NIB in 2021: Strong financials support increase of sustainable finance
In 2021, the disbursement of Nordic Investment Bank’s (NIB’s) long-term lending returned to a more normal level of EUR 2,440 million compared to EUR 4,853 million in 2020, when the Bank paid out a historically high amount in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The net profit for 2021 amounted to EUR 159 million compared to EUR 165 million in 2020. The NIB Board of Directors, which concluded a business strategy review in December 2021, is proposing to distribute EUR 40 million in dividends to the Bank’s Nordic and Baltic member countries.“In 2021, the demand for our long-term financing was