CEB to mark 60th anniversary with a high-level conference in Paris

05 December 2016

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is organising a high-level conference entitled “Challenges to More Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in Europe” in Paris on 9 December 2016.

The event will bring together world-renowned economists, government officials, policymakers and academics to discuss ways of ensuring that Europe’s social and economic model remains sustainable. At a time when Europe is confronted with a number of daunting challenges including rising inequality, unemployment, and the refugee crisis, the conference will serve as a platform for an exchange of views on these pressing issues.

The French Minister for the Economy and Finance, Michel Sapin, and his Italian counterpart, Pier Carlo Padoan, will be the featured speakers. For more details, see the programme.

The event coincides with the 60th anniversary of the CEB, the European development bank with an exclusively social mandate. Through the provision of financing and technical expertise for projects with a high impact on people’s lives, the CEB actively contributes to strengthening social cohesion and integration in Europe.

Set up in 1956, the CEB (Council of Europe Development Bank) has 41 member states. Twenty-two Central, Eastern and South Eastern European countries, forming the Bank's target countries, are listed among the member states. As a major instrument of the policy of solidarity in Europe, the Bank finances social projects by making available resources raised in conditions reflecting the quality of its rating (Aa1 with Moody's, outlook stable, AA+ with Standard & Poor's, outlook stable and AA+ with Fitch Ratings, outlook stable). It thus grants loans to its member states, and to financial institutions and local authorities in its member states for the financing of projects in the social sector, in accordance with its Articles of Agreement.