ESG news

Romania's Banca Transilvania [BSE:TLV] said that it has raised 700 million euro ($780.5 million) through its second environmental, social and governance (ESG) bond issue, which was more than three times oversubscribed.

The green loan portfolio of North Macedonia's commercial banks increased by 14.9% year-on-year, reaching 20.4 billion denars ($370.3 million/331.7 million euro) by the end of the first half of 2024, the central bank said on Tuesday.

The Bulgarian Association of Aggregate Materials is a non-profit industry organisation whose main goals are: supporting members of the association in their communication with government bodies and protecting their interests; preventing illegal mining of aggregate materials within the territory of Bulgaria; developing and popularising best practices in the field of aggregate materials production; promoting safe working conditions in the workplace; preserving the environment and developing sustainable production techniques and methods. Irina Koleva is the Secretary General of the association.

Romania's energy ministry said it has offered 66.56 million lei ($14.65 million/13.38 million euro) in non-refundable Modernisation Fund financing to several universities and municipalities to finance the development of renewable energy sources (RES) and storage capabilities.