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    Response from NWB Bank to the coalition agreement

    2 February 2026

    Response to the coalition agreement: NWB Bank emphasises the urgency of tackling societal challenges and the crucial role of public banks in financing the transition

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    Rentenbank’s 2025 financial year: Strong foundations laid for robust new business across all promotional areas

    29 January 2026

    Frankfurt am Main. Rentenbank concluded its 2025 financial year with a significant expansion of its promotional activities. New business in special promotional loans increased by 82.1% across all promotional lines to EUR 6.6 billion (2024: EUR 3.6 billion). Around 73% of this volume was attributable to the “Agriculture”, “Agribusiness” and “Rural Development” promotional lines. Combined new business in these three promotional lines rose by 35.8% to approximately EUR 4.8 billion (2024: EUR 3.5 billion). As expected, the “Renewable Energy” promotional line recovered as the interest rate curve normalised, with new business increasing to EUR 1.8 billion (2024: EUR 76.1 million). The newly introduced product category “grants from own funds”, with a focus on climate footprint accounting, met end borrowers’ needs particularly well and has seen very strong demand.

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    Kommuninvest issues EUR 1 billion in new benchmark bond

    29 January 2026

    Kommuninvest today issued EUR 1 billion (approximately SEK 10.7 billion) in a new bond maturing on July 3, 2029. This was the first EUR transaction of the year and demand was high and diversified from many leading investors.

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    Quarterly report on Local Government Debt Management: Stable interest rates but continued short capital maturity

    21 January 2026

    The quarterly report "Local Government Debt Management", which provides an overview of the structure and terms of the Swedish local government sector’s total loan portfolio, has now been updated with new data for the fourth quarter of 2025. The report shows that interest rates remain stable, while both capital and interest maturity continue to stay at short levels.

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    The Bulgarian Development Bank and UniCredit Bulbank signed an agreement under the InvestEU programme

    20 January 2026

    Bulgarian Development Bank and UniCredit Bulbank expand access to financing for businesses through a new guarantee agreement under the InvestEU programme Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) and UniCredit Bulbank have signed a new guarantee agreement under the InvestEU programme, aimed at expanding access to financing for businesses. The agreement will enable the provision of loans worth EUR 100 million to small and medium-sized enterprises as well as mid-cap companies.

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