The European Investment Bank (EIB) is assisting the Madrid Region in its efforts to tackle the COVID-19 health emergency. The EU bank is providing a EUR 600 million loan on favourable terms to enable the authorities to adapt Madrid’s health facilities and cope with the additional health costs caused by the pandemic. The EU bank […]
Coronavirus outbreak: EIB Group’s response to the pandemic
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a new type of coronavirus. It was first identified in the Chinese municipality of Wuhan in December 2019. In January 2020, isolated cases began to appear in EU Member States, and by the end of February 2020, there was a significant increase of COVID-19 cases in northern Italy. […]
EIB Group support for projects in Slovakia stood at €251m in 2019
EIB lending was €204m and EIF guarantee commitments reached €47m In total, some 2 300 small businesses benefited from EIB Group operations supporting some 24 200 jobs in Slovakia in 2019 The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), comprising the European Investment Bank (EIB) and its subsidiary, the European Investment Fund (EIF), financed loans and guarantees in […]
EIB and BBVA provide €600m to support SMEs
EIB is providing BBVA with a €300m guarantee to expand its SME financing capacity Part of this guarantee – €150m- is being granted with Investment Plan for Europe support The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BBVA are joining forces to provide financing on favourable terms for Spanish SMEs and mid-caps. EU bank Vice-President Emma Navarro […]