The loan is provided in the context of the EU co-operation policy with third countries. In Asia and Latin America (ALA), the EIB may lend up to EUR 2.48 billion during 2000-2006
to support capital investment projects implemented by subsidiaries of EU companies or joint-ventures between EU and ALA firms, or investment that results in environmental improvements or fosters regional integration. The EIB was set up in 1958 to finance investment furthering EU integration. It lends for regional development, infrastructure, energy, industry and environment. Outside the EU, t
he Bank operates in some ...[+++] 150 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean region, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, Asia and Latin America.
Créée en 1958 pour financer des investissements favorisant l'intégration européenne, la BEI accorde des prêts à l'appui du développement régional, des infrastructures, de l'énergie, de l'industrie et de l'environnement. À l'extérieur de l'UE, la Banque est active dans quelque 150 pays d'Europe centrale et orientale, du bassin méditerranéen, d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique, d'Asie et d'Amérique latine.