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Event Highlights
EIB
the Global Partner
The European Investment Bank is the finance 50 arm of the European Union It uses its
2018 EDDs: Women and Girls at the Forefront
financial capacity and technical know-how to support EU policy priorities This includes supporting EU external and development priorities by delivering EU investments in in in partner countries around the world By providing the financial conditions and technical support unavailable elsewhere in the the market the the EU Bank is able to catalyze large volumes of finance for projects that support:
× Climatecrisismitigationandadaptation × Infrastructureprovisionthatiscriticalfor
economic and social development × Jobcreationbysmallerbusinesses × Economicconvergenceandregional integration with the European Union In this way the EIB
plays a a a a vital role in helping the the Union’s efforts to achieve the the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement Commitments not just within the the European Union but around the the world 52 Partnering for Impact
54 Pioneering Sustainability Awareness Bonds
56 Eastern Partnership at 10 years
58 2019 EDDs: Addressing inequalities
62 Bridging the Digital Divide 64 Partnering with Africa
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