An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ricardo Llaudes and supported by resident representative Christian Henn visited San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, during November 5-9, 2023, to discuss recent economic developments and the authorities’ implementation of their economic program supported by the Fund through the ECF/EFF arrangements approved in late September.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ukrainian authorities have reached staff-level agreement (SLA) on an updated set of economic and financial policies for the second review of the 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement. The SLA is subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board.
The European Investment Bank organized today a full day meeting with the TEN – T Coordinators to discuss objectives, priorities and financing needs of the Trans-European Transport networks for the future.
Rome - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to further strengthen their commitment to sustainable agriculture programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. The first agreement between the two institutions was acknowledged last Friday at FAO headquarters in Rome when FAO’s Director-General QU Dongyu and EIB’s Vice-president Gelsomina Vigliotti met on the sidelines of the World Food Forum.
At the Global Gateway Forum held in Brussels today, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Vietnam to support the implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in the country. The signing was attended by Teresa Czerwińska, Vice-President of the EIB; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; and Tran Hong Ha, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister.
On the occasion of the Global Gateway Forum held in Brussels today, in the presence of Teresa Czerwinska, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, a €350 million EIB loan and a €45 million EU investment and technical assistance grant, were signed to support climate action investments and develop renewable energy generation projects in the country.
Today, sustainable procurement is more important than ever due to increasing climate, environmental and social concerns. What was once a voluntary tool which was considered to have marginal additionality, has now become the key driver for tackling climate change and achieving just transition goals.
