625 million for refurbishing around 700 multi-apartment buildings in numerous cities, including […]

Germany: EIB and Commerzbank to boost Europe’s wind manufacturers

Commission proposes upgrade of the EU's energy infrastructure to lower bills and boost independenceThis article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is using again its €5 billion initiative to support manufacturers of wind-energy equipment in Europe by extending a €500 million counter-guarantee to Germany-based Commerzbank AG. The transaction will enable Commerzbank to set up a portfolio of up to €1 billion of […]
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