This report provides a wide overview of our operations across the European Union in 2019. It explains how we add value that would not have been generated by the private sector alone. Our contribution comes in many forms. This may involve providing financing to small businesses with good projects...
This report looks at employer–provided training in Europe. Starting with a brief outline of the economic theory of training, it turns to recent developments by combining data from two employer surveys, the European Investment Bank’s Investment Survey (EIBIS) and Eurostat’s Continuous Vocational ...
Amidst the global financial crisis, international institutions, national authorities and international commercial banks collaborated closely to prevent contagion spreading to Central, East and south east Europe. They built a platform, the Vienna Initiative, that helped curb disruptions and resto...
A new boost for jobs, growth and investment was the number one priority of President Jean-Claude Juncker for his Commission. In November 2014, just three weeks into the mandate, President Juncker launched the Investment Plan for Europe also called the Juncker Plan. The Investment Plan for Europe...
InnovFin Science supports research and innovation (R&I) investments by research institutes, universities and research organisations (public or private), including the financing of buildings and other infrastructure directly related to R&I activity. The product is deployed directly by the EIB in ...
This study follows-up on our 2015 study on “Recent Trends in Banking in sub-Saharan Africa - From Financing to Investment”. Against the background of a rapidly evolving context for the SSA banking industry, the Economics Department of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has coordinated this volum...