Delegations from the Nordic Council and the European Parliament on a visit to the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Nefco

Visit from the Nordic Council and the European Parliament’s Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway (DEEA). Photo: Marjo Koivumäki

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 22-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), an international financial institution with focus on the Nordic and Baltic countries, has announced that it hosted, together with Nefco, a provider of loans or equity-type funding to Nordic companies for green projects, delegations from the Nordic Council and the European Parliament for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway (DEEA).

Jukka Ahonen, Head of Communications, greeted the delegations welcome and gave a short introduction to NIB and its origins. André Küüsvek, NIB President and CEO, presented NIB’s revised strategy, and Luca de Lorenzo, Head of Sustainability, described the Bank’s approach to sustainability.

Afterwards, Mikael Reims, Nefco Vice President Origination, presented Nefco and its strategy.

The Nordic Council and the European Parliament are in the process of agreeing on formal interparliamentary relations. The Finnish Presidency of the Nordic Council has therefore invited members of the two parliaments to Helsinki for official meetings during 21-22 February 2022.

Media contact:

Jukka Ahonen
Head of Communications
+358 10 618 0295

SOURCE: Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)