EBRD newsletter - Friday 22 January EBRD record investment in 2020 in response to Covid-19 The EBRD responded to the coronavirus pandemic with record investment of €11 billion in 2020 through 411 projects, addressing the urgent needs of the 38 economies where it invests. This represented a 10 per cent increase in annual business investment relative to 2019, when the Bank provided €10.1 billion to finance 452 projects. Major media outlets such as Reuters, AFP and bne IntelliNews reported on the Bank’s operational results in 2020. The results were especially widely reported in countries of operations and complemented by media engagements, for instance in Serbia, Ukraine, Greece and Turkey. The results were also successfully shared on the Bank’s social media channels. The EBRD President tweeted: “We absolutely delivered on our promise to help our countries & clients deal with the economic impact of #COVID19. Now is the time to #BuildBackBetterEconomies”