European Investment Bank

What Tom Cruise can tell you about bank collateral operations

Collateral is any asset that has some value and can be used to secure a loan. You pledge the asset as security for the repayment of the loan.

An economic model, a million equations and Lego

Economic models help economists understand how things work by reflecting things that can’t be observed directly and by projecting forward

Size matters

Three years ago the European Union launched the ‘Juncker Plan,’ known as the Investment Plan for Europe. The backbone of the plan was a…

Why is investment important? And where?

Investment is the acquisition of goods that are used in the production of other goods and services. Those goods and services are used to produce something in the…

Climate finance key to world’s future

Climate finance is aimed at supporting climate action by helping reduce greenhouse gases and helping people adapt to climate change

Group act, not groupthink

Groupthink is when people come to a poor conclusion — just because they don’t want to upset what they perceive to be the consensus in a group.

Green bonds capture investors’ imaginations

Green bonds ensure that an investment addresses climate change, the degradation of environmental systems, or biodiversity loss

What is environmental finance?

Environmental finance uses financial tools for the good of the environment, working to determine the right price for the use of environmental resources and who should pay…

Are you in the know?

The EIB typically does not get directly involved in projects smaller than EUR 7.5 million — we simply do not have enough…

Venture capital: The good kind of disruption

Venture capital is risk capital that finances innovation. Risk capital is used to finance innovative companies that a typical bank would think too risky.