Authorizations and exposure

• Corporate loans
• Sovereign loans: Granted either against a sovereign guarantee or as a direct loan to a government
• Loans to municipalities: Granted either against a municipal guarantee or as a direct loan to a municipal entity
• Loan programs: Used in both member and non-member countries for on-lending through financial intermediaries
• Investments in green bonds: NIB can purchase listed green bonds issued by companies and municipalities in its member countries
• This financing complements NIB’s ordinary lending and supports the green bond market
• The investments are used to finance projects that are environmentally sustainable and contribute to mitigating climate change
• Project and structured finance
• Non- and limited-recourse project financing
• A/B-loans
• Private public partnership (PPP) financing
• Leasing structures
• Guarantees
• Non-member country lending: NIB can finance investments outside its membership region, however a member country interest in the project is a prerequisite

• NIB may make loans and issue guarantees up to a total amount equivalent to 250% of the authorized capital stock (currently EUR 6.14 billion) and accumulated general reserves
• In addition to these limits, NIB has special lending facilities guaranteed by the member countries

• All loan projects are assessed for their potential productivity gains and environmental benefits

• NIB has signed the European Principles of the Environment together with four other European international financial institutions

• 2024: NIB's EUR 500 million Environmental Bond attracts strong global demand

• 2023: NIB launches climate strategy for sustainable financing of net-zero goals at COP28