CEB: the social development bank for Europe

Key figures 2025

projects

in healthcare, education, housing, jobs, transport

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countries

of which 15 Target Group Countries

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€4.5 bn

loans approved

for social investment projects across Europe

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€2.6 bn

Social Inclusion Bonds issued

or over 40% of the CEB’s borrowing volume

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Heads of MDBs meeting in Manila October 2026

17 Oct 2026

MDB Heads Strengthen Joint Action in Manila to Deliver More Financing and Greater Impact

Against a backdrop of disasters, conflicts, difficult macroeconomic conditions, and constrained fiscal space, the Heads reaffirmed MDBs’ readiness to provide timely financial and analytical support.

15 Oct 2026

IMF-WBG Annual Meetings 2026 – Governor Monticelli’s Statement to the Development Committee (Bangkok, Thailand, 15 October 2026)

CEB Governor Monticelli's Development Committee statement at the IMF-WBG Annual Meetings 2026

12 Oct 2026

EIB and CEB provide €41 million to upgrade public hospitals in Kosovo

Kosovo will modernise seven public hospitals through a €41 million loan jointly provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), with each institution contributing €20.5 million. The funds will be used to purchase new medical equipment for the University Clinical Centre of Kosovo in Pristina and for the regional hospitals in Kosovo.

17 Oct 2026

MDB Heads Strengthen Joint Action in Manila to Deliver More Financing and Greater Impact

15 Oct 2026

IMF-WBG Annual Meetings 2026 – Governor Monticelli’s Statement to the Development Committee (Bangkok, Thailand, 15 October 2026)

CEB Governor Monticelli's Development Committee statement at the IMF-WBG Annual Meetings 2026

12 Oct 2026

EIB and CEB provide €41 million to upgrade public hospitals in Kosovo

9 Oct 2026

The EIB and CEB support Apprentis d’Auteuil’s Project 40 with €80 million in loans

The EIB and the CEB are supporting the transformation and development of the Fondation Apprentis d’Auteuil’s historic site with backing from the European Union through the InvestEU guarantee.

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Protection of the environment

Investing in water resilience from the ground up

In 2025 the CEB has approved a €107 million loan to the Métropole Européenne de Lille to modernise and expand the Wattrelos wastewater treatment plant.