Today at 10th #EnergyIF in Copenhagen I attended the high-level panel and emphasized European Investment Bank’s role in supporting the net-zero #energy infrastructure. Our lending to the sector has increased and we are ready to continue doing so! Thanks Kadri Simson Lars Aagaard for invite!

VP Thomas Östros will visit Tanzania, the largest recipient of EIB funding in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2023. Under #GlobalGateway, #EIBGlobal has invested €270m, helping over 10000 SMEs, 3000 women-led enterprises, green and public infrastructure projects. bit.ly/Tanzania_2023

(1/3) A high-level delegation of the European Investment Bank European Investment Bank (EIB Global), led by the bank's Vice President, Thomas Östros Thomas Östros, has arrived in Tanzania for activities geared at ramping up its investment in the country.

(2/3) Thomas Östros has said: "The Tanzanian economy has shown great resilence and growth over the past years. The government has also continued to support private sector development in partnership with local, regional, and international partners.

(3/3) "This has made Tanzania a key partner under the EU's Global Gateway initiative and hence a key partner for the European Investment Bank. We are more than happy to work with our partners in Tanzania to further strengthen the country, " said Östros.

Seeing first-hand the impact of European Investment Bank intermediate financing - financed through KCB Bank Tanzania - Regency Medical Centre, a multi-speciality hospital offering affordable quality healthcare to citizens of Dar es Salaam. Focus particularly on women’s health, so important.

Meeting with H.E. Hussein Ali Mwinyi President of Zanzibar discussing areas of common interest: water & blue economy, renewable energy and support to SMEs. Strong focus on women led companies. 🏝️🇹🇿 Zanzibar can rely on European Investment Bank European Commission EU in Tanzania as #TeamEurope for support.

Lack of cold storage is one of the biggest challenges faced by fishermen & traders. Example of blue economy support by @ElB credit line to CRDB Bank PLC - production of ice blocks for fish refrigeration at Malindi Fish Market in Zanzibar. Strong support to women led businesses.

Small, unsophisticated, early-stage businesses are exactly those most constrained by access to finance. European Investment Bank through a credit line to CRDB Bank PLC financed purchase of boats for fishing and tourism operations to Tumbatu Fishing Co-operative at Mkokotoni port in Zanzibar.

Umoja Ni Nguvu Cooperative, a group of 16 women engaged in seaweed farming. Now looking to expand through the full value chain: seaweed collection > drying > processing > packaging > final products European Investment Bank financing put to impactful work through ⁦CRDB Bank PLC⁩

A pleasure meeting H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan Samia Suluhu, President of the United Republic of Tanzania to take stock and further strengthen our cooperation between European Investment Bank and Tanzania. As part of Team Europe EU in Tanzania European Commission we support public & private sector projects. 🇹🇿

✍️ Signing €15m grant from the European Commission @EUinT to be blended with €350m credit lines from European Investment Bank to support Tanzanian Banks. Our joint forces as #TeamEurope will support a more vibrant economy, focusing on SMEs with a strong gender angle and active in the blue economy.

Vice President Thomas Östros & Deputy Ambassador EU in Tanzania Emilio Rossetti have signed an agreement under the #GlobalGateway initiative to enhance Global Credit Lines for local banks and support Tanzanian SMEs, women-led enterprises, and the blue economy. 🔗bit.ly/Tanzania_Globa…

Today marks a crucial step to operationalise the Health Impact Investment Platform, a partnership between European Investment Bank World Health Organization (WHO) African Development Bank Group IsDB Group Asian Development Bank to support primary healthcare investments in low/mid income countries. At WHO HQ signing the Governance Framework w/Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

🇫🇮We invest €435m in Stora Enso, helping them convert their Oulu plant to make eco-friendly packaging for food & personal care. It's a major step towards a plastic-free world, with an economy built on a green, carbon-neutral, sustainable & circular model👉bit.ly/Stora_Enso_pac…

Today, Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024, at the informal environmental ministers meeting in Budapest I gave a speech on European Investment Bank ‘s financial support for #climate action and transition to circular economy. Private capital needs to be mobilized to reach targets.

Highlights of the three-day visit by the European Investment Bank (European Investment Bank) to Tanzania. 🤝 The EIB led by VP Thomas Östros and the EUD met with Tanzania’s President @suluhusamia and Zanzibar’s President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, as well as SMEs and local banks.

Lithium is key to powering the future of #SustainableTransport. With a €150m loan under #InvestEU, EU & Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium project will boost Europe’s battery supply. The company will be the EU’s first integrated lithium hydroxide producer. 👉bit.ly/Finland_Keliber

🇪🇺🇫🇮 VP Thomas Östros announced a new agreement to enhance the EU’s access to lithium. The mining of #CriticalRawMaterials is key to reinforcing Europe’s strategic autonomy, boosting technology development, and making the green and digital transitions a success. #InvestEU

Very productive European Investment Bank August Board of Directors meeting. More than €10bn of financing approved, with a strong focus on supporting Europe's strategic autonomy, energy efficiency and security. #MakingADifference