News & Insights

25
Jul
2024
H2 Green Steel – Building a Decarbonised Steel Industry
Carbon dioxide emissions from steel are a major agenda point for both governments and environmentally conscious...
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Carbon dioxide emissions from steel are a major agenda point for both governments and environmentally conscious consumers who are committed to reducing their carbon footprints. How H2 Green Steel has financed the first steel plant that will remove almost all of these emissions from the steelmaking process?
H2 Green Steel – Building a Decarbonised Steel Industry
04
Jul
2024
Supporting an improved access to health care in Senegal
To address some of Senegal’s health system deficiencies, new infrastructure is needed. Focus on the construction of a...
Clients' successes
To address some of Senegal’s health system deficiencies, new infrastructure is needed. Focus on the construction of a new hospital in the region of Tivaouane and on the reconstruction of the Aristide Le Dantec National Hospital Center in Dakar.
Supporting an improved access to health care in Senegal
02
Jul
2024
EV charging infrastructures in Europe: Business models and financing
Extensive and affordable access to public charging infrastructure is needed for the mass-market switch to electric...
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Extensive and affordable access to public charging infrastructure is needed for the mass-market switch to electric transport.
EV charging infrastructures in Europe: Business models and financing
07
Jun
2024
Our partnership with International Finance Corporation
Vincent Nobilet, Managing Director, Agribusiness, Trade and Sustainable Commodity Finance at Societe Generale, gave an...
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Vincent Nobilet, Managing Director, Agribusiness, Trade and Sustainable Commodity Finance at Societe Generale, gave an in-depth look at our partnership with IFC.
Our partnership with International Finance Corporation
05
Jun
2024
J.C. Flowers & Co. close on the sale of First Bank to Intesa Sanpaolo
As the CEE banking sector experiences a period of transformation, the completion of J.C. Flowers & Co’s sale of First...
Clients' successes
As the CEE banking sector experiences a period of transformation, the completion of J.C. Flowers & Co’s sale of First Bank to Intesa SanPaolo in Romania marks a defining moment in the country’s banking sector where key players are reshaping the industry.
J.C. Flowers & Co. close on the sale of First Bank to Intesa Sanpaolo
29
Apr
2024
The role of technology and trade finance in decarbonising supply chains
The global push for sustainable supply chains is strengthening the link between digitalisation and decarbonisation.
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The global push for sustainable supply chains is strengthening the link between digitalisation and decarbonisation.
The role of technology and trade finance in decarbonising supply chains
18
Apr
2024
Germany weaves its electric vehicle recharging network
The European Union's (EU) plan to ban the production and sale of new combustion vehicles from 2035 in favour of electric...
Clients' successes
The European Union's (EU) plan to ban the production and sale of new combustion vehicles from 2035 in favour of electric vehicles means the building of more electric charging stations. In Germany, to meet this need, the Federal Ministry of Digitalization and Transport initiated a nationwide tender in 2021 to launch "Deutschlandnetz", a programme to develop...
Germany weaves its electric vehicle recharging network
03
Apr
2024
Financial industry challenges in 2024
Luis Vaz Pinto, Deputy Global Head of Corporate Finance & Global Head of ECM at Societe Generale, takes us through his...
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Luis Vaz Pinto, Deputy Global Head of Corporate Finance & Global Head of ECM at Societe Generale, takes us through his views on the challenges facing the financial industry in 2024.
Financial industry challenges in 2024
22
Jan
2024
Steel production: replacing coal with green hydrogen
H2 Green Steel, the first large-scale project in the green steel sector, recently announced completion of a financing...
Powering Energy Transition
H2 Green Steel, the first large-scale project in the green steel sector, recently announced completion of a financing package of more than EUR 6bn.
Steel production: replacing coal with green hydrogen