Anne-Cécile Auguin
- European Investment Bank
- Communication Department
- 98-100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer
- L-2950 Luxembourg
- Luxembourg
On 8 February 2024, following the visit by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Mauritania and in the wake of new commitments to strengthen the EU-Mauritania partnership, Isselmou Ould Tajidine, CEO of the Banque pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (BCI) and Markus Berndt, Deputy Managing Director of EIB Global, the EIB’s development branch, announced a financing arrangement for €25 million.
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+).
The Government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), along with the European Investment Bank, the European Union, and the World Bank, has recently inaugurated a new milestone in the Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP). The Inauguration Ceremony, which was presided over by His Excellency Adama Barrow, the President of the Republic of The Gambia, celebrated the completion of a 23 MWp Photovoltaic Solar plant in Jambur, Kombo South District, West Coast Region.