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France Supports Sizewell C with £5bn Loan Guarantee
On November 4, 2025, the UK Government confirmed the financial close of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant project (SZC) in England, in which EDF is both an investor and a key supplier.
Bpifrance at the Heart of the Montreal Group 2025 Summit in Rabat
Building resilience for SME success was the theme of the Montreal Group (TMG) Annual Summit, held on October 22–23 in Rabat under the auspices of Tamwilcom, bringing together 40 participants from 12 countries to share solutions for strengthening SME competitiveness in a fragmented economic environment.
Study on the adaptation of SMEs to climate change:
A Bpifrance study published on 17 December 2024 highlights the lack of preparedness among French entrepreneurs in the face of the climate crisis, with 68% of business leaders not considering adaptation to climate change be a strategic priority. Yet this climate crisis, with its dramatic and increasingly visible effects, should be everyone’s concern. This study sheds some interesting light on the position of entrepreneurs in the face of the climate emergency.
Bpifrance and its partners launch Nuclear Accelerator (Accélérateur nucléaire): A unique opportunity to support SMEs and Mid-caps growth in this sector
Bpifrance, in partnership with other players in the sector, has launched the Accélérateur Nucléaire to support 30 SMEs and ETIs in the nuclear sector. This 18-month programme offers personalised support, specialised training and networking opportunities to help companies grow and remain competitive in a rapidly changing international environment.
In search of inspiration: Bpifrance analyses the constant and multi-faceted quest of French SME and ETI executives in that field.
A study by Bpifrance shows that SME and ETI managers in France spend little time looking for inspiration, although they would like to spend more. They prefer face-to-face interaction and professional events to get new ideas, while using reading and social networks to keep abreast of market trends and challenges.
Innovation in Electronic Components and Systems (ECS): Xecs international matchmaking event hosted by Bpifrance
In a bid to foster innovation in the Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) sector, Bpifrance has hosted an international matchmaking Event on the 25th of September 2023. After 2 years of online meetings, the Electronic Components and Systems- ECS – community members were more than eager to meet again in person!
Launch of the “Bpifrance Entreprises Avenir 1” fund
Bpifrance is extending its range of investment solutions for individual investors with « Bpifrance Entreprises Avenir 1 » (BEA1) and lowering the entry ticket to €1,000. The bank is enabling non-professional investors to invest indirectly alongside it and under the same conditions, by acquiring equity stakes, mainly in unlisted French and European companies. Following the successful fundraising of its first two funds dedicated to retail investors (Bpifrance Entreprises 1 – BE1 and Bpifrance Entreprises 2 – BE2), Bpifrance is taking a further step in providing access to an asset class traditionally reserved for professionals, enabling French private individuals to contribute to the financing of the real economy and thus support the growth of SMEs and ETIs.
Jour E : The best solutions to green your business
Take a look back on Bpifrance’s day that gathered all entrepreneurs committed to the Ecological and Energy Transition in Paris on April 4th.
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