Editing European Investment Bank (section)

=== European Investment Bank ===
90% the European Investment Bank's activity takes place inside the European Union with the aim of fostering European integration and development.<ref name="Our regions of activity"/> It makes investments outside Europe to support the European Union's development aid and cooperation policies. It is active in some 140 countries throughout the world in the following geographical areas: [[Enlargement of the European Unionhttps:/www.eib.org/en/projects/regions/enlargement/index.htm|Enlargement countries]], [[European Free Trade Association|European Free Trade Association (EFTA)]], EU Southern Neighbourhood, EU Eastern Neighbourhood, Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, Asia and Latin America, Central Asia and the United Kingdom.<ref name="Our regions of activity"/>

It is one of the largest supranational lenders in the world. Since its establishment in 1958, the European Investment Bank has invested over a trillion euros.<ref>{{Cite web|title=60 years improve lives together|url=https://testweb.eib.orgen/60years.htm|access-date=2021-04-28|website=EIB.org}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>