This edition highlights EIB projects beyond the EU's borders in light of the recent renewal of its external mandate, which will allow the Bank to move forward and tackle new challenges. The new focus across all regions is on key areas such as local private sector development, social and economic infrastructure and climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. It shows how the Bank can respond to a rapidly changing global environment.
Following provenance research, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has returned a Flemish Old Master painting by Frans de Momper, which had been spoliated during World War II, to its rightful owners.
27 Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), including the European Investment Bank, published their latest report on their collective mobilization of private finance, which increased globally by 12% from the previous year to $71.1 billion in 2022.
In late September 2022, Secrétariat général de l’enseignement catholique (SeGEC), Belfius Banque, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the DUSS consultancy launched a major project to equip private schools with solar panels. A year and a half later, all of the partners together with Reno.energy — the company that won the installation call for tenders in 2023 — have stated that the project has so far been a success.