Welcome to the Annual Press Conference

Werner Hoyer EIB Group President

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The EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK at a glance

• Providing finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects. Total assets of EUR 512 billion at end 2013.

• Natural financing partner for the EU institutions • Shareholders: 28 EU Member States • Largest multilateral lender and borrower in the world

• Raise our funds on the international capital markets • Pass on favourable borrowing conditions to clients

• AAA-rated and strong capital base • Projects in over 160 countries • Key products:

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The EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUND at a glance

• Leading developer of risk financing for entrepreneurship and innovation across the EU – supported over 1.5 million SMEs over 20 years

• Shareholders: EIB (62.1%), European Commission (30%), public and private financial institutions (7.9%)

• Working with financial intermediaries across the 28 EU Member States, EFTA and all Accession countries

• AAA-rated and strong capital base • Key products:

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2012/2013 - Total lending and staffing

Peer group of MDBs

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Signatures and disbursements

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Loans for SMEs & Midcaps

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Recovery-focused investment 2013

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Growth and jobs: four key priorities

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Tailor-made instruments

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The EIF - a powerful instrument

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‘Investing for Youth’ – EUR 9.1 billion, July-Dec 2013

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Pre-accession Countries include: Candidate Countries: Iceland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. Potential Candidate Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*.

Lending outside EU (EIB signatures) in 2013: EUR 7.7bn

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2013 Borrowing activity

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EUR 72bn: distribution of EIB bond issues by region

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Source: Eurostat

Recovery on the cards, but crisis has led to a sharp slowdown in productivity growth

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Average productivity growth for the EU, Japan and the United States

Investing in INNOVATION

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Responding to the EU challenges

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Annual Press Conference

Philippe de Fontaine Vive Vice-President

- 19 February 2014 - 19/02/2014

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Innovative products to address RDI market gaps

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RSI – Risk-sharing Initiative MCI – Mid-Cap Initiative GFI – Growth Finance Initiative RSFF – Risk-sharing Finance Facility

Develop synergies with the EIF

Underpin with RDI Advisory for better access to RDI funding

Reduce costs and generate additional revenue streams

External Lending – Implementing EU Priorities

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Using our EU expertise for our partner countries

Bosporus Tunnel, Turkey

Key National Roads, Moldova

Microfinance, East Africa

Microfinance, Palestine

Wind Farm, Jordan

Renewable Energy, Latin

America

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Thank you

Back-up slides

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Growth & jobs: EIB Group financing SME within the EU

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Delivering on Climate Action

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