Statement on nuclear financing.

We Armenia, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Mongolia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Czech Republic, Greece, Romania, Rwanda, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam , recognize the growing global demand for reliable, affordable and low-carbon energy, and acknowledge that nuclear energy, when deployed responsibly, can contribute to energy security and economic development efforts in line with national priorities.

We recognize the importance of mobilizing adequate, predictable and diversified financing for nuclear energy projects, including through a combination of public funding, international financial institutions, export credit agencies, private investors and innovative financial instruments as well as asset regulation frameworks.

We welcome recent initiatives by international financial institutions to engage on nuclear energy-related capacity-building, including: the cooperation framework between the World Bank Group and the IAEA in June 2025, as well as the agreements subsequently concluded between the IAEA and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), and the OPEC Fund for International Development, the engagement and support of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the continuous involvement of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). 

We express support for long-term objectives of expanding nuclear electricity generation and the broader nuclear industry to accelerate energy diversification and strengthen energy security.
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The World Bank Group, ADB, CAF, OPEC Fund, EIB and EBRD are working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and others to support countries interested in the further development of nuclear energy.