Press releases overview

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is investing – with support of the InvestEU programme - €50 million into the climate tech venture capital (VC) fund World Fund, joining more than 200 investors including PwC Germany, Ecosia, and the UK Environment Agency’s pension fund in supporting the next generation of climate tech companies.

The EIB Group, consisting of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has issued a guarantee to AS Citadele banka to support new lending to companies based in all three Baltic States. The Group’s first agreement with AS Citadele banka, the deal will provide capital relief for the bank and enable it to grant at least €460 million in additional loans and leases to businesses in the Baltics over the next three years. ...

Swedish fintech company Froda has received financial backing under the Funded Instrument of the EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) in order to keep supporting innovative small-businesses in Sweden. The operation is co-funded by the European Union, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF). Thanks to this support, Froda is able to provide over SEK 500 million in loans to Swedish small-business owners.

The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, has signed a €50 million guarantee agreement with Erste Bank Croatia under the InvestEU Fund to support sustainability, innovation and digitalisation of Croatian small businesses, as well as the development of the cultural and creative sectors. 

UniCredit Bank Austria will benefit from a EUR 90 million guarantee amount from the European Investment Fund in order to improve the access to finance for Austrian SMEs, across two thematics: Sustainability and Innovation & Digitalization.