The European Commission has concluded negotiations with Ecuador on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA). This SIFA, the first negotiated with a Latin American country, will be instrumental in promoting EU investments in Ecuador. The deal will support the creation of a more transparent and efficient business environment in Ecuador by addressing challenges such as […]
The EIF will allocate €2.5 billion from the Next Generation Fund to boost Spanish SMEs in innovation, sustainability and competitiveness.
The European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Investment Bank Group’s (EIB Group) equity investment arm for SMEs and midcaps, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise and eleven financial institutions have signed guarantee agreements that will enable financial institutions to channel EUR 2.5 billion of new funding to the real economy. The funding will go […]
EIF and BBVA sign €200M guarantee agreement to support start-up companies
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and BBVA are set to make it easier for startups with innovative and sustainable value propositions to get access to financing. The two institutions have concluded an agreement under the InvestEU guarantee programme whereby the EIF will grant a €200 million guarantee to enable BBVA Spark (BBVA’s specialised startup initiative) […]