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
05/07/2019 Pekao Leasing Sp. z o.o. (PekaoL) (Poland) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 100 000 000 This EUR 100 million Programme loan will part-finance investments, in the form of leases or loans, for eligible investments undertaken by MSMEs operating in a wide range of sectors, such as construction, wholesale trade, retail, industry and manufacturing.
05/07/2019 Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (Italy) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 300 000 000 A EUR 300 million PFF (Public Sector Financing Facility) will part-finance investments in sub-projects to address upgrading, modernising and enhancing safety of school infrastructures, in particular, the prevention of accidents and seismic damages.
05/07/2019 JSC ProCredit Bank (Georgia) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 25 000 000 This €25 million Programme loan will part-finance investments undertaken by MSMEs including fixed assets acquisition, construction or extension of business premises and working capital.
05/07/2019 Nationaal Energiebespaarfonds (Netherlands) Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures
Sustainable and inclusive growth
€ 150 000 000 Additional request for an amount of EUR 150 million for an increase of LD 1954 (2018) to a total amount of EUR 250 million, to part-finance energy-efficient investment projects, as well as the introduction of the Energy Saving Loans to Schools (School ESL) pilot project, in the sector of action Protection of the environment.
05/07/2019 Goverment (Republic of Moldova) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 10 000 000 Additional request for an amount of EUR 10 million for an increase of LD 1809 (2013) to a total amount of EUR 49 million, to part-finance an increase in the project’s total costs in the sector of action Administrative and judicial infrastructure.
14/03/2019 Government (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 11 135 000 Investments in psychiatric care sector infrastructure in particular, the construction of new facilities, the reconstruction and adaptation of damaged or temporary infrastructures as well as the provision of furnishings and medical and non-medical equipment.
14/03/2019 Institut Pasteur de Lille (France) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 21 200 000 Rehabilitation works on existing buildings and infrastructures of the campus of the Institut Pasteur de Lille (IPL) in particular, construction and structural works, the removal of asbestos, the upgrading of fire, energy and environmental standards and the purchase of equipment.
14/03/2019 City of Stokholm (Sweden) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures
Integration of refugees, displaced persons and migrants
€ 200 000 000 This PFF (Public Sector Financing Facility) will part-finance eligible investments in 72 infrastructural sub-projects (35 pre-school facilities and 37 primary school facilities). In particular, the loan will part-finance the construction of 36 new educational facilities and the restoration, renovation or extension of 36 existing facilities.
14/03/2019 Junta de Comunidades de Castilla la Mancha (Spain) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures
€ 150 000 000 This EU Co-financing Facility (ECF) will part-finance Castilla La Mancha’s contribution under the 2014-2020 European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Operational Programme and the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programmes (RDP). In particular, the loan will part-finance investments boosting sustainable and inclusive economic development of the region as well as investments improving the competitiveness of the farming sector.
14/03/2019 HBOR (Croatia) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 200 000 000 This Programme loan will part-finance eligible costs of productive investment projects in favour of MSMEs as well as investments in the modernisation and revitalisation of urban and rural public infrastructure.
14/03/2019 Unicredit Leasing Corporation IFN S.A. (Romania) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 150 000 000 This Programme loan will part-finance investments, in the form of leases or loans, in fixed or productive assets of eligible sub-projects, undertaken by MSMEs, to support beneficiaries’ core business activities including the purchase of motor vehicles, machinery and equipment, office and production premises.
25/01/2019 Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. (Netherlands) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures
€ 150 000 000 Additional request for an amount of €150 million for an increase of LD 1888 (2016) to a total amount of €250 million to part-finance investments, in the sectors of action of Health and Education and vocational training, for the construction or reconstruction of medical and care facilities such as doctors’ practices, health care centres, office space and the purchase of new equipment, and for construction or reconstruction of educational facilities such as school buildings, office space and the purchase of new equipment.
25/01/2019 City of Turku (Finland) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures
€ 50 000 000 Additional request for an amount of €50 million for an increase of LD 1956 (2018) to a total amount of €100 million to part-finance investments in municipal infrastructure (Improving living conditions in urban and rural areas sector) which foresees the construction of additional buildings and renovation of existing facilities.
25/01/2019 MKD Mikrofin D.O.O. Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 5 000 000 This €5 million Programme loan will part-finance productive investments, through micro-loan products, to support the creation and preservation of income generating activities and self-employment as well as the creation and development of micro-enterprises.
25/01/2019 Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania) Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures € 100 000 000 This €100 million Programme loan will part-finance investments in energy efficiency improvement projects and retrofitting works of multi-apartment buildings leading to lower energy consumption and reduced heating costs thus diminishing the burden on the environment and improving living conditions of the population.
25/01/2019 wbg Nürnberg GmbH Immobilienunternehmen (Germany) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 110 000 000 This €110 million Programme loan will part-finance social housing sub-projects including the construction of 819 new dwellings, the modernisation of existing units to increase the accessibility for people with disabilities and increasing energy and water efficiency and the purchase of estates, lands and existing dwellings.
25/01/2019 Republic of Cyprus (Cyprus) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures
€ 40 000 000 This €40 million loan will part-finance investments to enhance water supply systems, ensuring part of the current and future potable water needs in Cyprus, through building the infrastructure for the conveyance of potable water.
25/01/2019 Communauté Française de Belgique (Belgium) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures
€ 300 000 000 This €300 million Programme loan will part-finance investments in the educational sectors of the French Community of Belgium namely the construction and renovation of nursery facilities, primary and secondary schools, higher education facilities and administrative infrastructures providing assistance to young people.
25/01/2019 Unicredit Bank Serbia JSC (Serbia) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 30 000 000 This €30 million Programme loan will part-finance eligible fixed assets, productive equipment as well as working capital with the aim to contribute to the creation and preservation of permanent and seasonal jobs by facilitating access to funding for Serbian MSMEs.
25/01/2019 Regione Liguria (Italy) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures
€ 70 000 000 A €70 million PFF (Public sector Financing Facility) will part-finance investments aimed at addressing the Liguria region’s strategic priorities, in particular an integrated urban safety system, urban regeneration and maintenance of existing infrastructures and urban facilities as well as measures aimed at the protection of soils, civil protection and investments related to the modernisation of public administration services.