France

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ayvens, a leading global sustainable mobility player, signed in December 2024 a new financing agreement to rollout a fleet of 19 000 electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV) in Europe, primarily in Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands, over the next three years. This agreement, which breaks down into a EUR 350 million credit envelope granted by the EIB (on favourable financial conditions) and an equivalent EUR 350 million co-investment made by Ayvens, will help companies to finance their electric transition.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Orano have announced the signing of a loan agreement for €400 million intended to finance a part of the investments in the project to extend the Georges Besse 2 uranium enrichment plant located in Tricastin (Drôme/Vaucluse, France).

The goal of this partnership is for the EIB to conduct a study to collect data on the depth of the voluntary biodiversity market in France – and potentially in other EU Member States – in terms of CDC Biodiversité’s issuance of credit placements. Its findings will be used in another study for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment. If it is deemed necessary to expand the scope of financial instruments in the biodiversity sector, the conclusions from this study will be used to make recommendations aimed at increasing demand in the voluntary market and propose other monetisation facilities.