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- En mission à #Marseille, la Vice-Gouverneure Sandrine Gaudin, accompagnée de l’Ambassadeur Pap Ndiaye & de Michele Rubirola, a visité les écoles Jolie Manon, Vayssière et Aygalades-Oasis. 🏫 Elles font partie des 188 écoles repensées pour une éducation plus inclusive et durable, grâce au #PlanEcoles.
- CEB GV Monticelli updated #G20 Finance Ministers and Central Governors, as 2025 Chair of Heads of MDBs Group, on the growing momentum of MDBs working together as a system. He recalled how they are advancing joint efforts👉https://tinyurl.com/mrxzc6w5
- #Ukraine’s health system is showing extraordinary resilience, not only by continuing to function under fire, but also by reforming and rebuilding. Speaking at #URC2025, we underlined CEB’s role in strengthening healthcare delivery and infrastructure, with a focus on long-term impact for Ukrainians.
- 🇺🇦 Recovery starts with people. CEB is providing €200m to help #Ukraine support 4.9M displaced by war — from housing to basic needs. We’re also scaling up Resilience Service to deliver mental health support in communities. #URC2025
- CEB Governor Carlo Monticelli joined Ukrainian and international partners to highlight how inclusive services, disability rights and mental health support are essential to rebuilding stronger communities.
- CEB has signed a €3M loan with Bank Lviv to support microenterprises in western Ukraine 🇺🇦 This first CEB microfinance operation in #Ukraine will help small businesses in IDP-hosting regions access the capital they need to grow and recover. #UkraineRecovery #URC25 #URC2025
- 📍 Join us at #URC25: 🕐 13:30–14:45 | Panel 2.6 – Strengthening the Social Fabric on building an inclusive and cohesive recovery. 🕓 15:00–16:15 | Panel 2.7 – Health as a Prerequisite for Recovery on restoring services and investing in human capital. 🔗 Watch live here: t.co/LMXn9rpFDj
- 🏠At #URC2025, CEB and 🇺🇦will take another step toward housing recovery: 📌100 million additional loan signed to expand Project HOME 📌3,000 additional families to benefit purchasing or building a new home 👉https://tinyurl.com/3vv2xm8z
- 🇺🇦 At #URC2025 in Rome, CEB reaffirms its support for Ukraine’s recovery, working as a system with other MDBs and international partners. We’re signing €300M+ in financing new loans: 🏠 €200M for displaced persons 🔧 €100M to expand the HOME housing project 📈 A microfinance pilot with Bank Lviv
- 🤝At the #URC25, Governor Monticelli joined Ukraine’s Deputy PM Oleksii Kuleba and Italy’s Deputy PM Antonio Tajani reaffirmed their partnership to support urgent housing needs for the most vulnerable.
- 🇺🇦📍 Join Governor Monticelli TODAY at the #URC25 in Rome! 🕐 13:30–14:30 | IV Plenary – Financial Session 🕓 16:00–17:15 | Panel 3.1 – Ukrainian Communities as a Global Symbol of Resilience and Unity 🔗 Watch live & explore the programme: tinyurl.com/2cfa3zun
- Governor Carlo Monticelli & the CEB delegation are getting ready for a full day #URC25. We look forward to engaging with our partners to help address the social impact of the war in #Ukraine by sharing our expertise in social investments and operationalising financing for real impact on the ground.
- 🇸🇰 CEB signed €30M loan with Žilina Self-Governing Region to finance education, healthcare, social services, transport and sports infrastructure. Building on a trusted partnership since 2015, this loan strengthens local services & budget resilience👉https://tinyurl.com/yn282j39
- 🚨 Two new grants have been signed today! 🏢 €1.5M for earthquake preparedness training for 20k residents 📊€300K to assess economic impact of Istanbul earthquake safety investments Supporting earthquake safety for 16M people in a high-risk seismic zone.
- 🇩🇪 CEB signs €125m loan with #NRWBANK to expand refugee housing in North Rhine-Westphalia, building on a partnership launched 2 years ago to support municipalities hosting displaced people. Announced ahead of #URC25, this reaffirms our commitment to inclusion & recovery. tinyurl.com/2rktm42y
- 📢 At #FFD4, #CEB joined the Debt Pause Clause Alliance’s initiative to include clauses in contracts that defer debt service payments in case development countries face shocks, like natural disasters or pandemics. Proud to help protect vulnerable economies avoid deeper crises.
- Education is 🔑to inclusive growth, resilient societies & long-term prosperity. #CEB and partners reaffirm its commitment to education as a foundation for sustainable development @ #FFD4. Read the joint statement👉https://shorturl.at/gwL6D
- GV Monticelli highlighted the need to align financing with development priorities. To ensure that resources are mobilised for the most vulnerable, we need strong partnership with the private sector, ingenuity and multilateral cooperation @ #FFD4 event From Seville to Doha.
- At #FfD4, GV Monticelli joined Paris dialogue partners to explore how multilateral action can unlock financing for inclusive development. With VG Gaudin & others, they discussed shared priorities & solutions to help implement outcomes of Seville.
- 🤝In the margins of the MDB Heads meeting in Paris, CEB & @ebrd.bsky.social signed a mutual reliance agreement to streamline co-financing and boost impact of public sector projects outside the EU. Press release➡️ tinyurl.com/3aurtkzt #MDBs
- In Paris, #CEB signed its first-ever Exposure Exchange Agreement (EEA) with Inter-American Development Bank, a historic €500M deal that's also the first EEA ever denominated in euros. This partnership strengthens both MDBs and allows scaling up development financing👉 tinyurl.com/2vmudz2e
- 🤝#MDB Heads committed to strong joint action on development priorities today, at a meeting hosted by #CEB, marking a significant step toward effective collaboration ahead of #Ff4D. ➡️Joint Statement: tinyurl.com/2bswzt4m
- Next week, #CEBGovernor Monticelli will join #FfD4 Conference in Seville, a key moment to advance sustainable& inclusive finance. As Europe’s social development bank & 2025 Chair of the MDBs Group, CEB will work with partners to drive coordinated action & lasting impact.
- 🤝🇪🇪We are excited to join forces with NIB to co-finance @unitartupress.bsky.social state-of-the-art academic infrastructure in Estonia. Press release👉 tinyurl.com/5x7p5w4e #Education
- 🌟As Chair of Heads of MDBs Group in 2025, we are pleased to bring together MDB risk and finance decision makers for a two-day meeting in Paris, reflecting the growing commitment of our institutions to work more effectively as a system. ➡️ tinyurl.com/3fyhx5vd
- CEB welcomed Dr Ihor Kuzin (🇺🇦Deputy Min. Health) & Dr Iryna Mykychak (Advisor to 🇺🇦 PM) to discuss ongoing cooperation. They reviewed progress under the HEAL project & the support being provided to a maternity and paediatric hospital in Kyiv, where urgent repairs are underway.
- 🎉🇭🇷Today we celebrate a two-decade long partnership with HBOR with a landmark €250 million loan. This tenth operation brings the total volume of CEB loans to HBOR to €1 billion, supporting more than €2 billion in social investments across Croatia👉 tinyurl.com/37e2vjhj
- At the closing of #PAFMI project we reflected on lessons learned and opportunities to scale up support for #migrant integration in 🇪🇺. Managed by #CEB and funded by DG HOME, the project tested new partnerships and innovative finance in 🇧🇪🇫🇮🇮🇹🇳🇱👉 tinyurl.com/23n9y35f
- Today, GV Monticelli was welcomed by German Min of Econ Cooperation & Development Reem Alabali-Radovan and Mayor of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher at #HSC25. The CEB joins the international community to promote the social dimension of #sustainability & #investment ahead of 2030.
- GV Monticelli and VG Boehmer will join the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (📅 2–3 June), contributing to discussions on: development financing, internal displacement and skills & jobs for a green economy. #HSC25
- In 2024 we took several important steps to integrate #sustainability considerations fully into our operations. Check out 🔑highlights below⬇️ ➡️ tinyurl.com/a3ymvjak
- We were pleased to welcome @coe.int Secretary General @alain-berset.coe.int to #CEB. As the financial arm of the Council of Europe, the CEB translates its values into concrete investments—promoting social justice, inclusion, and solidarity across #Europe.
- 📊 Our 2024 Sustainability Report is available! ✅ €4.5B in loans for 44 projects ✅ 12M+ beneficiaries reached ✅ €933M for #climateaction ✅ Gender tagging on all🆕projects We are embedding sustainability across CEB’s internal & external operations👉 tinyurl.com/2ymy6yv8
- #CEB is proud to partner again with Instituto Catalán de Finanzas & @eib.org to support up to €400M in social infrastructure across Catalonia, financing the construction, refurbishment & improvement of care homes & assisted living facilties for vulnerable groups.👉https://tinyurl.com/ye2xc8bn
- Un prêt supplémentaire de 150 millions d’euros à Nantes Métropole permettra de cofinancer des investissements dans les transports publics, dans le cadre d’une stratégie visant à répondre aux défis de la région en matière de développement et de mobilité👉 tinyurl.com/3nm6bj45
- 📣 CEB issues USD 1bn 3.625% 3-year Global Social Inclusion Bond Benchmark. Today's transaction brings CEB’s combined 2025 Social Inclusion Bond issuance to a 57% share of the total funding amount in 2025 to date. 👉 tinyurl.com/3aeysbxp
- 🎂Happy birthday @coe.int ❗️ Together we stand for Europe and: 💙democracy 💙human rights 💙rule of law By financing social investment projects to benefit Europe’s citizens, CEB ensures that the values we love are made concrete every day.
- At #ADBAnnualMeeting Governor Monticelli stressed the crucial role of MDBs in catalysing private capital mobilisation. Chairing Heads of MDBs Group, CEB strives to bring social investment to the forefront of the system-wide MDB agenda, as a driver for jobs and growth. @adb.org @eib.org
- 🇦🇱With a €10 million loan to FED invest we will support employment and income-generating activities for vulnerable groups in Albania. The project is expected to assist 3,000 micro-enterprises and farms👉 tinyurl.com/3nm6bj45
- That's a wrap on #SpringMeetings! Governor Monticelli led productive discussions on #SocialInvestment and jobs while advancing our agenda as Chair of the Heads of MDBs. Key meetings with the World Bank and finance ministers from member countries strengthened our partnerships.
- 🇺🇦Yesterday, we welcomed a delegation from Lviv to the #CEB's headquarters in Paris for a workshop on #health and #socialcare infrastructure for the elderly. European experts joined to exchange insights and support the development of vital social projects in Ukraine.
- Governor Monticelli chaired a meeting of Heads of MDBs Group during WorldBank-IMF #SpringMeetings. In the face of rising global uncertainty, #MDBs underscored the importance of deeper coordination and joint action👉 tinyurl.com/5effr5up
- Governor Monticelli spoke at the 7th Ukraine Ministerial Roundtable today, reaffirming #CEB's commitment to 🇺🇦recovery and social development. Since 2023, we've approved over €500 million in financing for critical priorities in #Ukraine: health, housing, and microfinance. #SpringMeetings
- At WorldBank-IMF Development Committee today Governor Monticelli highlighted the CEB's alignment with the WB's focus on jobs as key to prosperity. As Chair of Heads of #MDBs in 2025, CEB strives to maintain the momentum on MDB collaboration and promote a joint reflection on #SocialInvestment.
- At #G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting, Governor Monticelli stressed that #MDBs are uniquely positioned to act as stabilisers in times of uncertainty and change - not just lenders, but enablers of transformation. #SpringMeetings
- Governor Monticelli met with Lithuanian 🇱🇹Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius to discuss expanding our successful partnership in housing & energy efficiency, while exploring new areas of collaboration #SpringMeetings
- CEB Governor Carlo Monticelli met with @gmfus.bsky.social Senior VP of Innovation Steven Bosacker to explore Ukraine reconstruction collaboration. CEB has been operating in Ukraine since 2023, while GMF's Ukraine Cities Partnership focuses on sustainable rebuilding at the local level.
- On the sidelines of #SpringMeetings Governor Monticelli took part in a @cfr.org panel on #Ukraine. The conversation with @nadiacalvino.eib.org Sergii Marchenko and @odilerenaudbasso.bsky.social, moderated by @heidirediker.bsky.social, focused on forging the path forward for 🇺🇦reconstruction.
- Cities face big challenges that require collaboration. @COEbanknews helps cities partner up through: 📊Impact: Funding with results 🌆Inclusion: Supporting all city sizes 💡Innovation: Scaling what works Hear more about what Elisa Muzzini had to say at the #OECDUrbanDays:
- The #CEB is joining #OECDUrbanDays next 17 April in Paris! As a key partner, we'll share expertise on financing sustainable cities & mobilising investments through city partnerships. Learn more & register👉 shorturl.at/0dsS3
