The EIB in Asia and Latin America

Overview

EIB lending in Asia and Latin America (ALA) started in 1993 and is governed by mandates from the European Union (EU). Under the ALA mandate, covering the period 2014-2020, the EIB has been authorised to lend up to €3.4 billion for operations supporting the EU cooperation strategies and complementing other EU development and cooperation programmes and instruments in these regions.

EIB in specific countries

See below an overview of our impact in some Asia countries. For Latin American countries see here.

India

China

Priority projects

The EIB gives priority to the following types of projects in these countries: 1) climate change mitigation and adaptation (e.g. renewable energy, energy efficiency, urban transport and other projects that reduce CO₂ emissions); 2) development of social and economic infrastructure, including water and sanitation; 3) local private sector development, in particular support to SMEs. In addition, to be eligible for Bank financing, projects are required to have good potential to contribute to the economic development of the beneficiary country.

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Projects with a total investment above €25m can be financed either directly to a project promoter or indirectly through a government or financial intermediary. Project promoters are required simply to provide the Bank's Operations Directorate with a detailed description of their capital investment together with the prospective financing arrangements. The total investment of a typical project under the ALA 2014-2020 mandate is above €40m.

For smaller projects the EIB can provide credit lines to selected financial institutions, which then on-lend the funds mainly to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The financial institutions assess each project, assume the credit risk and set the loan conditions for the final beneficiary according to criteria agreed with the EIB. Interested promoters of such projects should contact the banks and intermediaries directly.

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To enhance the effectiveness of development cooperation, we are one of the partners in the Mutual Reliance Initiative (MRI).

Find out more about the Results Measurement Framework (ReM) and how we track the results of EIB operations outside the EU.