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EIB and Santander join forces to provide €2bn to companies affected by the crisis

EIB and Santander join forces to provide €2bn to companies affected by the crisis
06/22/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
EU. As part of the European Guarantee Fund, the European Investment Bank and the Spanish bank Santander sign two agreements to open credit lines reserved for the early payment of suppliers.
Austria, Banco Santander, bank, EGF, EIB European Investment Bank, European Guarantee Fund, finance, France, Germany, Italy, José M.Linares, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, SME, Spain

The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain

The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain
05/07/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
SPAIN / FRANCE. The Spanish railway operator Renfe is losing its monopoly with the launch of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona marketed by Ouigo Spain, a subsidiary of Sncf Voyageurs.
Air Nostrum, Andalusia, Barcelona, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Grand Est, Hauts de France, Ilsa, Italy, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Montpellier, Ouigo, Ouigo Spain, Paris, rail transport, Renfe, Saragossa, Sncf, Sncf Voyageurs, Spain, Tarragona, Trenitalia, Valencia

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president
04/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. Bashar al-Assad has officially applied to run for the next presidential election in Syria on May 26, 2021.
Abdullah Salloum Abdullah, Baath, Bashar el-Assad, Civil Rights Defenders, Faten Ali Nahar, France, Germany, Ghouta, Hafez al-Assad, Hammoudeh Sabbagh, Iran, Khan Sheikhoun, Michel Kilo, Mohammad Firas Yasin Rajjouh, Mohammad Muwaffaq Sawwan, Mohanad Nadim Shaaban, Nasr Hariri, Open Society Justice Initiative, OSDH, OSJI, Paris, SA, SCM, Syria, Syrian Archive, Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, Syrian conflict, Syrian election, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share

Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share
04/15/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The tempo is accelerating for many countries wishing to participate in the economic battle currently being waged around reconstruction and oil. The diplomatic ballet continues to grow in Tripoli. But the dancers are not all on the same footing.
Alain Chouet, Ankara. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Bernard Valero, Cameron, Charles Michel, China, Crete, DGSE, Egypt, EIB European Investment Bank, EU-Turkey Migration Agreement, European Union (EU), Fayez al-Sarraj, France, Germany, GNA, Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Italy, Jean-François Coustillière Gaddafi, JFC Analysis Group, Khalif Haftar, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, Libyan dinar, libyan economy, Mario Draghi, Misrata, oil, Qatar, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Robert Abela, Russia, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, Sarkozy, Sfax, Spain, Tripoli, Tunis, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Nations

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19
03/11/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. EU. The European Commission is proposing to release an envelope of nearly 530 M€ to support emergency measures against the coronavirus. Three Mediterranean countries in the process of accession will be able to benefit from it.
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Albania, Austria, Belgium, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Croatia, Czech Republic, Elisa Ferreira, Estonia, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union (EU), European Union Solidarity Fund, EUSF, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, pandemic, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain

European Court of Auditors audits the 64,000 investment funds domiciled in the EU

European Court of Auditors audits the 64,000 investment funds domiciled in the EU
02/26/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Court of Auditors is launching an audit to "assess the progress made by the EU in establishing a single market for investment funds". version française
audit, ECA, European Court of Auditors, European Union (EU), France, Germany, investment funds, Ireland, Luxembourg, Rimantas Šadžius, UCITS

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens
02/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. Once again, and despite a deadline set on December 31, 2020 a year ago to regularize the sharing of tax data, Turkey escapes its placement on the European black list of tax havens. version française
Anguilla, Ankara, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, black list, Botswana, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecofin, Eswatini, European Union (EU), Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Jordan, Maldives, Morocco, Namibia, Palau, Panama, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Seychelles, tax, tax havens, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vanuatu

Turkey increases its trade deficit by 69% in 2020

Turkey increases its trade deficit by 69% in 2020
02/02/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. According to the Turkish Institute of Statistics, Turkish exports fell by 6.3% in 2020 compared to the previous year, with a total of $169.48 billion.
China, Fatih Dönmez, Germany, Iraq, Italy, oil, Ruhsar Pekcan, Russia, trade, TUIK, Turkey, Turkish Institute of Statistics, United Kingdom, United States

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient
11/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. The joint debt of EU Member States will help finance national recovery plans, which are tools for resilience in the face of the economic and social crisis caused by the coronavirus. It opens a new era. The future multi-annual financial framework proposed by the European Commission and now supported by the European Council and the European Parliament.
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SNCF raises a record €2 billion loan with a 30-year maturity

SNCF raises a record €2 billion loan with a 30-year maturity
10/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. The SNCF has closed a €2 billion loan over thirty years, the largest transaction ever carried out by the group on the financial markets.
Austria, Bank of America Securities, BNP Paribas, borrowing, CIB, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Crédit Agricole, finance, financial markets, Fitch, France, France relaunch, Germany, HSBC, ING, Moody's, rail transport, S&P, SNCF, SNCF debt, Southern Europe

Issuance of the first European social bonds for €17bn

Issuance of the first European social bonds for €17bn
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. Within the framework of the SURE instrument, created by the European Union to protect jobs and employees from the consequences of Covid-19, the European Commission has issued its first social bonds for an amount of €17 billion.
Barclays, Benelux, BNP Paribas, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Deutsche Bank, European Commission, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Johannes Hahn, Nomura, social obligations, Support to mitigate unemployment risks in emergency, SURE, UniCredit, United Kingdom, Ursula Von der Leyen

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient
10/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA / EU. In its latest report on the financial monitoring of grant and loan pledges to Syria, the European Commission indicates that as of 31 August 2020, international donors had disbursed $5 billion in grants to Syria and its region in 2020. version française
Brussels, conflicts, Covid-19, Donor Conference, Egypt, European Commission, European Union (EU), Germany, Grants to Syria, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, refugees, Syria, Syria Humanitarian Response Plan, Syrian conflict, Syrian refugees, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. French electrolyser and storage systems manufacturer McPhy successfully raises €180 million from strategic investors, its historical shareholders and institutional investors.
Bpifrance, Chart International, Drôme, Ecotechnologies, EDF Pulse Croissance, energy, environment, France, Germany, Grenoble, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Laurent Carme, McPhy, Paris, San Miniato, sustainable development, Technip Energies, Wildau, zero carbon

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
EGYPT. A joint venture between AOI (Arab Organisation for Industrialisation) and the German group Tönnjes gives birth to a license plate manufacturing plant in Egypt.
AOI, Arab Industrialization Organization, automobile industry, Berlin, Compact with Africa, Delmenhorst, Dubai, Egypt, Germany, IDeROBOTs, industry, Italy, license plates, Lower Saxony, Markus Müller, Philippines, Tönnjes

European Commission proposes €684 million in financial support for the earthquake in Croatia

European Commission proposes €684 million in financial support for the earthquake in Croatia
10/12/2020 - Eric Apim | Environment
CROATIA. The European Commission is proposing €683.7 million in aid to help Croatia repair the material damage caused by an earthquake in Zagreb at the end of March 2020. version française
Croatia, earthquake, EU Solidarity Fund, European Commission, European Council, European funds, European Parliament, European Union (EU), EUSF, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, natural disaster, Podkarpackie, Portugal, Spain, Zagreb

EU joins forces to better fight forest fires

EU joins forces to better fight forest fires
10/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
EU. A new Safers platform to build a comprehensive emergency management system to better fight forest fires will be tested in Italy, France, Spain and Greece.
Copernicus, European Union (EU), Finland, forest, forest fires, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Safers, Semide, Spain, United Kingdom

S&P Global warns of a possible new "debt spiral" in Europe

S&P Global warns of a possible new "debt spiral" in Europe
09/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EUROPE. According to a study by the rating agency S&P Global, Europe risks falling into a new "debt spiral" if European banks continue to buy government bonds from their home countries. version française

banking sector, banks, coronavirus crisis, economic and financial crisis, Europe, France, Germany, Portugal, S&P, sovereign debt, Spain, study

Suez wants to sell its recycling and recovery activities to the German company PreZero

Suez wants to sell its recycling and recovery activities to the German company PreZero
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Coveted, against its will, by its competitor Veolia, Suez announces the signature of a memorandum of understanding with PreZero, the environmental branch of the Schwarz group.
Bertrand Camus, circular economy, environment, Europe, France, Germany, Kaufland, Lidl, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North America, Poland, PreZero, recovery, recycling, Schwarz, Suez, Thomas Kyriakis, waste

Engie and ArianeGroup join forces in liquefied renewable hydrogen

Engie and ArianeGroup join forces in liquefied renewable hydrogen
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The two French groups Engie and ArianeGroup sign a collaboration agreement in the field of liquefied renewable hydrogen. Version française
aeronautics, André-Hubert Roussel, Anglo-American, Ariane rockets, ArianeGroup, Claire Waysand, energy, Engie, environment, Eure, European Green Deal, France, Germany, hydrogen, renewable energy, Vernon

According to Euler Hermes, the French and Italian fiscal stimulus plans will stimulate economic growth

According to Euler Hermes, the French and Italian fiscal stimulus plans will stimulate economic growth
09/03/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / ITALY. Euler Hermes estimates that the French fiscal stimulus plan will boost growth by 2.4% points and the Italian plan by 0.7%.
Euler Hermes, France, Germany, Italy, Paris, recovery plan, Rome

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