European Investment Bank (EIB) About
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is a financial entity that operates as the ‘lending arm’ of the European Union. It has over 3000 employees and is currently the
largest multilateral financial institution in the world. The
Graduate Opportunities
policy-oriented financial services and is ready to assist
of disciplines including banking, economics, legal,
endeavours. Their clients range from banks, private sector
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entities.
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EIB is a significant global actor as it is active in offering
EIB looks for talented individuals from a wide range
governments to invest in sustainable investment
engineering, and corporate support services like Human
enterprises (including SMEs) and government-related
What kind of work?
EIB offers loans, guarantees, equity investments and
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- EIB lends to clients of all sizes to support sustainable
The EIB offers a variety of services, including:
attracting other investors.
support European SMEs
investment in equity and funds.
projects, whilst providing loan portfolios to attract
small projects. They also provide loan portfolios to make
- Equity investments to stimulate private capital through
- EIB makes technical and financial expertise available
- Advisory services for improving institutional and
advisory services.
Variety of Services
growth and job creation. Their support is often central to
- Loans, primarily aimed at public sector initiatives and to
- EIB stimulates and catalyses private capital through
- Guarantees to cover the risks of large and small
- EIB provides guarantees covering the risks of large and
investors
your projects more attractive to other investors.
investment in equity and funds
to their clients to develop and implement investment
regulatory frameworks within client organisations.
projects and programmes, and to improve institutional and regulatory frameworks.
Location
Luxembourg (Headquarters), Representative Offices in Australia, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Student Opportunities
EIB offers a limited number of internships to university students and recent graduates who wish to acquire an
understanding of the Bank’s work or gain experience in their field of studies. Internships normally last between three and five months (six months if requested by
universities), and cannot be extended beyond the
maximum period. Most are based at the EIB headquarters in Luxembourg. More info:
https://www.eib.org/en/about/jobs/work-with-us/internships/index.htm
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