The EIB and WWF discuss with partners how to advance financing for the sustainable blue economy in the margins of the World Bank Group/IMF Spring Meetings Dettagli The European Investment Bank and WWF hosted a conference in the margins of the 2021 virtual Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund to discuss how to enhance financing for the EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix kicked off the event, moderated by EIB Director Werner Schmidt, by reminding the importance of oceans for climate action and stressed the challenges threatening them. To ensure that ocean-related investments are sustainable, multilateral action and individual efforts are essential, he said.