The EIB Group consists of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund (EIF). The EIB is owned by the EU Member States. The EIF has several shareholders, the EIB being the majority shareholder:
The principal area of cooperation between the EIB and the EIF is in support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Their relationship encourages a productive sharing of expertise in support of SMEs.
The EIB provides long term loans to large capital investment projects. In addition, the Bank promotes SMEs through:
The EIF concentrates on:
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