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Since 2004, Italy has pledged a total of €52.5 million to three EIB trust funds. The country was one of the initial contributors to the FEMIP Trust Fund (FTF). Through contributions to the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF), Italy has also supported development assistance to infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The country is one of the largest contributors to the new Economic Resilience Initiative Fund (ERIF), which finances operations in the Western Balkans and the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood.