European Investment Bank Appoints Scope Ratings for Solicited Creditworthiness Rating

European Investment Bank Appoints Scope Ratings for Solicited Creditworthiness Rating

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has mandated Scope Ratings, a European Union-based credit rating agency, to perform a solicited creditworthiness rating. This addition to its existing agencies—Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P—was part of EIB’s regular triennial evaluation process for credit rating agencies. The appointment of Scope Ratings ensures the EIB maintains its ‘AAA’ rating with a ‘Stable’ outlook, reinforcing the commitment to strengthening European capital markets. The EIB continues its unsolicited engagement with DBRS Ratings, which also holds an ‘AAA’ rating with a ‘Stable’ outlook.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 29-Apr-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has appointed Scope Ratings, a European Union-based credit rating agency (CRA), to perform a solicited creditworthiness rating alongside its existing three solicited agencies: Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P. This decision comes as part of the EIB’s regular triennial evaluation process for credit rating agencies and aims to enhance market competition in accordance with EU Credit Rating Agency regulations.

With this new mandate, Scope Ratings will now provide a solicited rating for the EIB, further solidifying its ‘AAA’ rating with a ‘Stable’ outlook, which Scope has previously provided as an unsolicited rating.

Commitment to Stronger European Capital Markets

EIB President Nadia Calviño emphasized the significance of this move, stating, “Rating agencies play an important role in the access to capital markets, from large institutions to small and medium enterprises. The EIB’s appointment of Scope Ratings, a European credit rating agency, shows our commitment to foster deeper and more efficient European capital markets.”

Updated Ratings of EIB as an Issuer

With Scope Ratings now included, the EIB will maintain solicited engagements with:

• Fitch: ‘AAA/Stable’, Fitch rating report of August 8, 2024
• Moody’s: ‘Aaa/Stable’, Moody’s rating report of July 3, 2024
• S&P: ‘AAA/Stable’, S&P rating report of February 10, 2025
• Scope Ratings: ‘AAA/Stable’, Scope rating report of June 28, 2024

Additionally, the EIB continues its unsolicited engagement with DBRS Ratings, which currently maintains an ‘AAA’ rating with a ‘Stable’ outlook.

This strategic move underscores the EIB’s ongoing commitment to ensuring transparent and competitive capital market access within Europe.

Background information on EIB

Owned by the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU), the European Investment Bank (EIB) is the EU’s long-term financing institution. The EIB is financially autonomous and raises long-term funds through  bond issuance in the international capital markets to meet its financing needs. For 2025, the EIB’s global borrowing authorisation is set at up to €65 billion.

Built around eight core strategic priorities, the EIB finances investments that contribute to EU policy objectives by bolstering climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, cohesion, agriculture and bioeconomy, social infrastructure, high-impact investments outside the European Union and the Savings and Investment Union.

The EIB Group, which includes the European Investment Fund (EIF), signed almost €89 billion in new financing for over 900 high-impact projects in 2024, boosting Europe’s competitiveness and security.

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SOURCE: European Investment Bank