In 2016, EIB lending volumes in the Eastern Neighbourhood continued to increase and the Bank became one of the main financiers in the region. 2016 lending amounted to EUR 1.6bn, which is the highest amount ever extended by the EIB in the Eastern Partnership Countries since 2007, of which 100%...

The EU-AITF, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, aims to promote investment in infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa through various forms of grants which are blended with long-term investments by selected development finance institutions. In this way, the EU-AITF helps to mobilise...

The Investment Facility ("the Facility" or "IF") has been established within the framework of the Cotonou Agreement (the "Agreement") on cooperation and development assistance negotiated between the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (the "ACP States") and the European Union and its...

The Investment Facility ("the Facility" or "IF") has been established within the framework of the Cotonou Agreement (the "Agreement") on cooperation and development assistance negotiated between the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (the "ACP States") and the European Union and its...

The EU-AITF, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, aims to promote investment in infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa through various forms of grants which are blended with long-term investments by selected development finance institutions. In this way, the EU-AITF helps to mobilise...

In this report on activities in the ACP regions, you can travel to heart of some of these ground-breaking projects and find out about the impact our investment is having on the ground in emerging economies. The EIB has been active outside the European Union for over 50 years. In 2016, we...