The Kingdom of Spain through the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) has contributed up to EUR 100m to EIB for investment across the Southern Mediterranean region. The EIB will manage the funds on behalf of AECID and seek to invest these resources before the end of 2013 for risk capital activities to the private sector, in particular for the benefit of micro and SMEs. The objective is to make investments, directly or through private equity funds, throughout the region supporting job-creating projects and developing entrepreneurial culture. We would like to invite interested parties to submit eligible projects to the EIB.
EIB Group opens country office in Belgium to support strategic investments in Belgian economy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has opened a country office in Belgium, dedicated to sustaining strategic financing and sustainable growth in the country as a boost to the potential of the vibrant, dynamic and highly innovative Belgian business environment. The new office will be hosted in the Group’s Permanent EU Representation in Brussels and led by Torsten Brand, a dual Belgian-German national who has worked at the EIB for the past decade. The step by the Luxembourg-based EIB Group, which also includes the European Investment Fund (EIF), underscores its commitment to supporting the Belgian economy and deepening engagement with local businesses and the public sector.