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🌿📗 How can nature credits help mobilise finance for conservation & restoration while delivering measurable outcomes for biodiversity? Alongside our fellow MDBs, we're exploring paths #ForAction in a new joint publication unveiled at @COP17_Arm2026🔗 go.eib.org/MDBsNatureCredits

From commitment to action. At the 🇪🇺pavilion at #COP17Armenia, VP Fayolle added the EIB’s commitment to the Commitment Tree 🌲 In Armenia, our support already helped renovate 15 kindergartens, cutting CO₂ emissions by thousands of t/year, & we look forward to doing more. 🇪🇺🇦🇲

💧Drought is an environmental, economic & financial risk. During our #COP17Armenia session “When Water Runs Dry”, VP Fayolle highlighted how understanding those risks can help direct investment towards wetlands, forests & more resilient water systems. #BiodiversityAction

Better data. Better investment decisions. The co-led EIB-World Bank Global Emerging Markets Risk Database is multilalteralism at its best: institutions sharing knowledge and acting together to catalyse investments. President @nadiacalvino.eib.org at the #WIF2026 event

Through EIB Global, we’re investing $37.5m in Tanmiya Capital Fund II, helping unlock growth capital for established SMEs, boost competitiveness & support businesses across healthcare, fintech, logistics, training and more. To learn more 🔗 go.eib.org/EgyptBusinesses

Tracking nature finance is a start, not the finish line. At #COP17Armenia, VP Fayolle highlighted the next step: common metrics that connect financial flows to real biodiversity outcomes, resilience & people. Credible measurement is essential to mobilise investment #ForAction

🌍🤝 Multilateral cooperation delivers results. 81 years after the United Nations Charter entered into force, its mission remains as relevant as ever. We continue to work closely with UN agencies, turning shared priorities into action for a more resilient, prosperous & sustainable world.

competitive Europe must be climate-resilient. In @ProSyn, VP Ambroise Fayolle explains how investing in resilience to climate change can strengthen competitiveness, support jobs, protect people and nature and create opportunities for new technologies 👇 go.eib.org/ClimateResilientEurope

From farm to market, investment helps Moldovan businesses create more value. Fruit Garden of Moldova II brings €150 milion in EIB Global financing for modern production, processing, storage & logistics, building on 500+ projects and opening doors to EU markets. 🔗 go.eib.org/Moldova_Agriculture

Better care needs better places to deliver it. Renovation is under way at 2 of Moldova’s 10 hospitals: the Clinical Psychiatric Hospital and the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, as part of a €72.4m programme backed by the EU, EIB, @ebrd.bsky.social and Moldova 🔗 go.eib.org/Hospitals-Moldova

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Damaged at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, a school in Ukraine’s Cherkasy region has now been restored with EIB support. The renovation provides safer, warmer and more energy-efficient classrooms for more than 100 students and staff. 🔗 go.eib.org/Ukraine-School

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Kyiv has 85 new buses on its streets, following an €18.5 million fleet renewal financed by the EIB Group. Serving 16 routes, the buses offer safer, more accessible journeys for thousands of residents, including people with reduced mobility. ➡️ urlr.me/!KyivBuses

“Every euro invested in prevention and adaptation to climate change saves 10 euros in damages and repairs,” says EIB Group President @NadiaCalvino. See how projects we’ve financed help communities adapt. Now we’re doubling our support to at least €30bn by 2030. 🎥👇

This week our Boards approved: ✅ our new Adaptation Plan, supporting resilient infrastructure, water, agriculture and innovation ✅ nearly €12bn in new financing for EU priorities, almost half for Europe’s energy autonomy and lower energy costs👇 go.eib.org/eibgBoardOct26

With EU support, the EIB Group is helping unlock up to €143 million in favourable financing for Ukrainian SMEs through an EIF guarantee to ProCredit Bank Ukraine. The initiative will support over 700 businesses, helping protect jobs and drive recovery. 🔗 go.eib.org/Ukrainian-bu...

We’re providing a €150m green loan to Neoenergia, backed by Cesce, to modernise Brazil’s grid. The investment will boost grid reliability and resilience, enabling connections for households and renewable energy producers through #GlobalGateway. 👉 go.eib.org/Neoenergia_EIB

We’re providing €125m in new financing for SMEs and mid-caps in Italy through Gruppo Iccrea’s cooperative banks. At least 70% will support SMEs, with over 25% dedicated to agriculture and the bioeconomy, backing local businesses and growth. 👉 go.eib.org/BCC_EIB

🇪🇺🇪🇸 Together with BBVA, we're helping mobilise €1.3 billion to support the financing and investment needs of SMEs and mid-caps in Spain. Over €200 million will go towards green and sustainable projects. 🔗 go.eib.org/Spain_SMEs

We’re providing €75m to Austrian fibre provider öGIG to expand high-speed connectivity across 6 states, focusing on rural areas. Backed by #InvestEU, our financing will bridge the digital divide and connect people & businesses to Europe’s digital future👉 go.eib.org/%C3%B6GIG_EIB

🇪🇺🇻🇳 EU–Vietnam cooperation delivering real impact. With EIB financing and international partners, Hanoi Metro Line 3 is connecting communities, reducing emissions and advancing sustainable urban mobility. 🚇 Strong partnerships. Tangible results. ➡️ go.eib.org/HanoiMetro

Through EIB Global’s Greening Financial Systems Programme, we’re providing Bank of Uganda with advisory services to strengthen climate-risk supervision and create conditions to attract more private/international finance for climate-resilient growth➡️ go.eib.org/UgandaGFS

🇺🇦🇪🇺 We are providing €60 million to modernise Ukraine’s western border crossings, with EU support. The investment will increase capacity, reduce delays and facilitate the movement of goods and people between Ukraine, the EU and Moldova. 🔗 go.eib.org/UkraineBorderUpgrade

Through #EIBAdvisory & ELENA, we support Métropole du Grand Paris in improving energy efficiency & expanding solar power. The project will renovate 50+ municipal buildings, deliver 60% energy savings & add 5 MW of solar PV, backed by €100m investment. 👉 go.eib.org/!Paris_EIB

Tauragė in Lithuania, is taking a major step towards climate neutrality by 2030 with €20 million in EIB financing. From cycling paths and zero-emission buses to energy-efficient schools and modern water services, investments will help build a greener city. ➡️ go.eib.org/Tauragė

🇱🇹🇪🇺 Vilnius is going greener. With €110 million from the EIB and Council of Europe Development Bank, Lithuania's capital will deploy up to 160 zero-emission buses and 145 charging stations, helping cut emissions, reduce noise and improve urban mobility. Read more ➡️ go.eib.org/Vilnius

🏘️ Affordable and social housing requires more than funding. At this year’s Civil Society Seminar, we discussed how to turn policy goals into homes, overcoming delivery challenges and scaling up successful approaches with policymakers, public authorities and housing partners.

Our VP Karl Nehammer arrived to Ukraine for a three-day visit to advance support for border infrastructure, business financing & reconstruction. With over €4.5bn in financing since 2022, the EU Bank remains committed to Ukraine’s resilience and recovery. ➡️ go.eib.org/UkraineMission

At the 2026 Civil Society Seminar, we are listening. Bringing civil society representatives together with our board members and Management Committee to exchange views on our work, from transparency to climate action and social inclusion.

President @nadiacalvino.eib.org joined Heads of Multilateral Development Banks to strengthen cooperation. Together, we’re working to improve lives and build more resilient communities around the world. Looking forward to chairing the MDB Heads Group in 2027! 🔗 go.eib.org/MDBHeadsMeet...

🇪🇸🇪🇺 We've signed a €67 million loan with Cadasa to strengthen and expand water infrastructure in Asturias, northern Spain. This new investment will strengthen water security through upgraded, more climate-resilient infrastructure. 🔗 go.eib.org/Spain_Cadasa

At #AnnualMeetings, VP Fayolle met up with key interlocutors in the development world Giz Gmbh Ingrid Hoven & Rioux Remy. The EIB builds strong partnerships to drive sustainable development & address global challenges. Cooperation between development partners is key🤝

Interesting side discussion at #AnnualMeetings between VP Fayolle and Ahmed M. Saeed, CEO of Allied Climate on how philanthropic organisations & the MDB family can work together to boost green investments & reduce cost of climate financing in emerging and developing markets. 🌏

VP Fayolle discussed with Cameroon Economy Minister A. Ousmane about the importance of developing transport/energy corridors to boost economic opportunities across Africa & support SMEs. EIB Global remains a key partner for Cameroon #AnnualMeetings

VP Fayolle and Ghana Finance Minister Cassiel Forson took stock of the promising cooperation between Europe and Ghana in the margins of #AnnualMeetings. EIB Global & Ghana work in strategic sectors such as water, sanitation & energy⚡️Together, we deliver impact for people.

We need & we have common solutions to global challenges such as climate change. At #AnnualMeetings, VP Fayolle stresses how the #GlobalGreenBond Initiative unlocks green investment across 🌎whilst discussing development cooperation future with Arancha Gonzalez Laya & Alexia Latortue.

🇦🇲🇪🇺 Kindergarten No. 156 has reopened in Yerevan, completing the renovation of all 15 kindergartens under Phase I of the Yerevan Energy Efficiency Project. A €15 million investment is improving energy efficiency across 62 public buildings, benefiting around 15,000 people.

🎥 At a Centre for Global Development event during the #AnnualMeetings, President @nadiacalvino.eib.org speaks about the importance of investing in local communities - from clean cooking to water and reproductive health - adding that the invisible impact of these projects is often the most powerful ⤵️

We’re supporting greener public transport in Sarajevo with a €75 million loan to modernise the city’s transport system. 10 new trolleybuses, financed through an €8m loan, will make journeys more comfortable and accessible, with lower emissions. 👉 go.eib.org/SarajevoTransport

As part of #AnnualMeetings in Bangkok, VP Fayolle joined World Bank Africa VP for Western & Central Africa Ousmane Diagana to discuss how the strong partnership between the EIB Group and the World Bank Group is unlocking investment & boosting economic resilience across Africa 🌍

Japan is a strategic partner for Europe. On the margins of #AnnualMeetings, VP Fayolle & #JBIC DG T. Oya renewed their partnership focused on clean energy & sustainable transport. It also expands cooperation on strategic technologies, CRM & supply chains➡️ go.eib.org/JBICMoU

We visited Tiroler Zugspitzbahn with Tyrol Governor Anton Mattle and Hypo Tirol Bank to see progress on an €18m Alpine tourism upgrade. Our €3.5m financing via Hypo Tirol Bank supports better cable-car facilities, ski slopes & snowmaking around Ehrwald👉 go.eib.org/EIB_HYPO

'Despite the geopolitical tensions, the multilateral system works better than ever.' 🎙️President @nadiacalvino.eib.org in conversation with Josh Lipsky at the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social #AnnualMeetings

Water is an investment in people, jobs & resilience. At the Investing in Water for Jobs & Prosperity" panel of #AnnualMeetings, VP Fayolle highlighted how our €15bn commitment in 2025-27 to finance water helped turn ambition into tangible projects & make long lasting impact 💧

With World Bank Group MD Paschal Donahue, VP Fayolle took stock of the vital cooperation between the EIB Group & the World Bank in strategic areas such as health & water. Together we're delivering positive impact for millions of people in communities across the world #AnnualMeetings

From 50% to 75% energy independence in five years in 🇦🇹. We’re providing an extra €20m to Burgenland Energie for wind and solar, building on our €250m loan last year to help the region reach 100% energy independence and climate neutrality by 2030. 👉 go.eib.org/Austria_energy

We’re providing €150m to Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro to deploy up to 25 new uncrewed vessels, cutting fuel use and emissions. The technology will support offshore wind farms and Europe’s energy infrastructure. 👉 go.eib.org/Fugro_EIB

President @nadiacalvino.eib.org, Commissioner Jozef Sikela & VP Ambroise Fayolle confirmed a €85m #GlobalGateway financing with FCMB CEO Yesimi Edun at #AnnualMeetings to support Nigeria's agriculture and strengthen trade, notably cocoa & dairy sectors. 🔗 go.eib.org/NigeriaAgriculture

In North Macedonia, VP Robert de Groot met Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and key partners to advance strategic investments. Discussions covered EIB-backed projects and new opportunities in sustainable transport, healthcare, climate adaptation and SME support.

Sargassum is a major challenge for Caribbean communities, but also an opportunity. Together with @ec.europa.eu and Banco Adopem, we're supporting local entrepreneurs in 🇩🇴 to develop sustainable solutions, create jobs and strengthen coastal resilience. 🔗 go.eib.org/DominicanRep...

In the margins of #AnnualMeetings, VP Fayolle discussed EIB Group's financing priorities as the Climate Bank & the cooperation with Thailand and the wider region #Asia in an interview with Thai PBS journalist Minnie Nattachar ⬇️