In general NIB finances both private and public projects.
Investments furthering Nordic economic co-operation have high priority.
NIB also participates in the financing of foreign investments, which provide employment in the Nordic countries. Outside the Nordic area, NIB finances a variety of international projects, both in emerging markets and in the OECD countries. The Bank extends credits for projects supporting economic development in the Nordic countries' neighbouring areas and for investments in various parts of the world, which are of mutual interest to the recipient country and the Nordic countries.