The greatest challenges we face today are global. This is true for climate change and the need to build new models of sustainable and resilient development. It is equally true for the coronavirus pandemic that threatens to erode some of the progress made on poverty reduction around the world.
As the world’s largest multilateral development bank, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has the means, and the experience, to help nations outside of Europe meet these challenges. This report looks at the bank’s projects outside of Europe that bring clean water, green energy, new infrastructure and funds for small and female-owned businesses.