All CEB loans must be approved by the Bank's Administrative Council in accordance with the Bank’s social mandate. All loan projects 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.

An exhaustive list of projects approved since 2010 is below. For more insights and impact stories of CEB social investment projects, see our Projects in focus.

List of projects approved

Date Borrower Line of action Amount Summary
16/03/2018 Nuevo Microbank (ex Microbank) (Spain) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
Integration of refugees, displaced persons and migrants 		€ 100 000 000 Partial financing of MicroBank's lending to microbusinesses and individuals, such as immigrants and other persons with limited access to credit with the aim of job creation and enhancing social cohesion.
26/01/2018 Partner Microcredit Foundation (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 2 500 000 Partial financing of eligible sub-projects located throughout BiH, focused on energy efficiency investments.
26/01/2018 Unicredit Leasing CZ, A. (Czech Republic) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 100 000 000 Productive investments in MSMEs to support job creation and preservation. The loan will also improve living conditions in urban and rural areas through part-financing investments related to the revitalisation and modernisation of local public transportation.
26/01/2018 Investitions - Und Förderbank Niedersachsen - Nbank (Germany) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 50 000 000 The programme is set up to provide soft loans to municipalities and municipal companies for investments in municipal and social infrastructure. Subprojects are expected to cover the most pressing investment needs at municipal level, including schools, daycare centres and retirement/nursing homes for the elderly.
26/01/2018 Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Societa per Azioni (Italy) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 290 000 000 Follow-up operation of a EUR 150 million programme approved in 2016. Providing MSME financing through accredited lending and leasing financial intermediaries under CDP's Capital Goods Apex Facility (CGAF)
26/01/2018 Nationaal Energiebespaarfonds (Netherlands) Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures € 100 000 000 Energy-efficient investment projects for private home-owners and home-owner associations through the provision of low-interest rate loans.
26/01/2018 Republic of Hungary (Hungary) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures 		€ 92 000 000 Campus modernisation and rationalisation at the University of Physical Education in Budapest and at the University of Pecs.
16/11/2017 Limerick City and County Council (Ireland) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 85 000 000 Opera Site Development project as part of the broader Limerick 2030 investment plan. Through providing high-quality inner-city offices and renovating on-site derelict buildings the project aims to renew the city centre and to create additional jobs.
16/11/2017 University of Latvia (Latvia) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 12 000 000 Phase II of the University of Latvia Development Strategy, namely the construction of the House of Science and the House of Letters as well as the acquisition of related equipment.
16/11/2017 Investment and Development Fund of Montenegro (Montenegro) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 30 000 000 Eligible investments undertaken by MSMEs to support job creation and preservation throughout Montenegro.
16/11/2017 Government (Montenegro) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 10 000 000 The aim of this Programme is to provide access to property for some 500 households experiencing problems in solving their housing needs on the free market, through a subsidized mortgage scheme.
16/11/2017 Pekao Leasing Sp. z.o.o. (Poland) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 100 000 000 Creation and preservation of viable and seasonal jobs throughout Poland.
16/11/2017 Republic of Portugal (Portugal) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures 		€ 80 000 000 Co-financing of 30 out of the 53 sub-projects encompassed in the National Irrigation Plan for Portugal aiming at supporting the development of sustainable agriculture and fighting desertification through the rehabilitation and extension of irrigation systems.
16/11/2017 Raiffeisen Leasing Romania IFN SA (Romania) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 50 000 000 Promotion for creation and preservation of viable jobs in Romania by Facilitating access to leasing for micro, small and medium-sized (MSMEs) for productive investments to strengthen their competitive position.
29/09/2017 UniCredit Leasing Slovakia, A.S. (Slovak Republic) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 100 000 000 Investments related to the construction or expansion of business premises or investments in productive assets undertaken by MSMEs to support job creation. The loan will also part-finance transportation vehicles and related equipment in order to modernise and expand public transportation networks in villages, small towns, towns or regions of the Slovak Republic.
29/09/2017 Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi A.S. (Turc Eximbank) (Türkiye) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 150 000 000 Support to investments and working capital requirements of MSMEs operating in a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, agro-industry/food processing, tourism, services, construction, trade, logistics (transport and distribution), etc. The CEB loan is to mainly help expand the beneficiaries' core business activities and increase their production capacity by supporting fixed asset investments such as the purchase of equipment and machinery, as well as financing of working capital requirements.
29/09/2017 Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy S.A. (Poland) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 100 000 000 Programme to contribute to the creation and preservation of new permanent and seasonal jobs through strengthening the competitive position of beneficiary MSMEs.
29/09/2017 Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A. (Italy) Sustainable and inclusive growth € 350 000 000 Carry out repair, restoration and reconstruction initiatives of private individuals and enterprises that suffered damage from the earthquakes that struck central Italy between August 2016 and January 2017.
29/09/2017 Bank Nederlandse Gemeeten N.V. (Netherlands) Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures
Integration of refugees, displaced persons and migrants 		€ 300 000 000 Improving living conditions of inhabitants in the urban and rural areas across the country, through improved and modernised public infrastructure. It is expected that the CEB loan will finance around 20 projects related to social housing, health, education, other community services, rehabilitation of buildings with a view to energy efficiency, etc.
29/09/2017 Belfius Bank SA/NV (Belgium) Sustainable and inclusive growth
Climate action: developing adaptation and mitigation measures 		€ 200 000 000 Around 50 sub-projects in the sectors of education and health such as the construction, extension and renovation of educational infrastructure or the construction and modernisation of medical-social facilities. The rehabilitation of the infrastructures will also improve their energy consumption and efficiency.
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