The FINANCIAL — (EBRD) has approved a new strategy for Greece , which will guide the Bank’s investment and policy engagement in the country during the next five years. The EBRD’s work will include measures in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis and efforts to support economic recovery.
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The FINANCIAL — The central Ukrainian city of Dnipro will improve the energy efficiency of public buildings thanks to a €25 million loan by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to the municipal energy management company Dniprovska Municipalna Energoservisna Kompanya. The loan
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The FINANCIAL — Combining all three elements the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining this year’s NTT DATA Open Innovation Contest as a partner in the search for potential collaborations with start-ups who have innovative ideas in the area of sustainable
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The FINANCIAL — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) are seeking to strengthen their relationship and accelerate their efforts to develop economies in regions where both organisations operate. In a Memorandum of Understanding signed by
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The FINANCIAL — Eight electric buses financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the multi-donor Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) Fund, of which the European Union (EU) is the largest contributor, have arrived in Batumi, Georgia’s second-largest city. The
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The FINANCIAL — An autonomous robot called Victor, which kills pathogenic microorganisms including coronavirus using UV-C radiation, is fighting the coronavirus pandemic at a major hospital in Bucharest. More robots like Victor are on their way to local healthcare institutions, as the manufacturer, Modulab, is
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The FINANCIAL — Factoring, a financial service based on the sale of accounts receivable, has the potential to boost the growth of smaller businesses in Ukraine as companies struggling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic seek finance, heard the participants in a webinar held jointly
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The FINANCIAL — IFC is supporting the financing needs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey by partnering with Alternatif Bank to extend new trade-related or working capital loans to SMEs whose cashflows have been disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The FINANCIAL — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are stepping up their cooperation with a US$ 3 million advisory technical cooperation package to help the agrifood sector in the EBRD’s
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The FINANCIAL — The Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has elected Odile Renaud-Basso of France as the Bank’s next President. Currently Director-General at the French Treasury, Ms Renaud-Basso replaces Sir Suma Chakrabarti, who stepped down in July after serving two full
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