G7 Public Development Banks (PDBs) and Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) are joining forces to enhance food security and sustainable agriculture in emerging markets. Through a new coordination mechanism set up by Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the Group of Seven PDBs and DFIs are teaming up in the “Collaborative on Sustainable Food Systems”.
Companies in the European Union weathered relatively well the health, price and trade shocks of the last four years and have increased their ambitions for green and digital transformation, according to a survey by the European Investment Bank (EIB)
The EIB Group – comprising the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) – and Groupe BPCE recently signed two financing initiatives totalling over €1 billion to back innovation, research and energy transition projects led by small businesses and mid-caps.