Investing with Global Gateway
The Global Gateway Investment Hub helps turn investment ideas into concrete projects in partner countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific or Latin America and the Caribbean.
It connects European companies, EU Member States, financial institutions, and can involve partner country companies and authorities, to mobilise financial and non-financial support under the Global Gateway strategy.
The Investment Hub is coordinated by the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) of the European Commission.
How can Global Gateway support your investment projects?
Global Gateway actors – including the European Commission, EU Member States, development finance institutions, export credit agencies, and private investors – can provide financial and non-financial support to help projects materialise.
Non-financial support
- Political support and economic diplomacy
- Dialogue with local authorities (regulatory issues, investment enabling conditions, market access)
- Technical assistance (feasibility studies, ESG assessments, project structuring)
- Upfront coordination to promote the EU offer in international competitive processes
- Identification of European partners to build competitive consortia
Financial support
Support may be mobilised through relevant partners in the form of:
- Grants (e.g. for studies or project preparation)
- Loans, equity or guarantees provided by public or private financial institutions
- De-risking solutions, including guarantees, political risk coverage or local currency solutions
Depending on the project, support may be provided directly to the EU company (or consortium) or to its partner(s) in the targeted country or region.
The Investment Hub does not replace the decision-making processes of financial institutions. Any financing decision remains subject to their own rules, due diligence and approvals.
How can you submit a project proposal to the Investment Hub?
Find the information on how to submit a project per entity below.
You can submit an investment proposal to the Investment Hub at any time.
How the process works
- Prepare your investment project and fill in the application form
- Submit it through a Team National (one submission only for consortia, via the lead company)
- The Team National carries out a pre-eligibility check and may endorse the project, indicating national-level support. If they endorse the project, the Team National submits the proposal to DG INTPA
- DG INTPA assesses the proposal and responds within one month
- If positively pre-screened, a DG INTPA facilitator is assigned to support the identification and mobilisation of financial and non-financial resources building on a broad network of EU partners.
Projects must always be submitted through a Team National.
What is a Team National?
A Team National is a whole-of-government coordination platform at Member State level. It brings together relevant ministries (foreign affairs, trade, development, economy, climate, transport etc.), implementing (development) organisations, development finance institutions/public development banks, export credit agencies, trade promotion organisations as well as the national private sector interested in investing in partner countries (business/industrial organisations, key private sector networks, individual businesses).
The composition can significantly vary based on national specificities and institutional set-up. As a key feature, a Team National should combine a whole-of-government approach with a structured dialogue with the national private sector.
Team Nationals:
- Advise project sponsors on the alignment with the Global Gateway strategy
- Endorse investment proposals submitted by EU companies
- Indicate potential national financial or non-financial support
- Contribute to a Team Europe approach around projects
A list of Team National contact points is available here.
National business organisations
National business organisations may submit project proposals via a Team National, in line with the same process as EU companies.
EU-wide or transnational business organisations
EU-wide or transnational business organisations may submit sector-wide or value chain initiatives directly to DG INTPA.
To be eligible, proposals must:
- Go beyond a single project
- Involve multiple companies or organisations from different EU Member States
- Demonstrate a clear transnational EU dimension
EU-wide business organisations may contact: INTPA-INVESTMENT-HUB
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (INTPA-INVESTMENT-HUB[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Non-profit organisations may submit proposals to the Investment Hub if the project generates revenue to reimburse the investment. They can submit project proposals via a Team National in line with the same process as EU companies.
Companies from partner countries
To be eligible, companies headquartered in partner countries must:
- Partner with an EU company or a Member State entity
- Develop a joint investment proposal
- Rely on the EU partner to submit the proposal via a Team National
For large investment projects you might contact the EU Delegation in the partner country.
Other support tools for companies from partner countries remain and can be explored here.
Public authorities from partner countries
Public authorities from partner countries can channel project proposals to the Investment Hub:
- Through an EU Delegation, or
- Via one or more Team National.
What the Investment Hub is – and is not
The Investment Hub is:
- A coordination and facilitation platform to access support
- A bridge between project sponsors, public authorities and financiers
- A way to mobilise a Team Europe approach around investment projects
The Investment Hub is not:
- A guarantee of EU financing
Need more information?
- Find your Team National contact point
- Contact the Investment Hub Secretariat: intpa-investment-hubec [dot] europa [dot] eu (intpa-investment-hub[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
This content is for information purposes only and does not constitute a request for financing or a commitment by the European Union or its partners.
