EIB Global - What we offer

A focus on impact

EIB Global’s central goal is to increase its impact, in alignment with EU priorities. We finance sound projects developed to high standards, using our technical and financial expertise to promote inclusive and sustainable investment in partner countries.

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Our products and services

We offer innovative financing solutions, as well as technical and financial expertise for projects that are good for people and planet.

Financial products

We offer loans, guarantees and equity investments for clients of all sizes

Advisory services

We share our technical and financial expertise with our clients

Donor partnerships

Our partnerships leave a lasting impact in developing countries

Global solutions

From climate action to inclusive growth, explore how the projects we finance address today’s global challenges.

Climate Small businesses Gender equality Fragility and conflict

Challenge: Low-income countries are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including extreme weather, drought and flooding. Among the areas most at-risk are Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and small island-nations in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

Solution: In 2023, our climate action and environmental sustainability financing accounted for 53% of our total spending in these regions, surpassing our 2025 target of 50% ahead of schedule.

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Challenge: Small and medium businesses form the backbone of economies worldwide. Yet for many, it is difficult to access finance. Only 20% have access to a line of credit or a loan with a formal financial institution.

Solution: Supporting small and medium businesses is key to tackling gaps in access to finance and financial services. In 2023, we helped sustain an estimated 5.4 million jobs worldwide through loans to small businesses by microfinance institutions.

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Challenge: Women still earn around 25% less than men. Nearly a billion women also do not have a bank account, making up 55% of unbanked adults worldwide, according to the International Monetary Fund. This limits their ability to secure loans, contributing to their economic disenfranchisement.

Solution: Advancing women’s equality in banking and the workplace could add as much as $28 trillion to the global economy by 2025. That’s why we launched SheInvest in 2019 to boost investments that help women get loans and run businesses across Africa. Since the beginning of the initiative, we have mobilised more than €2 billion in gender-lens investing.

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Challenge: Today, nearly a quarter of the world’s population live in fragile or conflict-affected contexts or areas, driven by crises including armed conflict, forced displacement, food insecurity and climate change.

Solution: We have a long record of supporting human rights and investing in fragile and conflict-affected areas worldwide. In Colombia, we signed a €136 million loan with the bank Bancóldex to finance private-sector projects that support the country’s peace process through inclusive growth, job creation and poverty reduction in areas severely affected by fighting.

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In focus

Financing across the globe

Our key investments around the world help create stability, sustainable growth and fight climate change everywhere. In 2023, we invested €8.44 billion beyond the European Union.

The current crises require that these billions turn into trillions this decade by working with new partners, global financial institutions and the private sector.

Global stories

Individual stories speak far louder than figures and charts. Learn how our work improves lives worldwide.

26 November 2024

Equity makes things happen

From logistics in Southern Africa to offshore wind in East Asia, the European Investment Bank is making equity investments through impact funds whose projects are making a real difference.

Equity funds Equity and fund investment Taiwan Mozambique South Africa Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries + OCT South Africa Research, innovation and technology Transport Development Climate action and environment Venture capital & equity
24 October 2024

‘We try not to think about the future or the past’

Ukraine recovery focuses on heating, electricity, water, hospitals, women, and schools

Solidarity with Ukraine EU for Ukraine Ukraine Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus Development
15 October 2024

Financing food security will yield high returns

Hunger is an immediate global crisis that demands massive investment. Fortunately, the potential rewards are enormous, because sustainable food systems not only reduce poverty and malnutrition, but also create jobs, promote economic growth, reduce gender inequality, improve health, and build stronger communities.

Interviews Management committee Gelsomina VIGLIOTTI Zambia Madagascar Malawi Tunisia Uganda Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries + OCT Mediterranean countries Agriculture Development
5 September 2024

Small-island solidarity and climate common sense

Climate change will remain a top international priority for decades to come, but the most urgent risks require immediate action and new ideas, write EIB President Nadia Calviño and EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen.

Management committee Nadia Calviño Cape Verde Barbados Kiribati Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries + OCT Development Climate action and environment
23 August 2024

Business in a bomb shelter

Ukrainian companies receive urgent help to do business internationally while war rages

Solidarity with Ukraine Covid-19 Ukraine Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus Education and training Research, innovation and technology Development SMEs
8 August 2024

Women transforming the world

From Indian wrestlers to Indonesian menstruation campaigners, One World Media’s Women's Solutions Reporting Award, supported by the EIB, honours journalists and filmmakers who report on the inspirational stories of women in the Global South.

India Indonesia Congo (Democratic Republic) Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries + OCT Asia and Latin America Development Diversity and gender
1 August 2024

Is it trash or a hidden gem?

Western Kenya city wants to turn urban waste into biogas and fertiliser

Partnerships City Climate Finance Gap Fund Mandates and partnerships Kenya Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries + OCT Urban development Agriculture Development Climate action and environment Circular economy
29 July 2024

EIB donation for humanitarian aid in Gaza

The European Investment Bank is donating €250,000 to offer emergency relief amidst the ongoing human tragedy in Gaza. The donation will support food, medical supplies, and specialist medical teams for children and families in need in Gaza.

Social sustainability Fragility and conflict Palestine* Mediterranean countries European Union Development Migration Diversity and gender
28 May 2024

Safer roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina

High-tech road safety system on the Corridor Vc in Bosnia and Herzegovina saves lives, as it boosts the economy

Infrastructure Road safety Roads Western Balkans Bosnia and Herzegovina Enlargement Countries Transport Development
27 May 2024

How to boost business during a war

Special investment fund helps Ukrainian companies grow during the hardest times

Solidarity with Ukraine Ukraine Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus Development SMEs
14 May 2024

EIB Global Donor Partnerships

Launch the video and embark on a journey to our projects around the world, guided by our Donor-funded trust funds. By joining forces, we achieve impact.

EIB Global cares for people and the planet thanks to its Donor partnerships.

EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund European Commission Solidarity with Ukraine EU for Ukraine Partnerships Partners Eastern Partnership Technical Assistance Trust Fund (EPTATF) Mandates and partnerships Ecuador Ukraine Senegal Mozambique Armenia Serbia Moldova Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries + OCT Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus Mediterranean countries America Carribean Sub Saharan Africa Enlargement Countries South Africa Asia and Latin America Urban development Research, innovation and technology Transport Development Migration Climate action and environment Energy Institutional SMEs Diversity and gender Water, wastewater management Health and life sciences
13 March 2024

New green partnerships for Africa

Africa needs new partnerships, bolder ambitions and policies to tackle climate action and environmental sustainability

Development Climate action and environment

Our publications

Understanding the global landscape is key to taking action. Explore our latest research, economic studies, surveys and other resources.

7 November 2024

Finance in Africa

The ninth annual Finance in Africa report shows that financial conditions are improving in Africa but access to finance remains a severe constraint to economic development.

Fintech Banking Financial institutions Partners Climate Climate finance Financial instruments Finance Sub Saharan Africa Development Climate action and environment Balanced regional development Institutional Digital and telecoms
5 November 2024

Constructing Education: Building for impact

A new framework seeks to connect new investments in schools with the pedagogical goals of educators.

Infrastructure Education and training Development
28 October 2024

Climate financing in Latin America and the Caribbean

Public development banks are key to climate financing in Latin America and the Caribbean Here’s how they’re supporting the region’s climate transition.

Development Climate action and environment
12 September 2024

Trust funds in action

Resources for development finance are limited. Find out how EIB Global works with 12 trust funds to increase amounts available, support a wide variety of projects and make a positive impact.

African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Trust Fund EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) Partnerships Water Sector Fund (WSF) City Climate Finance Gap Fund FEMIP Trust Fund (FTF) Innovation Fund Eastern Partnership Technical Assistance Trust Fund (EPTATF) Mandates and partnerships Ukraine Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries + OCT Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus Mediterranean countries Research, innovation and technology Development Climate action and environment Energy Water, wastewater management
11 July 2024

The City Climate Finance Gap Fund: EIB Annual Report 2023

This report describes the progress and activities of the City Climate Finance Gap Fund in 2023. Three years into operations, we moved from testing the fund’s business model towards accelerated implementation of its technical assistance to cities and local authorities.

Partnerships City Climate Finance Gap Fund Mandates and partnerships Development Climate action and environment
21 June 2024

EIB Group 2024-2027 Strategic Roadmap

The 2024-2027 Strategic Roadmap outlines the eight key interrelated priorities and new programmes to contribute to closing Europe’s investment gap, within an ambitious annual financing scenario.

Defence and security Research, innovation and technology Agriculture Development Climate action and environment Digital and telecoms Capital markets
13 June 2024

EIB Global Impact Report 2023/2024

Covering EIB Global’s activities in 2023, this annual report shows how these activities are aligned with EU priorities and initiatives in different regions.

Social sustainability Fragility and conflict Ukraine Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus Urban development Development Migration Climate action and environment Balanced regional development SMEs Diversity and gender
29 November 2023

EIB Global Strategic Roadmap

The “EIB Global Strategic Roadmap: EU Finance for a Sustainable Future" provides an overall narrative that explains EIB Global’s direction of travel in the coming years to improve its impact beyond the European Union and the need for a new approach.

Development
27 November 2023

EIB Global’s approach to a just transition and just resilience

This document presents the overarching approach through which EIB Global, together with partners, can support countries, clients and organisations in pursuing a just transition and a just resilience.

Development