site.btaImportance of Supporting People, Businesses in Green Transition Underlined by EIB Vice President, EIF Deputy Chief Executive

European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Kyriacos Kakouris and European Investment Fund (EIF) Deputy Chief Executive Roger Havenith took part in the Green Transition Forum 4.0 focusing on new prospects for Central and Eastern Europe, organized by Dir.bg and 3E News. BTA is a media partner of the event

Kakouris presented different support tools that EIB provides. "We need to minimize global warming while supporting the economy, our strategic self-reliance and supporting the green transition in all regions and communities in Europe, supporting all people," he said. 

"We help to improve people's lives. For every euro we lend, we mobilize EUR 5 in investment. Our budget enables European capital to be put to work in European businesses," the EIB Vice President added.

Havenith presented EIF's capabilities and tools to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the green transformation and expressed the importance for them to remain competitive.

"Our competitiveness should not be diminished, but we have to be realistic - green activities will enable us to be more competitive, but to do that we have to think about the citizens as well," said Havenith. He said the EIF wants to help everyone adjust to the new reality.