Spain and International

EIB Global, the international partnerships and development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Naturgy Energy Group, via its Panamanian distribution companies EDEMET, S.A. and EDECHI, S.A., have signed a $300 million framework loan to back the modernisation and expansion of Panama’s power grid. This is the largest loan signed by the EIB for a private company in Central America.

European Investment Bank (EIB) Group President Nadia Calviño and EIB Vice-President Ioannis Tsakiris will travel to Panama for a mission aimed at strengthening the partnership between the EIB and the country’s government and business sector in support of sustainable growth, climate action and inclusive development.

A European Investment Bank (EIB) delegation led by EIB Group President Nadia Calviño will attend the CELAC-EU (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States-European Union) Summit in Santa Marta, Colombia this weekend. Following the summit, the president will travel to Panama for her first official visit to the country. EIB Vice-President Ioannis Tsakiris will join President Calviño at the meetings.