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“The EIB Group is boosting European competitiveness and EU leadership in green technologies. It is helping to ensure a more secure future for people in Europe and around the world.”
Nadia Calviño
EIB PRESIDENT
Nearly €88 billion of new financing for high-impact projects
The European Investment Bank Group signed €87.85 billion of new financing for high-impact projects in areas including climate action, sustainable infrastructure, and healthcare in 2023.
€20 billion to support small businesses and mid-caps
€19.8 billion for innovation, digital and human capital
€21.3 billion for sustainable cities and regions
€26.8 billion for sustainable energy and natural resources
CLIMATE ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
€49 billion
In 2023 the EIB Group directly financed €49 billion for climate action and environmental sustainability, up from €38 billion in 2022. With €349 billion of green investment supported since 2021, the EIB Group is on track to achieve the goal of €1 trillion of green financing supported by the end of the decade.
SUPPORT FOR CLEAN ENERGY IN THE EU
€21 billion
In 2023 the Bank’s investments included more than €21 billion as part of REPowerEU, an initiative designed to reduce Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels and accelerate the green transition.
COHESION: BRINGING VALUE TO EVERY EU COUNTRY
€36 billion
More than 45% of the EIB Group’s financing inside the EU went to support cohesion regions, with close to 20% going to less developed regions in the EU, where the per capita gross domestic product is less than 75% of the EU average.
More impact on the ground
Our 2023 operations will result into tangible benefits for people all over the world, from safer drinking water to better health and education services.
Enough electricity to power 13.8 million households; that’s more than half of all households in Italy.
254 million additional passenger trips on public transport; the number of trips taken annually in the Amsterdam metro.
130.6 million people with better health services; that’s more than the combined population of Germany and Poland.
4.9 million people with safer drinking water, more than the population of Croatia.
11.6 million people with enabled 5G services, the combined population of London and Paris.
1.2 million students in better schools and universities; that’s almost the number of all university students in Spain.
Boosting competitiveness across the EU and around the world
The Group’s total financing in 2023 is expected to mobilise around €320 billion in investment to support 400 000 companies and 5.4 million jobs.
€20 billion to support small businesses and mid-caps
400 000 small businesses and mid-caps supported
5.4 million jobs supported through the EIB Group’s financing.
Compliments of the EIB – An Executive Member of the EACCNY