EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK Promoting European objectives ARLEM s Commission for Sustainable Development (SUDEV) Brussels, 2 July 2010 Jackie Church, Liaison Officer 1
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Long-term finance promoting European objectives European Union s long-term lending bank set up in 1958 by the Treaty of Rome. Shareholders: 27 EU Member States Governance Board of Governors EU Finance Ministers Board of Directors - Member States & European Commission Management Committee EIB s executive body Audit Committee independent, non-resident 2
The European Investment Bank (EIB) European priority objectives Within the Union: Cohesion and convergence Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Environmental sustainability Knowledge Economy Trans-European Networks (TENs) Sustainable, competitive and secure energy 3
The European Investment Bank (EIB) European priority objectives Outside the Union: Private sector development Infrastructure development Security of energy supply Environmental sustainability Support for EU presence in Asia and Latin America via Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 4
2009 key figures European Union: Partner countries: Total lending: EUR EUR EUR 70.5bn 8.6bn 79.1bn Borrowings: EUR 79.4bn Subscribed capital: (at 01/04/2009) EUR 232.4bn 5
EIB lending in 2009 (in EUR) 6
EIB lending 1958-2009 7
Breakdown of the EIB s capital 8
Value Added Value added of the Bank s lending activities: Support for EU priority objectives Project quality and soundness Financial benefits of EIB funds Technical assistance Project assessment 9
Benefits of an EIB loan Benefits of low cost of funding passed on to clients: Large amounts Broad range of currencies Long maturities Attractive interest rates Catalyst for participation of other banking or financial partners 10
Project Requirements Projects must: Meet at least one of the EIB s objectives Be technically sound Be financially viable Show an acceptable economic return Comply with environmental protection and procurement regulations 11
The EIB project cycle 12
EIB Activities Outside the Union Supporting EU Development and Cooperation Policies in Partner Countries EIB external mandates: Pre-accession countries: Candidate countries - Croatia, Turkey and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Potential candidate countries - Western Balkans European neighbourhood: Mediterranean Neighbourhood (FEMIP) Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus, Russia Development: Africa, Pacific and Caribbean (ACP) South Africa Asia and Latin America (ALA) Loans of EUR 8.6bn in 2009 13
Stimulating growth and employment in the Mediterranean The role of FEMIP 14
Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership FEMIP I- A long EIB Presence in the Mediterranean 1978 First EIB lending operation in the region (Lebanon). 1993 EIB s volume grows to over EUR 600 million a year. 1995 The Barcelona Process with objective is to build an area of peace, stability and shared prosperity. 2002 Creation of FEMIP. EIB s volume grows to over EUR 1.2bn a year. 2003 FEMIP opens first EIB external office outside the EU. 2004 European Neighbourhood Policy. 2005 Turkey becomes a pre-accession country but remains a FEMIP partner; FEMIP establishes the first EIB Trust Fund. 2006 Record EUR 8.7 bn external mandate for 2007 2013. 2008 Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean. 2010 Mid-term Review. Wise Persons confirm the value-added and efficiency of FEMIP. 15
Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership FEMIP I- What is FEMIP? Objectives and priorities FEMIP brings together the whole range of EIB instruments in the Mediterranean partner countries * Supporting the modernisation and opening-up of Mediterranean partner countries economies Two priorities:. Direct private sector support. Creation of an enabling, investment-friendly environment * Algeria, Egypt, Gaza/West Bank, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia 16
Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership FEMIP I- What is FEMIP? A diversified and complementary range of products a) Loans - Individual loans - Credit lines - Private equity b) Private equity - Direct investments - Private equity funds - Co-investments - Local currency to MFIs c) Technical assistance - Operational TA - Upstream studies SME in Syrian Arab Republic 17
Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership FEMIP II- Lending in the Mediterranean partner countries Since October 2002, FEMIP: invested EUR 10bn in the Med region disbursed almost EUR 7.5bn mobilised a further EUR 25bn in additional resources Annual Loans Signed in 1999-2009 (in M EUR) 3000 2500 2000 1500 financed over 1900 SMEs via EIB credit lines 1000 500 Total lending in 2009 EUR 1.6 bn 0 FEMIP Turkey Turkey & other non-eu UfM countries do not account towards FEMIP s volume 18
EIB financing in the Mediterranean Partner Countries Million EUR Energy Transport Telecoms Industry Environment Human Capital Credit Lines Risk Capital Israel 434m Regional 119m Syria 1,147m Tunisia 2,248m Lebanon 697 m Morocco 2,205m Egypt 2,413m Algeria 322m Gaza West Bank 55m October 2002 to December 2009: more than EUR 10 bn Jordan 368m 19
Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership FEMIP Increasingly involved Mediterranean Partner Countries Once a year the FEMIP Ministerial debates FEMIP s Corporate Operational Plan and other initiatives providing direction FEMIP s strategy and actions are scrutinised by the FEMIP Committee Encouraging expert discussion and sharing of knowledge through FEMIP Conferences Developing Partnerships - Forging Alliances Closer than ever with the EC, EU Bilateral and IFIs Marseille Centre of Mediterranean Integration 20
Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership FEMIP III- How to move forward? FEMIP s role within the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean 13 July 2008, Euro-Mediterranean Heads of State and Government gave a new impetus to the Euromed Partnership by launching the Barcelona process: Union for the Mediterranean that would focus on six priority initatives Finance Ministers that met in Luxembourg on 7 October 2008 invited FEMIP to act as key coordinator of three priority initiatives:. De-pollution of the Mediterranean. Mediterranean Solar plan. Maritime and Land Highways Urban Renewal was introduced as an additional priority sector for FEMIP after the UfM Ministerial on Sustainable Development (Paris, June 2009). FEMIP Trust Fund financed the feasibility study of the Mediterranean Business Development Initiative. 21
Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership FEMIP IV Water supply and sanitation in the MPCs Umbrella of EIB water sector lending policy Water has become one of the hallmarks of FEMIP s action in waterstressed MPCs 2003 to 2008: EUR 692 mn in loans to support access to water resources Water management and sanitation projects: Protect and safeguard public health and the natural environment, improving day-to-day living conditions Promote regional development and economic & social cohesion Promote sustainable use of natural resources 22
Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership FEMIP IV Water supply and sanitation in Mediterranean Partner Countries Technical Assistance: Project preparation, implementation and monitoring Horizon 2020 tackling the most significant pollution sources of the Mediterranean Sector studies: To foster better understanding of linkages between water management and economic and social cohesion Study Programme with the Blue Plan on energy and climate change issues Identification and removal of obstacles to extended use of wastewater in agriculture Private type management and operation of the public irrigation systems in FEMIP countries: a test case in Morocco 23
Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership FEMIP Project example: EUR 40mn for sanitation in the Sebou Basin in Morocco Approved in 2006 with Moroccan Office National de l Eau Potable Finances sanitation systems in 17 urban centres in the Sebou basin Each sub-project: rehabilitation and extension of the wastewater collection and storm-water drainage network Secondary wastewater treatment plant Accompanied by EUR 4 mn Technical Assistance 24
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