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Alpha Bank Launches €500 Million Green Senior Preferred Bond

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

October 23, 2025

Alpha Bank is making a strategic entry into sustainable finance with the launch of its inaugural green senior preferred bond, aiming to raise up to €500 million. The six‐year maturity bond, callable after five years, is anticipated to offer investors an interest rate of approximately 3 per cent.

Investment-Grade Milestone

This issuance is notable for its Baa2 rating from Moody’s, marking it as Alpha Bank’s first full investment grade debt in recent years. Such a rating underlines the bank’s robust financial positioning while enhancing its credibility in the green finance market.

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Coordinated With Leading Global Banks

A distinguished consortium of financial institutions is managing the bond offering. BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, HSBC, J.P. Morgan (B&D), Morgan Stanley, and UniCredit are jointly leading the effort. Additionally, Crédit Agricole CIB is positioned as the Green Structuring Bank, reinforcing the issuance’s environmental objectives.

Strategic Market Implications

This issuance not only strengthens Alpha Bank’s commitment to sustainable growth but also aligns with broader market trends towards incorporating environmental, social, and governance factors into financial strategies. As green finance continues to reshape investment landscapes, Alpha Bank’s move may serve as a benchmark for future eco-friendly capital market initiatives.

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Women Accounted For More Than Half Of Scientists In 10 EU Regions

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

November 10, 2026

In Portugal’s Continente region, 265,100 women worked as scientists and engineers in 2025, representing 46% of the total workforce in these occupations.

Across the EU, women made up more than half of all scientists and engineers in 10 regions. Four were located in Spain, two in Portugal and one in Greece. The remaining regions were Poland’s Makroregion centralny, Sweden’s northernmost region and France’s outermost regions.

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Most of these areas had relatively small numbers of scientists and engineers overall. Spain’s Noreste region was the largest, with 102,700 women in these occupations, accounting for 51% of its total workforce.

Women’s Representation Varies Across Europe

The figures highlight considerable regional differences in both the number of women working in science and engineering and their share of the overall workforce.

Cyprus remains below the EU average, with women accounting for 37.8% of scientists and engineers. However, this share is broadly comparable to that of Île-de-France, one of Europe’s largest centres of scientific and engineering employment.