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       Posted on May 15th, 2012

Beyond our borders: A critique of the external dimension of the EU energy policy and its financing mechanisms

Contents:

1. Introduction: origins and context
- The origin of the EU Energy Security Strategy
2. Why engaging with partners “beyond our borders”?
- Negotiating EU project agreements
- Negotiating market opening for EU interests
- Undermining policy coherence for development and human rights
3. Financing the energy and market grabs
- EIB lending to Sub-Saharan Africa
- EIB lending to the Mediterranean region
Conclusions
- [...]


       Posted on May 10th, 2012

Update on the Financing of the Fund’s Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Member Countries

Commitments under new PRGT-supported programs are expected to increase in 2012 in part reflecting the weaker global economic outlook. PRGT commitments in 2011 amounted to SDR 1.2 billion, unchanged from their 2010 level. Staff projections suggest demand could rise to about SDR 2 billion in 2012. If all elements of the 2009 financing [...]


       Posted on May 8th, 2012

Will the World Trade Organization Enjoy a Bright Future?

The Doha Round is not the first multilateral negotiation to collapse under the weight of substantive disputes and tactical blunders, but revival this time requires a greater miracle than in the darkest days of the Tokyo or Uruguay Rounds. After near-death moments, those talks concluded with a big red bow tied around a [...]


       Posted on May 8th, 2012

European Investment Bank Activity Report 2011

Contents:

Key results in 2011
Foreword from the President
Increasing Europe’s growth and employment potential

Supporting regional development in Europe
 Financing small and medium-sized enterprises
 Accelerating innovation
 Connecting Europe
 Powering Europe

Supporting climate action

Putting finance to work for emissions reduction
 Adapting to a changing climate
 Shaping sustainable cities

Supporting the EU’s policies beyond its borders
A responsible institution
Capital and borrowing operations
Governance at the EIB

 


       Posted on April 26th, 2012

Partial Distribution of the General Reserve Attributed to Windfall Gold Sale Profits—Proposed Decision

This paper proposes the distribution of a portion of the Fund’s general reserve that is attributed to profits from recent Fund gold sales. The proposed distribution is part of a strategy endorsed by the Board in July 2009 involving the use of resources linked to gold sale profits to facilitate members’ contributions towards [...]


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