Barbara Balke took the helm of the General Secretariat of the European Investment Bank (EIB )on 1 January, APA-Economics reports citing EIB.
The General Secretariat provides the Bank with support on all governance matters and is responsible for making sure the decisions taken by the EIB’s governing bodies — starting with the EIB Board of Governors consisting of the European Union’s 27 ministers of finance — get implemented. It defines institutional strategy, provides economic analysis on countries and sectors most in need of the Bank’s involvement, and coordinates and develops relations with EU institutions, international and development finance agencies and non-governmental organisations. It is also in charge of communications and corporate responsibility.
Barbara Balke has worked at the EIB for more than 20 years, most recently as General Counsel of the EIB and Director General of the Legal Directorate.
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