UK: the Government provides financing for Tyne and Wear Metro new trains
UK Treasury Minister Andrew Jones announced that the government will allot £337 million (EUR 380 million) to Tyne and Wear […]
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TransContainer to be sold at open auction
The Russian government has offered to sell 50% plus two shares that RZD owns in container railway operator TransContainer through […]
Italy: three regions invest EUR 18 billion in intermodal transport
Piemonte, Liguria and Lombardy have signed an agreement with the national rail infrastructure manager, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) to boost […]
EUR 650 million for Polish railway infrastructure
The European Investment Bank and Polish Ministry of Finance signed an agreement for a EUR 650 million loan aimed at […]
Grupo Mexico holds IPO
Mexican mining and infrastructure company Grupo Mexico priced an initial public offering of its rail unit, GMexico Transportes, at 31.50 […]
Italian operator NTV selects three banks for IPO
Italian rail operator NTV has selected Banca IMI, Golden Sachs and Credit Suisse to prepare next year’s listing, sources close […]
EIB finances Tunis train acquisition
Tunisia’s Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, Zied Ladhari, and Flavia Palanza, the EIB’s Director of Operations in Neighbouring […]
Alstom’s sales increased by 5% in Q1 2017/18
During the first half of fiscal year 2017/18, Alstom’s total sales reached EUR 3,756 million, up 5% (5% organically). Signalling, […]
ADB finances electrification project in Uzbekistan
During a meeting between Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President, Wencai Zhang, and the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Abdulla Aripov, a […]
EU Council approves EFSI extension
On 8 November 2017, EU ambassadors endorsed, on behalf of the Council, an agreement with the European Parliament on an […]