Today, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the presence of the heads of diplomatic missions of IIB’s member states and the Ministry’s top officials Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, solemnly handed the Order of Friendship to Nikolay Kosov, Chairman of the IIB Board. The decree on awarding the IIB Chairman was signed by the President of the Russian Federation on October 10, 2015. In his congratulatory remarks, the Minister highlighted…  Read more

Yesterday, the Czech Ministry of Finance held the seminar “IIB – opportunities for Czech entrepreneurs”, during which the International Investment Bank made a presentation to potential partners and clients. The event gathered representatives of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, export agencies and leading commercial banks and companies. The Bank’s delegation headed by Jiri Bobrek, Deputy Chairman of the Board from the Czech Republic, and Igor Barat,…  Read more

On November 4-6 in Bratislava, Slovakia, the International Investment Bank actively participated in yet another TATRA SUMMIT – one of the most important events of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. Participants, including representatives of governments, businesses and other IFIs, discussed issues concerning investment climate in the EU. This time, Nikolay Kosov, Chairman of the IIB Board, took part as a speaker during the main programme of the investment forum. The event, supported by…  Read more

On November 3, this year’s second meeting of the Club of Ambassadors of the IIB member states – an actively developing platform for dialogue – took place. This time the guests were hosted by Peter Priputen, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the Russian Federation. Along with IIB’s management and the heads of diplomatic missions of IIB’s member states, the meeting was attended by Sergey Storchak, head of the Russian delegation in the Bank’s Council and…  Read more

Bulgarian company Sparky Eltos will use the funding received under the syndicated loan from the International Investment Bank and the Bulgarian Development Bank for production of a new range of wireless electric tools with Li-ion batteries. Utilising the EUR 10 million loan facility, EUR 7 million of which was provided by the IIB, the company built a plant in the city of Lovech with 180 new jobs. The ceremonial opening of the plant was held on November 2, 2015. IIB’s participation in the…  Read more