This urgent winter financing strengthens Ukraine’s energy resilience amid continued attacks on critical infrastructure The operation builds on the EIB’s earlier €300 million loan and the €127 million EU grant enabled through Norway’s Ukraine Facility contribution to replenish Ukraine’s long-term gas Funding linked to future reinvestment by Naftogaz in clean energy and decarbonisation Backed by the European Commission under the EU’s Ukraine Investment Framework. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, has signed long-term financing...

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Two new EU4Business guarantee agreements have been signed with PrivatBank and Ukreximbank to strengthen access to finance for Ukrainian small businesses. More than 2 600 businesses are expected to benefit, with a focus on enterprises owned or managed by war veterans, internally displaced people, women and young entrepreneurs. This is part of the European Union’s broader support for small businesses under the €50 billion Ukraine Facility. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) – together the EIB...

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Washington, D.C.– The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) held a greatly anticipated signing ceremony highlighting the financial close for the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR). This important milestone underscores the United States’ commitment to advance strategic infrastructure that promotes regional trade, mutual economic growth, and long-term U.S.-Africa cooperation. CEO Ben Black was accompanied by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Caleb Orr, Angola’s Minister of Transportation Ricardo D’Abreu, Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) Group...

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Washington, D.C. – The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced two Letters of Interest (LOIs) which will deepen strategic U.S. partnerships with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to advance economic growth, strengthen supply chain resilience, and bolster mutual security and prosperity. The first LOI is focused on a proposed DFC equity investment in a joint venture between Gécamines SA, the DRC’s state-owned mining enterprise, and Mercuria Energy Trading, a leading global commodities group. The partnership...

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