The year in numbers

€30.5bn
deployed by
the EIF in 2021
476
transactions
400
financial
intermediaries
391,000*
SMEs supported
€110.6bn
leveraged to SMEs in the real economy in 2021

* This figure does not correspond to the €30.5bn committed this year. It refers to SMEs that have received support through existing transactions as reported between October 2020 and September 2021.

Our Public Policy Goals

In our efforts to support EU priorities, we have re-centred our activity around newly defined Public Policy Goals. These goals consist of four key pillars and two transversal categories.

Competitiveness
& growth
Business growth
and expansion
Internationalisation
and value chains
Territorial
development
Financial
ecosystem building
Innovation
Life sciences
and health
Disruptive
technologies
Digital
transformation
New products, services,
business models
development
and commercialisation
Social impact,
skills & human
capital
Inclusion, diversity
and well-being
Impact and social
innovation
Skills and
education
Culture and
creativity
Sustainability
& green
transformation
Sustainable infrastructure,
industries, products
and services
Renewable energy
and energy effciency
Sustainable transport
Sustainable food
and environmental services
Climate action and environmental sustainability
Economic and social cohesion