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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is a non-profit European Union institution based in Luxembourg
that makes loans, guarantees, and provides technical assistance and venture capital for business projects
that are expected to further EU policy objectives. While 90% of EIB lending occurs within the EU, 10%
occurs in outside markets such as Southeast Europe and Iceland.
Objective/Goals/Aims
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is jointly owned by the EU countries. It seeks to: boost Europe's
potential in terms of jobs & growth, support action to mitigate climate change and promote EU
policies outside the EU.
The EIB is an EU entity and a bank. Therefore, it must adhere to both public and corporate governance
principles. The institution has three decision-making bodies: the Board of Governors, the Board of
Directors and the Management Committee. The Board of Governors sets the direction of the EIB, the
Board of Directors oversees the strategic direction and the Management Committee supervises the daily
operations of the EIB. The bank has 28 shareholders who are the Member States of the EU namely Malta,
Estonia, Latvia, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Romania, Ireland,
Hungary, Czechia, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Poland, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium,
Spain, Italy, France and Germany. Dr. Werner Hoyer, is the current president, and has held the position of
director and chairman since January 1, 2012.
The European Investment Bank was founded in Brussels in 1958 when the Treaty of Rome was signed.
At the time, the bank had just 66 employees. In 1968, the bank relocated to Luxembourg in 1968. The
EIB Group was formed in 2000 and was composed of the EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF),
the EU's venture capital organization that provides finance and provides guarantees for SMEs. The EIB is
the EIF's majority shareholder and holds 62% of the shares. In 2012, the EIB Institute was created to
promote European initiatives in EU Member States.