EIB backs TenneT Germany’s landmark €3.5 billion European Green Bond

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.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 backed TenneT Germany’s inaugural €3.5 billion multi-tranche senior European green bond – the largest corporate issuance ever executed in the corporate debt capital markets in alignment with the European Green Bond Standard Regulation. This marks the EIB’s first green bond […]

France: The EIB grants Orano a loan of €125 million to finance Orano Med’s innovations and industrial infrastructure

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 Orano announced today the signing of a €125 million credit line to finance the development of Orano Med and its industrial infrastructure, notably the construction of the Advanced Thorium Extraction Facility (ATEF), located in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, France. Orano Med, a subsidiary of the […]

Local leaders and EIB join forces to pool public and private funds for affordable houses

MEPs adopt proposals to tackle Europe’s housing crisis This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. European Investment Bank, regions and cities on 2 July discussed the EU’s housing policy with President Calvino, Members of the European Parliament and associations. During their debate in a plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, they also voiced concerns that the next EU […]

France: Exosens secures €140 million in EIB financing to foster innovation in Europe’s defense and security industry

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Andrew Gardner, a strategic and international business consultant. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Exosens, a high-tech company specializing in mission- and performance-critical amplification, detection, and imaging technologies, has secured a €140 million financing facility with the European Investment Bank (“EIB”). The facility will support the Group’s research, development, and innovation activities, as well as selected industrial investments serving European defense, […]

Start-up to Scale-up: EIF, HBOR and Croatia scale up partnership to boost venture financing in the country

EU long-term budget: MEPs want a 10% increase to support EU priorities This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Hrvatsku inačicu preuzmite ovdje Over the past eight years, the partnership between the European Investment Fund (EIF), the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) has mobilised €270 million in public investment […]

EIB Group steps up support for Ukraine with over €470 million for housing, connectivity and private sector growth

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) Group is stepping up support for Ukraine with over €470 million in new financing to strengthen private-sector investment and critical infrastructure including housing and roads, bridges and border infrastructure. The package was announced today at a “Ukraine Recovery Conference” in Gdańsk, […]

Bulgarian businesses to get €340 million financing boost under new agreement between EIB Group and Allianz Bank Bulgaria

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. A range of Bulgarian businesses will be eligible for around €340 million in financing under a new agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and Allianz Bank Bulgaria. The accord enables Allianz Bank Bulgaria to increase loans for Bulgarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as […]

Papua New Guinea to expand drinking-water networks with $25 million in financing from EIB Global

This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee.This article is published in association with United Nations. EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB), is providing $25 million in financing to Papua New Guinea to expand networks for drinking water in towns across the country and in the capital Port Moresby. The project aims to bring steady supplies of potable […]

Italy: The EIB and Roma Capitale sign an advisory agreement to develop affordable housing

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 Roma Capitale have signed an advisory agreement to support the development of the city’s Social Residential Housing Plan (ERS). The agreement was signed at the Campidoglio by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and the Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri. The EIB’s […]

Developing countries get more support for climate action as EIB reaches first agreement with UN Green Climate Fund

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Climate action in emerging markets will get a boost as a result of the first financing agreement between the United Nations Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The accord enables the GCF to commit €200 million to a new flagship European Union […]

Czechia: EIB deepens partnership with Rohlik through a €30 million scale-up financing top-up for Veloq, its automation platform

Commission greenlights Czechia's fifth payment request for €614 million under NextGenerationEUThis article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is committing €30 million to Rohlik Group, a pioneering Czech online grocery retailer, to support its development of advanced automation and artificial intelligence. The operation tops up the initial EIB scale-up financing of €90 million to Rohlik two years ago, which […]

Bulgarian businesses to get €340 million financing boost under new agreement between EIB Group and Allianz Bank Bulgaria

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. A range of Bulgarian businesses will be eligible for around €340 million in financing under a new agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and Allianz Bank Bulgaria. The accord enables Allianz Bank Bulgaria to increase loans for Bulgarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as […]

Spain: EIB and Ingeteam sign a €75 million loan to develop advanced renewable energy and electrification technologies

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Audiovisual resources: Access here to video of the signature event Firma préstamo BEI-Ingeteam Junio 2026.mp4 – Google Drive President Visit Ingeteam.mp4 – Google Drive The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ingeteam have signed a €75 million loan to invest in research, development and innovation in advanced renewable […]

EIB boosts strategic investment in Mexico together with Bancomext

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB), today signed a €150 million loan agreement with Bancomext, Mexico’s state development bank. The new operation will finance Bancomext’s investment portfolio focused on climate, circular economy, environment, and social development. It will support Mexico’s sustainable […]

Spain: EIB and INBONIS sign agreement to support access to financing for European startups and scaleups through credit ratings

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), through its advisory services (EIB Advisory) is exploring how to leverage external credit ratings to facilitate access to finance for innovative startups and scaleups in Europe. The initiative will support companies backed by EIB venture debt instruments by facilitating first-time independent […]

Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia and Zambia among countries benefiting from €10 million in EIB Global support for primary healthcare

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB Global, the European Investment Bank’s development arm, has committed €10 million for a technical assistance programme aimed at supporting sub-Saharan African countries develop national health projects that can attract wider domestic and international financing. Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia and Zambia are the first four African countries […]

The EIF commits €200 million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to scale European biogas production

This article is published in association with United Nations.This article is published in association with United Nations. Dansk version här The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, has committed €200 million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) Advanced Bioenergy Fund II (ABF II), focused on scaling biomethane and advanced bioenergy production across Europe to help advance the energy transition as well as […]

EIB Group approves €6 billion in financing for clean energy, resilient agriculture and business competitiveness

This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Boards of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group approved €6 billion in new financing to promote clean energy, climate-resilient agriculture and European competitiveness. The EIB Board backed renewable energy in Austria, electricity grid upgrades in Germany, energy efficiency improvements for buildings in Slovakia […]

EIB Group approves €6 billion in financing for clean energy, resilient agriculture and business competitiveness

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Boards of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group approved €6 billion in new financing to promote clean energy, climate-resilient agriculture and European competitiveness. The EIB Board backed renewable energy in Austria, electricity grid upgrades in Germany, energy efficiency improvements for buildings in Slovakia […]

The EIF commits €200 million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to scale European biogas production

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Dansk version här The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, has committed €200 million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) Advanced Bioenergy Fund II (ABF II), focused on scaling biomethane and advanced bioenergy production across Europe to help advance the energy transition as well […]

Over one billion euros for Hamburg’s future: European Investment Bank finances Hamburg’s energy and transport transition

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Hamburg – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing strategic financing to two of Hamburg’s municipal companies to support the expansion of the city’s infrastructure. Hamburg Energienetze GmbH (HNE) will receive EUR 1 billion to back comprehensive modernisation of the city’s electricity distribution grid, while vhh.mobility […]

Romanian social enterprises to get financing boost as EIF teams up with domestic lender AFIN IFN

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Versiunea în limba română aici Romanian lender AFIN IFN SA will strengthen its capacity to finance social enterprises, cooperatives and non-governmental organisations across the country with European Investment Fund (EIF) backing of 2.5 million Romanian lei (about €480,000). The EIF support takes the form of a […]

EIB Group approves €6 billion in financing for clean energy, resilient agriculture and business competitiveness

Read-out from the extraordinary meeting of EU agriculture ministers on securing EU food security and sovereignty in an uncertain worldThis article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Boards of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group approved €6 billion in new financing to promote clean energy, climate-resilient agriculture and European competitiveness. The EIB Board backed renewable energy in Austria, electricity grid upgrades in Germany, energy efficiency improvements for buildings in Slovakia […]

Italy: EIB and FiberCop: €1 billion agreement to accelerate ultrafast broadband development

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 approved a financing package of up to €1 billion for FiberCop, the company that manages the most advanced and extensive digital infrastructure in Italy, to expand and modernise the national ultrafast broadband network. An initial tranche of €500 million was […]

Romania: Pharmaceutical producer Antibiotice to benefit from EIB guidance on strengthening corporate governance and investment capacity

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) will advise Antibiotice SA, the largest pharmaceutical company with majority Romanian capital, on strengthening its corporate governance to support future growth. Under a new advisory services agreement, the EIB will work with Antibiotice to align its risk-management framework and business operations […]

EIB Group President Calviño visits Albania to announce new investments for small businesses, supporting innovation, digitalisation, and green production

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, Nadia Calviño, visited Albania today to launch new financing for key energy, climate, and digitalisation projects in the country, including a €20 million agreement to support small businesses. During the visit, President Calviño met with Prime Minister […]

EIB and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions unlock €200 million to accelerate sustainable agriculture across Europe

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 a €200 million financing agreement with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies operating in the agriculture and bioeconomy sectors across Europe. The financing is part of the EIB’s broader €3 billion […]

Quotanda and EIF launch €55 million initiative under InvestEU to enhance access to education across Europe

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), has signed a new InvestEU-backed guarantee agreement with Quotanda and eight leading European universities, education providers and non-profit organisations to unlock up to €55 million in student financing. The initiative allows students […]

EIB Group and Ameriabank strengthen support for Armenian businesses through EU-backed guarantee

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 the European Investment Fund (EIF) – jointly the EIB Group – are joining forces with Ameriabank to expand access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Armenia. The operation consists of a partial portfolio guarantee, enabling Ameriabank […]

EIB Global and JEFIC deepen partnership to turn European cooperation into global impact

This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB), has signed a new cooperation agreement with the Joint European Financiers for International Cooperation (JEFIC), strengthening coordination among European development finance institutions. JEFIC is a network that brings together national bilateral development banks and European […]

EIB Global invests over €50 million in sustainable development of northern Albania

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank Group’s development arm, EIB Global, is providing Albania with €50 million in financing to strengthen basic infrastructure and services in three northern municipalities: Shkodër, Lezhë and Malësi e Madhe. The project will boost the sustainable regional development of northern Albania, environmental protection, connectivity, […]

EIB Group strengthens housing engagement in Germany and signs €322.5 Million for new housing financing at Berlin Roadshow to build affordable homes and back construction innovation

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. European Investment Bank Group launches housing campaign in Germany Cements partnerships with Gewobag and Honext WEPA Site visit showcases EIB-backed construction at Gartenfeld, Spandau The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group brought together senior representatives from national and local government, major housing developers, and housing industry bodies […]

Pakistan receives €160 million in EIB Global financing for major housing and water 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’s international development arm, EIB Global, is committing a total of €160 million to help Pakistan rebuild homes in the southeastern province of Sindh and to improve water quality in Karachi – the country’s largest city. The pledges mark a return of EIB […]
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