Ratings
EIF benefits from AAA-ratings from the three major rating agencies and has the status of a Multilateral Development Bank which allows financial institutions to apply a 0% risk weighting under Basel II on assets guaranteed by EIF.
This excellent rating is based on EIF’s
- Strong capital standing - increased in 2007 by 50% to EUR 3bn
- Debt-free balance sheet
- Highly credit-rated shareholders
- Multilateral development bank status
- Strong governance - effective system of risk management and monitoring and the high quality of its staff.
Standard & Poor's
Read Standard & Poor's full Rating report dated June 2009. You can read a summary of this report here.
Fitch
Read Fitch's Credit Analysis Report dated July 2009.
Moody's
Read Moody's Rating report dated August 2009. For Moody's 2008 rating report click here.