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The massive, decade-long growth and outperformance of the global technology sector has ground to an abrupt halt.

The island-like location makes Finland extremely dependent on regular maritime transportation. Finnlines, one of the biggest shipping companies in Finland, provides reliable sea connections to the private and public sector in the most sustainable and environmentally friendly way.

The Afrigreen Debt Impact Fund attracts a consortium of investors as part of its first closing.

Energy transition comes at a cost, which market participants and policymakers have called “greenflation”. Greenflation is the inflation created when prices of commodities needed to green the economy rise due to increased demand or reduced supply.

Almost 90% of households in Australia own a vehicle, with over half owning more than one; and the average Australian drives nearly 13,000km per year (Footnote 1,2). Both numbers are higher than almost anywhere except North America.

Denis de Paillerets and Benoît Tanguy, Global Co-Heads of TMT share their view on how to fund tomorrow’s digital highway in The Banker magazine - article published on February 17, 2023

3 questions to Christophe de Vasselot, Vendor Relationship Director, Societe Generale Equipment Finance, in charge of Technology sector

More than 100,000 off-grid solar streetlights in over 400 cities across Senegal will bring eco-friendly lighting to the population along roads, schools, hospitals, in public areas and national parks.

Online hits for baby buggies on China’s Baidu search engine have dropped 40% since 2018; searches for baby bottles are down by a third; meanwhile, enquiries about elderly care homes jumped eight-fold last year.

A novel arrangement for containership lessor Seaspan sets a template for long-term, cross-border financing that will help modernise the shipping industry.

Start of the year sees storm clouds clear. By Karim Elzein, head of Middle East, Türkiye and Africa Debt Capital Markets at Societe Generale.

Despite a declining M&A market, energy transition has been a key driver of the M&A market in 2022.

Merlin properties, the largest traded real estate company in Spain, goes one step further in its plan to become a net zero emissions company by 2030 after ranking in the top 1% of best ESG companies in the world, according to Sustainalytics.

Jesus Carrasco Abad, Global Head of Healthcare and Head of Industry Groups gives his views on the healthcare sector on pharmaforum.com - article published on January 30, 2023.

Off the back of the latest COP-15 on biodiversity, we asked our expert Eric Schoumsky, Head of Natural Capital Solutions at Societe Generale, for his views.