Vice-President Fayolle's areas of oversight include financing of environment, climate action and the circular economy, EIB Global (development policy together with Vice-President Östros; pre-accession policy is with Vice-President Kakouris), financing operations in France, Germany, the ACP countries (Africa and the Pacific – except the Caribbean States and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), jointly with Vice-President Östros), OCTs and South Africa. Vice-President Fayolle also oversees relations with international financial institutions, coordination with multilateral development banks (MDBs), and relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB) and the European Central Bank (ECB).
EIB Global strengthens its partnership with COFINA Group to support the private sector and sustainable agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire
In September 2023, the European Investment Bank (EIB) — via its development arm, EIB Global — and COFINA Group finalised a €25 million (XOF 16.5 billion) financial partnership to strengthen support for the private sector and agricultural value chains, including €16 million in Côte d'Ivoire (XOF 10.5 billion), with the backing of the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+).