Financing & advice

• To encourage the development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, the EIB makes lines of credit available to its partners (commercial banks or development financing institutions) which then on-lend to their own customers
• To respond to the needs of local communities

To promote the creation or strengthening of the capital base of productive businesses, particularly those established in partnership with EU-based companies.

• Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
• Mid-cap private enterprises
• Investment funds
• Microfinance institutions

• strengthening the capacity of Mediterranean partner countries and promoters;
• financing studies and activities to directly or indirectly strengthen private sector growth.

To enhance access to finance, by:

• stimulating the local capital market;
• mobilising additional resources to supplement public capital resources;
• supporting sub-sovereign development;
• reducing exchange rate risk;
• reducing governments’ exposure to risk.

• Micro, small and medium sized enterprises
• Large corporates – local banks
• Public sector promoters
• Sub-state entities