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
06/11/2014 Hungarian Export-Import Bank Plc. (Hungary) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 50 000 000 Promote eligible projects undertaken by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) involved in export activities via a structure of participating financial intermediaries, i.e. Hungarian commercial banks or saving cooperatives.
06/11/2014 BRD Sogelease IFN SA (Romania) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 50 000 000 The aim of the programme is to contribute to the creation of new permanent and seasonal jobs as inadequate access to financing remains a critical issue for further development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector.
06/11/2014 Sociedad de Infraestructuras y Medio Ambiente de Castilla y León S.A. (Spain) Managing the environment € 50 000 000 Support the implementation of priority investments geared towards decreasing energy costs and improving energy efficiency as well as those relating to the construction of wastewater treatment plants in smaller municipalities.
06/11/2014 Czech-Moravian Guarantee and Development Bank (Czech Republic) Strengthening social integration
Managing the environment 		€ 20 000 000 Co-financing of eligible investment projects undertaken by Czech municipalities and mixed-ownership companies for the revitalisation and modernisation of urban and rural public infrastructure.
06/11/2014 Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Spain) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 280 000 000 Financing, through accredited financial intermediaries, the purchase by MSMEs of fixed assets such as office and manufacturing premises, production installations, vehicles and equipment. The aim is to strengthen their competitiveness and boost job creation and preservation.
06/11/2014 SG Equipment Finance Czech Republic s.r.o. (Czech Republic) Supporting public infrastructure with a social vocation
Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises 		€ 100 000 000 Creation and preservation of viable jobs in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic by the partial financing of fixed productive assets in SMEs. Improvement of living conditions in urban and rural areas by partial financing of public, private or mixed public transportation entities.
19/09/2014 Government (Croatia) Managing the environment € 40 000 000 Co-financing of investments in flood prevention measures throughout the country, specifically in the high risk flood areas of the Danube and Adriatic River Basins. The project is part of larger, multi-annual programme of investments for the construction of water regulation and protection facilities and the preparation and implementation of Croatia’s River Basin and Flood Risk Management Plans.
19/09/2014 Vantaan Kaupunki Vanda Stad (Finland) Strengthening social integration
Supporting public infrastructure with a social vocation 		€ 60 000 000 Partial financing of investments in the city's social infrastructure, comprising both the construction of new municipally-run establishments as well as the restoration, renovation or extension of existing facilities, such as day care centres, health care facilities, sports and cultural centres, schools, libraries, etc. The Programme is developed in line with the investment plans of the City of Vantaa Strategy 2013-2016.
19/09/2014 Procredit Bank (Republic of Moldova) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 10 000 000 Contributing to the creation of new jobs, and the preservation of existing ones, by providing financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), thereby helping to close the major financing gap, hindering the growth of small businesses. It is expected that the development of the MSME sector will also help the stabilisation of the middle class, thus reinforcing social cohesion.
19/09/2014 Instituto da Habitação e da Reabilitação Urbana (IHRU) (Portugal) Strengthening social integration € 15 000 000 Co-financing of urban rehabilitation throughout Portugal, mainly comprising buildings older than 30 years, with a view to reviving central town areas. The Programme is in line with the government’s policy of Rehabilitation of Urban Areas.
19/09/2014 Komercni Banka A.S. (KB) (Czech Republic) Strengthening social integration
Managing the environment 		€ 100 000 000 Reconstruction of public infrastructure in the Czech Republic.
13/06/2014 Republic of Albania (Albania) Supporting public infrastructure with a social vocation € 15 930 000 The completion of the second phase of Tirana University Hospital Centre will set the stage for the continuation of the construction/rehabilitation works on the main hospital building, thus improving access to quality hospital care for the Albanian population.
13/06/2014 Government (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Strengthening social integration € 5 000 000 Programme for the partial funding of housing units throughout the country in order to enable access to ownership for priority groups of citizens that have difficulties obtaining commercial bank funding under current market conditions.
13/06/2014 MKD Mikrofin D.O.O. Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 2 500 000 Partial financing of productive investment sub-projects undertaken by existing micro and very small enterprises located throughout the country in support of income generating activities and self-employment, as well as the establishment of new micro-enterprises.
13/06/2014 Cibank (Bulgaria) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 35 000 000 Programme of partial financing of eligible investment projects undertaken by Bulgarian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) aimed at contributing to the creation of new permanent and seasonal jobs by strengthening their competitive position.
13/06/2014 Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis (France) Strengthening social integration
Supporting public infrastructure with a social vocation 		€ 20 000 000 The CEB's first direct loan operation with a local government entity in France to part-finance its multi-annual investment programme in the the education and 'family' field, mostly concerning kindergartens and mother-child protection centres.
13/06/2014 Government (Lithuania) Strengthening social integration € 100 000 000 Part financing, via the CEB's Public Finance Facility (PFF), aimed at providing flexible financing for the Lithuanian State Investment Programme and improving living conditions in urban and rural areas.
20/03/2014 Société Générale Monténégro (Montenegro) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 8 000 000 Reinforcing social integration in the country by helping to improve sustainability, competitiveness, and ultimately the creation and preservation of viable jobs in the Montenegrin micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector by facilitating access to competitive financing for their productive investment projects.
20/03/2014 Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A. (Poland) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 70 000 000 Support to financing of eligible investment projects undertaken by Polish micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in order to strengthen their job creation capacity.
20/03/2014 PKO Leasing (Poland) Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises € 50 000 000 Part-funding of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises' (MSMEs) productive investments that help support the creation and preservation of viable jobs.
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