Page contents Page contents How Portugal ranks within EU countriesTotal investmentMarch 2022Total financing under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in Portugal amounted to €4 billion and was set to trigger €13.5 billion in additional investmentsInfrastructure and innovation projects28 approved projects financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) with EFSI backingapproximately €1.5 billion total financingset to trigger €5.3 billion in investmentsSmall and medium enterprises (SMEs)20 approved agreements with intermediary banks or funds financed by European Investment Fund (EIF) with EFSI backing€2.5 billion in total financingset to trigger approximately €8.1 billion in investments with some 24,294 SMEs and mid-cap companies expected to benefit from improved access to financeExamples of projects supported by the Investment Plan in PortugalExpanding the codfish market: RIBERALVESRiberalves is a food-processing company in Portugal, looking for new ways to present the national dish – codfish – to consumers with the objective of expanding to new markets. The company produces more than 30,000 tons of codfish every year, equivalent to 8-10% of all codfish caught worldwide, and operates the largest industrial facility in the world exclusively devoted to codfish processing based in Moita, Portugal. To expand its production capacity, Riberalves secured a loan from Banco BPI, guaranteed by the Juncker Plan. The company’s de-salted codfish now reaches customers in over 20 countries.Industrial transportation: PORTUGUESE PORTSThe EIB is providing €40 million towards a €95 million expansion plan by Yilport Iberia SA of the existing container terminals in Leixões (Porto) and Alcântara (Lisbon), in Portugal. The financing will go towards new handling equipment and additional civil works, like earthworks and demolitions, pavements, access improvement, new buildings, and services and utilities. The aim of the project is to provide the terminals with enough capacity to accommodate more traffic and to alleviate operational constraints. University campus: NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICSThe EIB is lending the Nova School of Business and Economics €16 million under the Juncker Plan to design and construct a new 68,000 m² campus in Carcavelos. The new campus will include classrooms, offices, amphitheatres, a library, sports and restaurant facilities, a main auditorium and student housing premises with capacity for 122 students.Educational toys: SCIENCE4YOUScience4You is a Portuguese company specialised in developing and producing scientific and educational toys to improve the cognitive capacities of children. The EIB is providing the company a €10 million loan to develop new products and expand its sales.Water supply: ÁGUAS DE PORTUGALThe EIB is providing €420 million to Águas de Portugal and its operating subsidiaries to finance investments in water infrastructure in Portugal. This loan will facilitate the improvement of the quality, efficiency and sustainability of water and wastewater services in Portugal, by supporting the construction and renovation of the related infrastructure facilities. The upgrading of Portuguese water infrastructures will create more than 7,400 jobs during the implementation stage. Full list of EFSI-backed projects approved by the EIBFull list of EFSI-backed agreements with financial intermediaries signed by the EIF
