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GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2021
About the European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank is the world’s biggest multilateral lender. The only bank owned by and representing the interests of the EU countries, the EIB finances Europe’s economic growth. Over six decades the Bank has backed start-ups like Skype and massive schemes like the Øresund Bridge linking Sweden and Denmark. Headquartered in Luxembourg, the EIB Group includes the European Investment Fund, a specialist financer of small and medium-sized enterprises.
CONTENTS
PROJECT DATA FROM AROUND THE WORLD
THE PANDEMIC AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE: WHAT COVID-19 MEANS FOR DEVELOPMENT
COVID-19 AND MOROCCO’S HOSPITALS: FAST RELIEF
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT: AGAINST THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN MOROCCO AND TUNISIA
CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE: HOW TO CALCULATE CLIMATE RISK FOR A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
CLIMATE CHANGE AND GENDER: HOW TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE WITH EQUALITY
THE LUXEMBOURG CLIMATE FINANCE PLATFORM: DE-RISKING CLIMATE INVESTMENT
COCOA AND SUSTAINABLE FORESTS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE: FOREST REHAB FOR YOUR CHOCOLATE
WATER ENGINEERING IN EAST AFRICA: CREATIVE FLOW
WATER AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: SHARE IT
PLASTIC POLLUTION AND THE OCEANS: PROTECTING THE WATERWAYS
WATER SOLUTIONS IN NIGER: FRESH WATER DOUSES VIOLENCE
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND GENDER: ALL ABOARD
GENDER INVESTMENT: CREDIT WHERE IT’S OVERDUE
FRAGILE AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED COUNTRIES: HOW TO BE SENSITIVE
INDIGENOUS STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN HONDURAS: HOW TO LISTEN
AFRICA URBAN PLANNING: PROSPERITY TO THE CITY
DIGITALISATION: THE GREATER THE RISK, THE GREATER THE REWARD
VENTURE CAPITAL: EQUITY FOR INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS
MICROFINANCE IN AFRICA: A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR SMALL FARMERS
GEORGIA SMALL BUSINESSES: A GUARANTEE FOR STRAWBERRIES
MOLDOVA AGRICULTURE: CULTIVATING SUCCESS
OUR APPROACH TO EXAMINING RESULTS AND IMPACT
EXPECTED RESULTS OF NEW PROJECTS
THE EIB’S CONTRIBUTION TO NEW PROJECTS
MACROECONOMIC IMPACT MODELLING
AFTERWORD BY THE VICE-PRESIDENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT
PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD
The climate crisis, the mass displacement of people and the international dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic remind us that we cannot face our challenges alone—our solutions must be global. The European Investment Bank is at the heart of the EU effort to turn Europe’s policy initiatives into real development solutions on the ground. This report provides insights into our vital projects and initiatives in all regions around the world that are of priority to the European Union, data and insights on their impact and ideas for our contribution to an enhanced European architecture for development through a series of expert essays.
As the financing arm of the European Union, and as the only development bank entirely and exclusively owned by the EU’s Member States, we give the European
