EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK: Bosnia and Herzegovina: EIB provides €340 million to advance works on northern part of Corridor Vc
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has unlocked €340 million for the construction of the 36-kilometre section of road between Poprikuše and Medakovo on Corridor Vc, key connectivity infrastructure in the country that is also supported by European Union grants and…
ABN AMRO SERVICES COMPANY: Fempower Your Growth: like tindering with female entrepreneurs
Anne-Sophie defines herself as a racial entrepreneur and is in the process of building her startup, Vesper BSO+, an afterschool club for children with special needs.
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK: Egypt: Team Europe – EIB and Banque Misr work together to support private businesses and speed up the recovery of SMEs from COVID-19
The European Investment Bank is providing Banque Misr with a €425 million credit line to support Egyptian private small and medium-sized enterprises that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and boost their ability to lead the economic recovery in…
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: ADB, NNS Sign Loans to Build Milestone Solar Power Project in Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and “Nur Navoi Solar” Foreign Enterprise Limited Liability Company (NNS) signed loans of up to $17.5 million for a 100-megawatt (MW) solar power plant that will be the first public–private partnership renewable energy project in…
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: $123 Million ADB Loan to Help Build Elevated Walkways in Manila
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $123 million loan to help the Philippines build safe, wide, well-lit, and disaster-resilient elevated walkways for pedestrians along Manila’s most congested thoroughfare, the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK: Germany: EIB provides €15 million of funding to IDnow
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €15 million of growth funding to the German identity verification platform IDnow.
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: CAREC Endorses Long-Term Strategy to Promote Safe, Sustainable, and Inclusive Tourism
Ministers and senior officials from the 11 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program have endorsed a new long-term strategy to promote safe, sustainable, and inclusive tourism development in the region, and enhance its attractiveness as…
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK: EIB Group provides €150 million to support artificial intelligence companies
Today at the Web Summit 2020, the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) launched a new financing instrument to support artificial intelligence companies across Europe. The co-investment facility of up to €150 million will allow the EIB Group to invest…
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: ADB Approves $430 Million to Help Rehabilitate Power Distribution Networks in Uttar Pradesh, India
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $430 million multitranche financing facility (MFF) to improve the quality and reliability of electricity supply in Uttar Pradesh in India.
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK: Greece: EIB backs EUR 470 million road safety scheme
The European Investment Bank has agreed to support a EUR 470 million nationwide programme to reduce death and injury caused by traffic accidents across Greece.
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: ADB President, OECD Secretary General Agree to Deepen Cooperation Toward Robust and Sustainable Recovery
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary General José Ángel Gurría today discussed their respective institution’s support for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, and agreed to further strengthen ongoing collaboration on…
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: ADB Joins Partners in Supporting Decade of Action on Road Safety
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today joined nine other multilateral development banks (MDBs) in signing a statement committing to support the second decade of action on road safety (2021–2030).
ABN AMRO SERVICES COMPANY: ABN AMRO CFO to step down per 28 February 2021
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. today announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Clifford Abrahams, has decided to leave ABN AMRO per 28 February 2021 to pursue another opportunity outside ABN AMRO. The process of finding a new Chief Financial Officer has…
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: ADB President, Luxembourg Minister of Finance Discuss Boosting Partnership
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Luxembourg Minister of Finance and ADB Governor Pierre Gramegna in a call today discussed the ADB–Luxembourg partnership in Asia and the Pacific and responses to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
ABN AMRO SERVICES COMPANY: ABN AMRO reports net profit of EUR 301 million in Q3 2020
ABN AMRO reports net profit of EUR 301 million in Q3 2020
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: Rethink Education to Prepare Developing Asia for the Future of Jobs and Skills — ADB Book
As technological change and automation increasingly disrupt many aspects of daily life, developing economies in Asia and the Pacific must rethink education and training to ensure students have the right skills for the jobs of the future, according to a…
CONVERSE BANK – ARMENIA: Converse Bank has joined another state housing support program
Converse Bank has joined another state housing support program – “2020-2023 State Support Program for Housing of Families with Children”, under which potential beneficiaries have the opportunity to receive financial support from the state when purchasing an apartment.
ABN AMRO SERVICES COMPANY: With energy increasingly weather-dependent, how do we keep the lights on?
Arnold and Jimmy discuss a different aspect of the energy transition every month in their podcast ‘The expert and the novice’. Jimmy Lange is incredibly curious, but his knowledge of physics and chemistry leave much to be desired.
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: MSMEs Key to Southeast Asia’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery — ADB
Strengthening the dynamics of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with innovation and internationalization will be key to revitalizing Southeast Asian economies devastated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
ABN AMRO SERVICES COMPANY: ABN AMRO nominates Mariken Tannemaat as a member of the Supervisory Board
ABN AMRO today announces that the Supervisory Board will nominate Mariken Tannemaat for appointment to the Supervisory Board of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. for a term of four years.