European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank is the financial arm of the European Union, providing loans, guarantees, equity investments and advisory services, with digitalisation and technological innovation among its stated priorities.
- Investor type
- Government and public funder
- Quantum focus
- Deep-tech investor
- Headquarters
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Founded
- 1958
- Assets under management
- The EIB says it has invested over a trillion euros since its establishment.
- Key people
- Nadia Calviño, EIB Group President
- Website
- eib.org/en/index
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the lending and financial arm of the European Union. According to the EIB’s website, it was established in 1958, was founded in Brussels and moved to Luxembourg in 1968. The EIB Group consists of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, and it says it mobilises public and private investment to support EU policies and priorities.
The organization offers loans, guarantees, equity investments and advisory services. Its stated strategic priorities include climate action and environmental sustainability, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, social infrastructure and other policy areas. The site also says the EIB has invested over a trillion euros since its establishment.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the sources below, retrieved by DesignQuantum.
- Homepage | European Investment Bank eib.org
- EIB Group at a glance eib.org
Last verified: October 28, 2026