EBRD investments reach record high in first half of 2011 Bank concludes 161 projects, investing €3.5 billion

The EBRD financed 161 projects in the first six months of 2011, a record number for the first half of any year in the Bank’s 20-year history and a clear indication of the strong demand for EBRD funding throughout the 29-country region in which it invests.

In volume terms, the EBRD invested a record €3.5 billion in the first half of this year, up slightly from the same period in 2010. The EBRD invested in 154 projects in the first half of 2010.