Year in Review

In a difficult year for the European economy, the EIF has made every effort to make crucial financial support more accessible for 377,000 small businesses, individuals, and climate and infrastructure projects across the European continent.

We have been pressing ahead with the thematic approach to our work, closely aligning our interventions to public policy objectives, notably the move to a green, digital, and more inclusive economy. From disruptive technologies to cleantech, digitalisation to culture, and from inclusive finance to energy efficiency, this year saw the EIF become even more impact-driven in our operations.

The €97bn mobilised through the EIF’s €9bn worth of commitments in 2022 will reach not only businesses that are struggling with the multitude of challenges and economic shocks that we are all facing, but also those innovative entrepreneurs, the champions that are shaping tomorrow. And it will serve to nurture the financing ecosystem in sectors and geographies where access to finance is lacking.

Expected mobilised investments