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European Investment Bank is a long term lending bank representing the interest of the European Union members. It raises substantial volumes of funds on the capital markets and provides finance and expertise for investment projects towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion among members. Its services include lending, blending and advising. The Lending service offers loans, guarantees, microfinance as well as equity investment. The Blending service includes unlock financing from other sources and blended together to form full financing package. The Advising service covers administrative and project management assistance with facilities investment implementation. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

European Investment Fund (EIF) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Deutsche Welle GmbH offers multimedia, worldwide-accessible news and information services in 30 different languages. Its services include Welzeit-DW magazine, Weltzeit-Newletter, Mobile, Podcasts, RSS feeds and Social Media services. The company was founded in 1953 and s headquartered in Bonn, NW.