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An EIB Group COVID-19 response
measure for SMEs and mid caps

News

European Union and the European Investment Fund approved a second Multilateral line of credit to Silk Road Bank AD Skopje in amount of €5 million
European initiative to expand support of Finnish SMEs
Connecting impact investors with social enterprises: the European Social Innovation and Impact Fund launches after a successful first closing
Invest-NL and European Investment Fund support innovative Dutch scale-ups
European Union backs Byggðastofnun to support small businesses in Iceland
PORTUGAL BLUE is set to mobilise €75 million in the blue economy ecosystem
First six funds backed by the InnovFin Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technology pilot raise a total of EUR 700m
EIF and UNDP to strengthen cooperation for sustainable finance
EIF signs up to United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment
Estonia: European support for SMEs in cultural and creative sectors with €6 million guarantee to Finora Capital
EIF and Raiffeisenbank sign a €10 million guarantee agreement to support SMEs in the culture and creative sectors in Bulgaria
European Commission announces support for the Venture Centre of Excellence programme
Avis attracts €130 million of international capital intended to finance its investments in green mobility
EIF, UBB and European Commission extend cooperation to unlock €768 million for Bulgarian MSMEs
Dutch social impact venture fund Rubio doubles fund size with EU backing
Germany: EIB Group and Commerzbank join forces to support small and mid-sized companies in COVID-crisis
EU and Helenos back microfinance in Lithuania through investments in the Lithuanian Central Credit Union
COVID-19 recovery plan: European Investment Fund (EIF) increases counter-guarantee support to SIAGI to €235 million thanks to the backing of EU programme COSME
EIF and HBOR invest in three equity funds in Croatia unlocking €205 million for local SMEs and MidCaps
EIF and Raiffeisen Bank sign €12 million guarantee agreement to support SMEs in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Who we are

We support Europe’s SMEs by improving their access to finance through a wide range of selected financial intermediaries. To this end, we design, promote and implement equity and debt financial instruments which specifically target SMEs. In this role, we foster EU objectives in support of entrepreneurship, growth, innovation, research and development, and employment.

Information for...

Calls for expression of interest to select financial intermediaries

Dutch Future Fund (deadline open ended)
JEREMIE Greece Reflows (deadline 15.12.2020)
COSME LGF COVID-19 updated call (deadline: 31.10.2020)
InnovFin SMEG COVID-19 updated call (deadline: 31.12.2020)
The SME Initiative Italy - information note (deadline 31.10.2020)
German Corona Matching Facility (CMF) (deadline 31.12.2020)
EFSI Skills and Education Guarantee Pilot (deadline 31.10.2020)
The EFSI Private Credit Programme (deadline 31.10.2020)
JEREMIE Romania Reflows Equity (deadline 01.06.2022)

EFSI Equity – InnovFin Artificial Intelligence/Blockchain (deadline: 31 December 2020)
EFSI Equity – InnovFin Space (deadline: 31 December 2020)
EFSI Equity – Impact Investing (deadline: 31 December 2020)
EFSI Equity – Blue Economy (deadline: 31 December 2020)
InnovFin SME GF (deadline 31.12.2020)
PORTUGAL BLUE (deadline 30.04.2021)
InvestBG Equity Instrument (deadline 31.12.2021)
Pan-European Guarantee Fund – EGF (deadline: 31.10.2021)
EaSI (deadline 30.09.2023)

Where to access finance
EIF financial
intermediaries

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