EIF designs and develops venture and growth capital, guarantees and microfinance instruments which specifically target this market segment. In this role, EIF fosters EU objectives in support of innovation, research and development, entrepreneurship, growth, and employment. For further information on EU microfinance and social entrepreneurship support please refer to: Easi Programme & EU support to social entrepreneurship About MicroBank MicroBank is the social bank within "la Caixa" Group that specialises in microcredit. It is the only bank in Spain dedicated exclusively to financing projects via microcredits. The bank pioneered this business model in the country and remains the leading financer of projects via microloans. The bank offers microloans to the self-employed, entrepreneurs and microbusinesses.