The European Investment Bank, the EU bank, drives growth and employment in over 160 countries. As the world's largest multilateral lender, we aim to build a competitive and forward-looking Europe. We make a difference by helping small businesses breathe life into their communities, supporting innovative medical research, building vital infrastructure and financing green energy. The EIB is in the business of making an impact on everyday lives.
The Investment Plan for Europe aims to revive investment in strategic projects around Europe to ensure that money reaches the real economy. For more information check our website: http://www.eib.org/invest-eu
Innovation and creativity remain strong features of the Spanish economy. With EUR 5 billion invested in companies in under-financed sectors around the country, the Investment Plan for Europe is hel...
The Investment Plan for Europe has unlocked over EUR 1 billion of investments into small and medium-sized Greek enterprises, resulting in a positive impact on growth and jobs for people from Athens...
Since 2015, the Investment Plan for Europe has supported investments of EUR 3.4 billion in Portugal. Among many other tangible results, the EIB Group's financing will help 1 000 small businesses gr...
The Investment Plan for Europe is mobilising EUR 23 billion in the Spanish economy. How does this translate into real impacts for the country's businesses and citizens? From department stores to te...
370 000 foyers raccordés à la ligne très haut débit en Alsace, 5 000 nouveaux logements construits sur des terrains décontaminés, 1 500 emplois créés dans le champ de l'énergie verte… Depuis le lan...
The Investment plan is making a difference in the real economy. 377 000 small- and medium sized European companies can already benefit from it. These companies can expand their activities, hire new...
Énergies POSIT’IF renovates thousands of residential condominiums in the Paris region, and they just received a helping hand in the form of a EUR 100 million loan from the European Investment Bank...
Years of crisis have posed a threat to Europe’s potential for innovative growth and dulled our competitive edge. Competitiveness relies on investment. In Europe, good projects currently struggle to...
The European Investment Advisory Hub (http://www.eib.org/eiah) is Europe’s gateway to investment support! A joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank under the In...
An innovative Czech company called Elite Dental struggled to get access to finance through commercial banks. They sought and found a loan backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI...
How can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bulgaria benefit from enhanced access to finance? Iskra Mihaylova, Member of the European Parliament for Bulgaria explains how the SME initiativ...
14 new healthcare centres where they are needed most - this will be the result of the first project supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in Ireland. "EFSI is about gettin...
The EIB recognises the importance of working together with other MDBs and financial institutions to build prosperity and stability around the world, enabling concrete action on key challenges. Visit http://www.eib.org/globalcooperation for more information.
Speaking at the 2016 UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York, President of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer has called for new partnerships to tackle the migration and refugee chal...
The EU Bank is the world’s biggest multilateral public lender, but the world’s challenges are bigger than the capacity of any single institution. EIB experts explain why a joined-up approach from t...
The largest solar energy complex in the world, visible from space, is taking shape in Ouarzazate, Morocco. Once completed, it will provide electricity for more than 1 million people, and save at le...
The first EIB backed microfinance operation in Jordan for EIB, made possible by EU grants. The fund is helping low-income women engage in economic activity with small loans and technical assistance...
Infrastructure, development, climate action and innovation are inextricably linked. EIB President, Werner Hoyer has explained how the EU bank, the world’s largest multilateral lender, is delivering...
It is essential to support basic infrastructure across the world. The EIB is working hard to do this by providing effective water and sanitation systems, transport facilities and efficient energy p...
An agreement on climate action was reached in Paris in December 2015. But Paris was politics; now the world needs action – robust climate action. As the world’s largest financier of climate action,...
A 2015 McKinsey Global Institute report found that $12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 by advancing women’s equality. The public, private, and social sectors will need to act to close...
On the sidelines of the Bertelsmann Foundation-Financial Times conference on migration, European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer identifies priority areas to support Syrian refugees and host...
How is climate change affecting the Middle East and North African landscape? According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the region will be impacted very severely - more than ...
Discover how Silicon Badia provides mentorship, expertise and capital to empower to a new generation of technology start-ups. Silicon Badia is a venture capital company which connects entrepreneurs...
At the Habitat III conference in Quito, the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development has outlined its commitment to sustainable urban development fina...