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European Investment Bank. Jorge Diaz Fraga Universidad de Valencia Facultad de Economia. European Investment Bank. European Union’s long-term financing arm. At the service of EU objectives. EIB was created in 1958. EIB-Mission.
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EuropeanInvestmentBank • Jorge Diaz Fraga • Universidad de Valencia • Facultad de Economia
EuropeanInvestmentBank European Union’s long-term financing arm. At the service of EU objectives. EIB was created in 1958.
EIB-Mission • “Our Mission is to further the objectives of the European Union by making long-term finance available for sound investment.” 1
EIB-Group • EIB Group was established in 2000, and is formed by: • EIB : provides long and medium term bank loans. • EIF : activity is centred upon two areas, venture capital and guarantees.
EIB-Group • EIF • Is EU specialist financial institution for SMEs. • EIF offer guarantees to financial institutions that cover credits to SMEs. (€2040mm) • EIF invest on VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS and business incubators that support SMEs,that are focused on technology or are at early stages. (€688mm)
EIB-Group • The EIF has several shareholders, the EIB being the majority shareholder: • EIB: 62% • European Commission: 30% • Other European Financing Institutions: 8%
EIB-Strategy • How the EIB achieves its mission? • Financing viable capital projects, through borrowing from the capital markets. • In which areas does the EIB intervenes?
EIB-Strategy • The EIB has 6 priority points to follow on its activity • Cohesion and Convergence. • Support for SMEs entreprises. • Environmental sustainability. • Implementation of the Innovation 2010 (i2i). • Development of Trans-European Networks of transport and energy (TENs). • Sustainable, competitive and secure energy.
EIB-Structure • Independent from other EU entities. • Shareholders are EU member countries. • Board of Governors – Board of Directors.
EIB has forged relations with a number of groups: Eu institutions. Banking Community. Multilateral Development Banks. Civil Society Organisations. EIB- Universities Research Action. The cooperative ties ensure optimum interaction between its loans and EU budgetary aid through a number of joint initiatives such as: JASPERS. 2 Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF). 3 EIB-Partners
References • 1 EIB Mission Statement. URL: http://www.eib.org/about/mission/index.htm • 2 JASPERS. URL: http://www.jaspers.europa.eu/ • 3 RSFF. URL:http://www.eib.org/products/loans/special/rsff/index.htm
Bibliography • URL: http://www.eib.org/attachments/general/whatis_eibgroup_en.pdf • URL: http://www.eif.org/about/index.htm • URL: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/PARTNERS/WBEU/0,,contentMDK:20405646~menuPK:581219~pagePK:64137114~piPK:64136911~theSitePK:380823,00.html