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CEB hosts meeting on Western Balkans Investment Framework
16 décembre 2015
PARIS - The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) hosted today the 13th meeting of the Steering Committee of the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF), a funding initiative that supports socio-economic development and EU accession across the Western Balkans.
The Steering Committee meeting was co-chaired by Adolfo Di Carluccio from the Italian Ministry for Economy and Finance, and Katarina Mathernova, Catherine Wendt from the European Commission. Carlo Monticelli, CEB Vice-Governor for Financial Strategy, opened the session.
The WBIF serves as a platform for cooperation, allowing donors, IFIs and beneficiary countries to seek financing solutions in an increasingly difficult environment. The participants took stock of 2015 activities, with a particular focus on the finalisation of the new WBIF operational framework.
The WBIF finances investment projects to improve infrastructure, foster socio-economic development and speed up EU accession in the Western Balkans. It is a joint initiative of the EU, International Financial Institutions (IFIs), bilateral donors and the governments of the Western Balkan countries. The initiative matches grants and loans for the funding of projects that are implemented by the participating IFIs.
In 2008 the CEB became one of the founding members of the WBIF. To date, the Bank has approved 19 projects supporting the objectives of the WBIF, with a loan value close to € 500 million and a total project value of almost € 1 billion.
Fondée en 1956, la CEB (Banque de Développement du Conseil de l'Europe) compte 41 États membres, dont 22 pays d'Europe centrale, orientale et du Sud-Est formant les pays cibles de la Banque. En tant qu'instrument majeur de la politique de solidarité en Europe, la Banque finance des projets sociaux en mettant à leur disposition des ressources levées dans des conditions reflétant la qualité de sa notation (Aa1 auprès de Moody's, perspective stable, AA+ auprès de Standard & Poor's, perspective stable et AA+ auprès de Fitch Ratings, perspective stable). Elle accorde des prêts à ses États membres, à des établissements financiers et à des autorités locales pour le financement de projets dans le secteur social, conformément à son Statut.