Spain: EIB and Aragón regional government sign €234 million loan financing projects to back the green and digital transition, small businesses, innovation, jobs and rural development

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €234 million loan with the government of the Spanish region of Aragón to co-finance investments promoting the dual green and digital transition, boosting the competitiveness of local industry, helping to provide better public services and supporting economic development in […]

EIB and Banco Desio to mobilise up to €400 million in financing to support innovative investments in small businesses and mid-caps

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banco Desio have announced an agreement worth a total of €200 million, in an aim to offer a new financing opportunity for innovative investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in Italy totalling €400 million. The first €60 million tranche was […]

Spain: EIB Group and Banco Sabadell to unlock up to €860 million in new financing to back small businesses and mid-caps

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed $80 million in equity to the Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund II (PRIF II) to finance infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa. This investment was announced at the Africa Investment Forum. It will fund renewable energy, digital infrastructure and transportation initiatives that […]

Small businesses are vital to job creation in the Global South and this is how we can help them grow

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Juan Carlos Thomas, Vice President Entrepreneurship & New Ventures, TechnoServe Across the Global South, there is an acute jobs crisis, particularly impacting young people. Meeting that demand for new jobs will be impossible without the growth of micro, […]

Why big business must support SMEs to achieve economic growth and get to net zero

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henadi Al-Saleh, Chairperson, Agility As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, policymakers and corporate leaders have arrived at a long overdue conclusion: small business really matters. There’s a consensus that smaller enterprises are critical to the world’s two most pressing challenges. […]

The big opportunity behind small businesses

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Olivier Woeffray, Practice Lead, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum, Olivier M. Schwab, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies are the backbone of many countries’ economies, so we must work together to ensure […]

How to build resilience in emerging economies? Support small businesses

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Susan de Witt, Daniel Asare-Kyei, CEO, Esoko, Ghana & Joel Barnor, Africa Hub Director, Sustainable Development Investment Partnership, World Economic Forum Readily available SME finance is a requisite of resilient economies. Opening new pathways for small business finance […]

COVID-19 threatens the developing world’s small businesses. This is how to save them

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Juan Carlos Thomas, Global Entrepreneurship Director, TechnoServe & Alice Waweru, Micro-Retail Expert, TechnoServe Small businesses in developing countries keep local economies afloat. In Nairobi, 80% of basic consumer goods are sold through corner shops. Their ability to function […]

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