EIF’s AAA rating affirmed by Moody’s, Fitch and Standard & Poor's

This rating is based on EIF’s multilateral development bank (MDB) status and the support of its highly-rated shareholders as partly reflected in its solid capital base. EIF’s Aaa rating also reflects its strong governance and the high quality of its management team and – in response to the global financial crisis - its further sophisticated and intensified system of risk management, monitoring and recovery systems. The Fund has been accorded MDB status by the Basel Committee in January 2004. Accordingly, its risk weighting was lowered from 20% under Basel I to 0% under Basel II at the beginning of 2009.

For further information see 2009 rating reports:

• Fitch Rating Report
• Moody's rating report
• Standard and Poor's Rating report