Mobilising billions for the economic recovery

Keeping you up to date with our recent activities in Europe and around the world.

EIB at a glance

€5 billion of quick-response financing for businesses and medical innovation

This new assistance builds on the EIB’s comprehensive package to fight the coronavirus crisis and help the economy. It includes €3 billion for companies in Italy and Spain, two countries hurt the most by the pandemic.

New European fund will help businesses survive the pandemic

A €25 billion guarantee fund will mobilise €200 billion and enable the EIB Group to scale up urgent support for the economy, especially small and medium businesses.

€5.2 billion for healthcare and jobs outside the European Union

Financing and assistance for healthcare and job losses will be offered for more than 100 countries.

Our latest update on how the coronavirus is impacting the economy

Don’t miss our weekly briefings that explain what this crisis means for the economy and the financial markets.

Digital technology is a necessity for healthcare workers, retailers, educators, teleworkers

The coronavirus is a sombre reminder that many businesses and sectors rely on technology for their survival. Find out more in our digitalisation report.

A new podcast on the coronavirus: Does this change everything?

Our lives have changed with the coronavirus. But what parts of society will be transformed forever? Bank experts examine the implications of the crisis in areas such as education, digitalisation, urban mobility and medicine.

Many areas of society need help during the crisis

Our projects are making life better for nurses, delivery services, tech workers and many other people who have to work during the lockdown.

New tools for infectious diseases

In the middle of the fight against the coronavirus, specialised tools that diagnose infectious diseases are invaluable.

The EIB is working to control, cure and prevent coronavirus

Companies with good healthcare ideas often have trouble raising money to go beyond the early research stage. The EIB is taking aim at this gap.

Do you have a good idea on transport and mobility? Pitch your project to us

The EIB and a new initiative called the European Startup Prize for Mobility are joining forces to help small companies develop sustainable transport ideas and recover from the crisis.

University uses EIB Institute grant to help Belgium prepare for the coronavirus

Researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven developed a model to predict the number of intensive care unit beds needed in Belgium.

The European Investment Fund at a glance

€50 million pilot fund to develop skills and education

A new guarantee fund will help people go back to school and upgrade their skills and assist businesses in offering education and training.

€2.2 billion in guarantees to keep 100,000 businesses alive

Special guarantees will encourage banks and other lenders to help small companies hit by the coronavirus, mobilising up to €8 billion.

€1.2 billion in risk capital for promising growth companies

The EIF and the European Commission have launched a programme called ESCALAR — European scale-up action for risk capital — to help innovative companies during the pandemic.

Latest publications

Who is prepared for the new digital age?

The coronavirus crisis could become a tipping point for digitalisation — a dawn of a new era of acceleration in digital technology. Read our latest report.

The world’s commitment to health challenges is not strong enough

Despite increased knowledge and new technologies, our successes in healthcare will be limited without a bigger global effort. The Croatian physician and scientist Ivan Đikić explains why: The genome e-volution.

EIB Working Papers: Financing constraints and employers’ investment in training

Highlights from the EIB Board Meeting, 23 April 2020

Read the press release

Recently approved EIB projects

List of EIB projects

Upcoming events

EU donor conference to raise money for coronavirus vaccine

online – 4 May

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