EIB's udlånsaktivitet voksede i 1997 med 12,6% i forhold til 1996 (mod 8,4% i 1996, 7,5% i 1995 og 1,6% i 1994).
In 1997 EIB lending increased by 12.6% over 1996 (as against a rate of increase of 8.4% in 1996, 7.5% in 1995 and 1.6% in 1994).