The social development bank for Europe

All CEB loans are granted in accordance with the Bank’s mandate. They have to meet specific technical and social criteria, and be in strict conformity with the Bank’s environmental, procurement and compliance guidelines and policies.

The sectoral lines of action underpin the CEB’s five-year development plan, which forms the Bank’s medium term-strategy. The current Strategic Framework organises these lines into: Investing in people and enhancing human capital; Promoting inclusive and resilient living environments and Supporting jobs and economic and financial inclusion corresponding to the new strategic priorities established by the CEB to better support the social policies of its member countries.

Latest projects approved:

Date Borrower Line of action Amount Summary
24/09/2021 The Lituanian Central Credit Union (Lithuania) Inclusive growth € 4 000 000 Support of the creation and preservation of jobs in Lithuania by facilitating access to financial resources for micro entrepreneurs.
24/09/2021 Leipziger Wohnungs-und Baugesellschaft MBH (Germany) Inclusive growth € 100 000 000 Extension of a project approved in 2019 to part-finance eligible investments for the construction and refurbishment of some 875 additional rental units.
24/09/2021 Národní rozvojová banka, A.S. (Czech Republic) Inclusive growth € 50 000 000 A Programme Loan to improve living conditions by co-financing investments to revitalise and modernise both urban and rural public infrastructure and to provide bridge, medium- and long-term financing to public or private entities operating in the sectors of environmental protection.
24/09/2021 Republic of Cyprus (Cyprus) Inclusive growth € 65 500 000 A Public sector Financing Facility to support the Cypriot Government’s education priorities, focusing on enhancing safety of school buildings against seismic risks, increasing capacities of schools and improving energy efficiency.
22/06/2021 Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Portugal) Inclusive growth € 30 000 000 A Public sector Financing Facility to support the Municipality of Lisbon in its effort to provide adequate medical assistance to those affected by Covid-19 and to alleviate the impact of the crisis on the local businesses, cultural entities and social enterprises.
10/06/2021 Republic of Albania (Albania) Inclusive growth € 60 000 000 A Public sector Financing Facility to support the Albanian government in its efforts to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic by providing medical services, consumables, vaccines and equipment to those affected by the virus.
10/06/2021 REDI Economic Development SA (Luxembourg) Inclusive growth
Support for vulnerable groups
€ 3 000 000 A Programme loan to improve access to funding for entrepreneurs in Roma communities in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. The project aims to enhance economic activity in and beyond Roma communities, support employment and creation of job opportunities, build self-reliance and encourage commercial links between the Roma and the usual market networks.
10/06/2021 Warsaw School of Economics (Poland) Inclusive growth € 15 555 556 A Project loan to improve and increase the access to and quality of the public university education and research in economics in Poland through capital investments in the state university infrastructure.
10/06/2021 Housing Finance Agency PLC (Ireland) Inclusive growth € 75 000 000 A Programme loan to increase the supply of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and to reduce dependency on the traditional rental sector.
10/06/2021 Microcredit Foundation Horizonti (North Macedonia) Inclusive growth
Support for vulnerable groups
€ 1 000 000 A Programme loan to support the creation and preservation of jobs in North Macedonia by facilitating access to financial resources for micro entrepreneurs.
10/06/2021 Trnava Self-Governing Region (Slovak Republic) Inclusive growth € 30 000 000 A Programme loan to provide additional long-term financing to cover local investment needs and to accelerate and facilitate the realisation of projects financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), to enhance further development of the Trnava Self-Governing Region.
10/06/2021 Žilina Self-Governing Region (Slovak Republic) Inclusive growth € 40 000 000 An EU Co-financing Facility to bridge financing needs, supporting future sub-projects financed by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and the European Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund (ESIF), to enhance further development of the Žilina Self-Governing Region.
10/06/2021 SCI AUBER (France) Inclusive growth € 20 000 000 A Project loan to restore the historic ICAM campus in Lille and to provide facilities adapted to both present and future needs of students and other users of the campus, such as researchers, teaching and administrative staff and the general public.
10/06/2021 SCI Campus Pasteur Lille (France) Inclusive growth € 21 000 000 A Project loan to complement Phase 1 of the project by partially financing the construction of two new buildings and the acquisition of equipment (Phase 2).
10/06/2021 Republic of Romania (Romania) Inclusive growth € 216 000 000 A Project loan to support the rehabilitation, completion and/or building of six historical and two cultural public buildings included in the priority heritage and cultural infrastructure list in Romania, to help improve the physical condition of monuments and buildings, preserve their architectural and historical value and promote the further development of cultural activities.
10/06/2021 Partner Microcredit Foundation (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Inclusive growth
Environmental sustainability
€ 4 000 000 A Programme loan to provide micro-loan products to private households and micro-enterprises for investment sub-projects targeting increased energy efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
10/06/2021 Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (Germany) Inclusive growth € 140 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to €290 million, to part-finance the Federal State of Brandenburg’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign expenses.
10/06/2021 Government (Hungary) Inclusive growth € 152 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to €327 million, to further support the Government of Hungary in their efforts in providing medical support to those affected by Covid-19 and medical personnel in the first line of defence.
10/06/2021 Comunidad de Madrid (Spain) Inclusive growth € 200 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to €400 million, to support the Comunidad de Madrid to further their efforts in providing medical support to those affected by Covid-19.
19/03/2021 Adoma (France) Support for vulnerable groups € 100 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to € 200 million, to continue financing investments for the management, improvement and renewal of housing assets under Adoma’s Strategic Asset Plan 2012-2028. Planned interventions aim to provide reception conditions of a higher standard for the priority and vulnerable beneficiary populations