Constituent documents
NIB is governed by its constituent documents, namely the Agreement between its member countries and the Statutes, as well as the Host Country Agreement concluded between NIB and the government of Finland. These establish that NIB is the member countries’ common international financial institution, which has the same status as other legal persons conducting similar operations within and outside the member countries.
Furthermore, the constituent documents stipulate that NIB has the status of an international legal person with full legal capacity, define the immunities and privileges of the Bank and its personnel, and set out the structure for the governance of the Bank.
Agreement on NIB, Amending Agreement, Statutes, and Host Country Agreement
Authorised capital
NIB’s authorised capital amounts to approximately EUR 8,369 million. NIB’s member countries have subscribed the authorised capital according to a distribution key based on the eight member countries’ gross national income.
The authorised capital consists of paid-in capital and callable capital. About 10.10% of the subscribed authorised capital stock is paid in. The remainder of the authorised capital consists of callable capital, which is subject to call if the Board of Directors deems it necessary. In addition to the paid-in and callable capital, the Bank has various reserves.
Member country | Rating* | Authorised capital | Country’s share |
| Denmark | Aaa/AAA | 1,763,074,493.79€ | 21.1% |
| Estonia | A1/A+ | 76,651,259.81€ | 0.9% |
| Finland | Aa1/AA+ | 1,482,690,785.19€ | 17.7% |
| Iceland | A2/A+ | 79,132,913.42€ | 0.9% |
| Latvia | A3/A | 111,830,807.21€ | 1.3% |
| Lithuania | A2/A | 163,231,714.80€ | 2.0% |
| Norway | Aaa/AAA | 1,799,704,941.30€ | 21.5% |
| Sweden | Aaa/AAA | 2,892,527,558.59€ | 34.6% |
| Total | 8,368,844,474.11€ | 100.0% |
* Credit ratings by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s as of 31 May 2024
Structure and management
Each member country designates a governor for the Bank’s Board of Governors, which is the supreme decision-making body. The Control Committee monitors that NIB’s operations are conducted in accordance with the Statutes. The Board of Directors makes policy decisions concerning the operations and approves the financial transactions proposed by NIB’s President. NIB’s President is responsible for the conduct of the current operations of the Bank.
The President is assisted in his or her work by the Executive Committee, the Asset, Liability and Risk Committee, the Mandate, Credit and Compliance Committee, and the Business and Technology Committee.
Board of Governors
Each member country is represented on NIB's Board of Governors by a government minister.
Control Committee
The Control Committee ensures that NIB's operations are conducted in accordance with the Statutes.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is composed of eight directors and eight alternates appointed by each member country
President
André Küüsvek (Estonia) was appointed NIB's President and Chief Executive Officer on 1 April 2021.
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