CM25 - Day 2 - EIB Announcement

In the context of the ESA Ministerial, the European Investment Bank has announced plans for a space lending facility, which is designed to improve access to debt financing for space businesses at the small- to medium-enterprise or mid-cap (250-3000 employees) scale. EIB Vice President Robert de Groot presented the plan in the presence of European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher.