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CEB signs additional €100 million loan to Gewobag to expand social and affordable housing in Berlin
19 February 2026The new CEB loan responds to Berlin’s persistent shortage of affordable rental units. It will support Gewobag’s strategy to build 7 000 new apartments by 2035 and invest €1.55 billion in modernisation between 2025 and 2035, addressing continued housing demand across the city and improving living conditions for vulnerable households while contributing to Berlin’s climate objectives.
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CEB and Türkiye sign loans to strengthen earthquake resilience and sustainable mobility
12 February 2026With a new €230 million loan the CEB will continue financing the Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project (ISMEP), which the authorities have been implementing since 2006, to strengthen the city’s resilience to major earthquakes through an enhanced disaster-management system. In parallel, a new €50 million CEB loan will expand the financing to the Marmaray Commuter Rail Project, a cornerstone of Istanbul’s public transport network.
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CEB issues Inaugural SOFR RegS/144A Floating Rate Note
05 February 2026Amidst robust market conditions and a busy primary market, the transaction attracted strong investor interest, securing orders in excess of $1.2bn from over 30 investors and highlighting global appetite for CEB paper.
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CEB approves six loans totalling €456 million
30 January 2026The CEB has approved six loans totalling €456 million to boost social infrastructure and inclusion across Europe. Spanning diverse sectors and beneficiary groups, the financing reflects the breadth of the CEB’s mission and its long-standing support for resilient, inclusive communities.
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CEB issues AUD 650m 4.600% Social Inclusion Bond Benchmark due January 2031
14 January 2026This transaction marks CEB’s third AUD Social Inclusion Bond in syndicated benchmark Kangaroo format and follows two successful GBP and USD benchmark transactions this year, a testament to the credit’s appeal to investors globally.
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CEB issues USD 1bn 3.750% 5-year Global Benchmark
07 January 2026The CEB successfully priced a USD 1 billion 5-year Global Social Inclusion Bond on 7 January 2026
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CEB issues GBP 750m 3.875% Social Inclusion Bond Benchmark due January 2029
05 January 2026The new GBP-denominated Social Inclusion Bond Benchmark represents the CEB’s first public benchmark of 2026, with a total funding volume for the year projected to be up to EUR 7 billion.
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It’s time to deliver on the social promise of the Paris Agreement on climate, by Governor Carlo Monticelli*
15 December 2025The tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement serves as a reminder of the urgent need to take swift action on climate change while strengthening social cohesion, which is essential for public acceptance of the ecological transition.
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Address by CEB Vice-Governor Tomáš Boček at Joint CoE-CEB Conference on Inclusive and Sustainable Care for Older Persons (Strasbourg, 9 December 2025)
09 December 2025Vice-Governor's introductory address to the conference (funded through the InvestEU Advisory Hub) which served as a platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and strategic thinking to explore how policy, legal standards, and social investment can respond to the challenges of ageing populations across Europe.
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“A decade of the Paris Agreement: Realising its social promise”, introductory remarks by Carlo Monticelli, Governor
08 December 2025Governor Monticelli's introduction at an event marking the ten years of the Paris Agreement underlining the continued importance of the CEB's social objectives.
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Germany contributes additional €1.5 million to Ukraine Solidarity Fund
08 December 2025Germany has contributed an additional €1.5 million to the Ukraine Solidarity Fund (USF) of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB). Established in 2023 in response to Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine, the USF supports the country’s displaced people and its reconstruction efforts.
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Sciences Po and CEB announce strategic partnership on international finance and sovereign debt
04 December 2025Sciences Po and the CEB announced a partnership designed to maximise their complementary expertise in international finance and sovereign debt with a focus on social cohesion in the form of training, capacity building and cooperation.
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Delivering Social Impact in a Fragmented World, by Carlo Monticelli, Governor
02 December 2025Europe’s social-development bank, the Council of Europe Development Bank, will celebrate its 70th anniversary next year. The Bank’s work of improving social infrastructures and financing socially inclusive investments is more relevant than ever at a time of a shifting global economic order and constrained public budgets. The CEB continues to succeed in supporting the needs of vulnerable citizens and communities.
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CEB and EIB Group underline joint efforts to support affordable housing in Slovenia
26 November 2025The two institutions are strengthening their joint efforts to advance Slovenia's housing priorities.
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Address by CEB Vice-Governor Tomáš Boček at Housing Conference (Ljubljana, 26 November 2025)
26 November 2025The partnership between Slovenia and the CEB is long-standing and strong. With €140 million in loans since 2015, the CEB has supported the construction of 2 000 new homes in Slovenia, with another €300 million in pipeline.
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Statement by Governor Monticelli at G20 Leaders’ Summit (Johannesburg, 22 November 2025)
22 November 2025Governor Monticelli addresses G20 Leaders’ Summit as outgoing MDBs Chair.
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CEB approves eight new loans totalling €902 million
20 November 2025The CEB has approved eight new loans totalling €902 million. The projects cover a wide range of sectors: health and social care; social and affordable housing; MSME financing and microfinance; urban, rural and regional development and environmental protection.
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Multilateral Development Banks Unite at COP30 in Call to Action for Resilience and Delivery
10 November 2025Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) reaffirmed today at COP30 their commitment to respond to their clients' priorities to improve livelihoods and create jobs for the resilience of communities and businesses in the face of intensified climate shocks and ecosystem degradation.
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11th Annual ICMA Conference of the Principles - CEB Governor Monticelli's speech: “Value, values and GSS bonds. Insights from Europe’s social development bank” (Tokyo, 6 November 2025)
06 November 2025CEB Governor Monticelli's speech: “Value, values and GSS bonds. Insights from Europe’s social development bank” at the 11th Annual ICMA Conference of the Principles.
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Nominations are Open: CEB Award for Social Cohesion 2026
28 October 2025The annual prize, worth €45,000, recognises outstanding initiatives that address critical social challenges, strengthen community bonds and improve lives across Europe. Open to organisations and individuals in the CEB’s 43 member countries, the Award celebrates projects that deliver measurable social impact and promote inclusion, particularly of vulnerable or marginalised groups.