The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced new partnerships and commitments to promote food security and sustainable agriculture around the world and to combat hunger and poverty and. These steps were taken during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, Spain.

On the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission announced today a new type of guarantee agreement that will provide up to €5 billion to de-risk investments and expand EIB operations outside the European Union (EU). Today's guarantee has the potential to unlock up to €10 billion in funding for critical projects in clean energy, green infrastructure and access to finance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in partner countries.

Die Europäische Investitionsbank-Gruppe (EIB-Gruppe) nimmt an der 4. UN-Konferenz zur Entwicklungsfinanzierung teil, die vom 30. Juni bis 3. Juli im spanischen Sevilla stattfindet. An der Spitze der EIB-Delegation stehen Präsidentin Nadia Calviño, Vizepräsident Ambroise Fayolle und Andrew McDowell, Generaldirektor der EIB Global, des Geschäftsbereichs der Gruppe für wirkungsvollere internationale Partnerschaften und Entwicklungsfinanzierung.