Summit on Financing African Economies

To speed up the digital transition, we need to offer more innovative financing and technical assistance that will help African countries overcome the many problems holding back Internet access and new technologies. The rural connectivity toolkit provides clear guidance to help African countries design and finance sustainable and inclusive digital connectivity projects.

COVAX is an initiative backed by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank in partnership with GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, with the aim to provide fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in 92 emerging and developing countries.

The European Investment Bank is financing climate action projects across Africa: encouraging the shift to renewable energy, helping countries to adapt to changing weather conditions and reducing the environmental consequences of waste and wastewater. Discover these different projects in our video!

This publication presents micro impact studies from the second cycle of the EIB-GDN research programme.

In its fifth edition, this report focuses on recent developments in Africa’s banking sectors and the policy options for all stakeholders.

African countries are using technology in many new ways to fight the coronavirus pandemic. This report highlights some of the best digital solutions and estimates the investments required to implement the technology on a wider scale.

Microfinance loans for African farmers are an important response to the major problems of subsistence farmers with little business knowledge

Empowering women is key for development. The 2X Challenge supports finance for women-owned businesses, which often don’t get the funding they need.

We looked at an African handicraft finance project that links crafts workers to the global value chain to see its impact—and what lessons it holds for other development work

For a safer, healthier and wealthier world, invest in education in developing countries. Here are some solutions to equip children for success in school and life.

Plastic pollution in the oceans is growing by the minute. Here’s how to stop it

Transport projects are good for the economy. But transport stakeholder engagement ensures they’re also good for the environment and society. Here’s how it works.

Half of the world’s poor live in fragile or conflict-affected countries. To end poverty, we need to break the cycle of fragility with special conflict development solutions

Better Africa urban planning can ensure that cities don’t become magnets for poverty

Digital technology levels the playing field for entrepreneurs anywhere in the world—and there are proportionally more of them in Africa then elsewhere. Here are some solutions to help them prosper.

Water engineers in Africa face unique puzzles for each project. Here are some creative development solutions designed to meet Africa’s water needs and build its long-term independence

If you want to boost the effectiveness of development investment and increase sustainable profits, give women a more prominent role. The numbers don’t lie on climate change gender investments. Here are the details.

Gender inequalities cut across societies, but they have a particularly profound impact on women’s access to public transport. Here’s how to address gender in transport projects – and increase use by everyone.