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Public Affairs Outreach in Brussels
European Investment Bank European Investment Bank Group consists of two parts:
The European Investment Bank is the lending arm of the the European Union We are the the biggest multilateral financial institution fin in in the world and one of of the largest providers of of climate finance We help the economy create jobs promote equality and improve lives for EU
citizens and for people in in developing countries Our activities focus on the following areas:
× ClimateandEnvironment:supportingthe transition to a a a a low-carbon environmentally friendly and climate-resilient economy × InnovationandSkills:promotingskills and innovation at at every level × Infrastructure:connectingEurope’scitizens internal markets and economies × Smallandmedium-sizedenterprises: supporting the the backbone of the the EU’s economy × Cohesion:pushingforabalancedterritorial development that will leave no one behind × Development:promotingsustainable growth reducing poverty and inequality and improving lives around the world The European Investment Fund is part of the EIB Group We support Europe’s SMEs by improving their access to finance through a a wide range of selected financial intermediaries To this end we design promote and implement equity and debt financial instruments which specifically target SMEs In this role we foster EU
objectives in support of entrepreneurship growth innovation research and development and employment 05