Kristiina Randmaa
- European Investment Bank
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The EIB Investment Survey 2023 reveals that Finnish firms are leading the way in innovation amongst peers in the rest of the European Union. Half of Finnish firms developed or introduced new products, processes or services as part of their investment activities, exceeding the EU average of 39%. Moreover, 81% of companies have adopted advanced digital technologies, significantly higher than the EU average of 70%. These companies are at the forefront of utilising digital platforms, automation via robotics, and big data/AI.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €110 loan agreement with KOy Helsingin Toimitilat to provide facilities for Finnish vocational training provider Stadin AO. The financing will be used to construct two new campus buildings in Myllypuro and Roihupelto, consolidating Stadin’s activities that are currently spread across 14 different locations onto two sites.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) today launched the sixth edition of its Climate Survey. These are some of the most striking results of this annual survey conducted in August and September 2023. Running since 2018, the EIB Climate Survey offers insights into the climate change-related views of people in major economies around the world, with more than 30 000 respondents in the European Union, the United States, China, India, Japan, the United Kingdom, UAE, Canada and South Korea. The EIB is the lending arm of the European Union and the world’s largest multilateral lender for climate action projects.