European Investment Bank (EIB)

EU leaders to back EIB financing of defence projects

European Union leaders will back a change to the lending policy of the European Investment Bank, so that the huge European government-owned lender can finance defence projects, draft conclusions of…

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EIB lends €20 million to biotech company for development of cancer treatment

The European Investment Bank (EIB), backed by the InvestEU programme, has today announced it has provided a €20 million venture debt loan facility to Affibody. Affibody is a Swedish clinical…

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EIB Group in Poland in 2020: strong support for COVID-19 response and for green recovery

In a year heavily marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EIB Group confirmed its strong support to the Polish economy, providing €5.2 billion of overall financing to the country’s public and private sectors.…

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EIB and Egypt work together to support private businesses and speed up the recovery of SMEs from COVID-19

The European Investment Bank is providing Banque Misr with a €425 million credit line to support Egyptian private small and medium-sized enterprises that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and boost their ability…

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EU bank supports Kosovo through €11m investment for wastewater treatment

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will invest €11 million to improve wastewater management and provide affordable access to water and wastewater services for more than 90 000 people in the municipality…

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EIB promotes circular economy as part of efforts to boost European economies post-crisis

The circular economy concept is gaining attention as the consumption and use of resources increases to serve a fast-growing population with rising standards of living. Circularity refers to the circular…

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EU supports job development in Egypt through EIB financing

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a financing agreement of $100 million with Banque du Caire (BDC) to finance the investments of Egyptian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing and services sectors…

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European Investment Bank pushes businesses to go digital

In the fight against the Coronavirus, digital technology is playing an unprecedented role in the maintenance of daily life and economic and social activities, as well as in the recovery…

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First Juncker Plan project in Malta brings broadband to 70,000 homes

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and GO p.l.c. (GO) have signed a €28 million loan to finance GO's investments in telecommunication infrastructure. GO is listed on the Malta Stock Exchange…

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EU should drop oil, gas and coal funding, say ministers

The European Union should halt funding of oil, gas and coal projects, EU finance ministers said, potentially cutting €2bn of yearly investments. The finance ministers called upon the European Investment…

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Loan agreement between Greece and the European Investment Bank

Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras (2-R) Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Kostas Karamanlis (R), Vice President of EIB Andrew Macdowell (2-L) and Athens regional governor Giorgos Patoulis (L) shake hands…

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