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EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
VIA FACSIMILE AND EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
European Investment Bank
Registration Statement Pursuant to Schedule B
(Registration Number 333-177074)
Acceleration Request
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the European Investment Bank (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accelerate the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement to 12:00 p.m. on November 21, 2011, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
| | | Very truly yours, | |
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| | | EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK | |
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| | By: | /s/ Bertrand de Mazières | |
| | | Name: Bertrand de Mazières | |
| | | Title: Director General | |
| | | Finance Directorate | |
| | By: | /s/ Eila Kreivi | |
| | | Name: Eila Kreivi | |
| | | Title: Director | |
| | | Capital Markets Department | |
| | | Finance Directorate | |
