Behind closed doors, the EU’s 27 finance ministers will soon appoint a new president of the world’s largest multilateral financial institution—the European Investment Bank, or EIB. In an attempt to inject some transparency to the process and bring it to life, we approached all the candidates to participate in a conversation about their vision for the future of the bank.
From the ongoing war in Ukraine, to the uncertainty and inflationary challenges plaguing the global economy, to the climate and the debt crises that are unfolding, Europe and indeed the world are facing a reckoning. The EIB has a critical role to play in addressing these challenges—and who takes over as its president will make a huge difference to the direction it takes.
