EUR 15 million of EU financing for micro-entrepreneurs in Latvia under the Juncker Plan
- Release date: 07 August 2018
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and ALTUM, a state-owned development institution in Latvia, have signed a microfinance guarantee agreement under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).
First EU-China investment platform backed by the Juncker Plan
- Release date: 06 August 2018
EIF supported Cathay Capital is pleased to announce that it has held a first close at EUR 600 million on its fund Cathay Midcap II, which is targeting EUR 1.2 billion.
First non-bank auto lease Asset Backed Securities in Greece issued by Autohellas
- Release date: 01 August 2018
The European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have invested in a new EUR 101 million securitisation transaction for automotive leases for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), originated by AutoHellas S.A., the second largest independent car leasing company in Greece.
EUR 90 million of finance for Maltese businesses via the EIB Group-EC SME Initiative
- Release date: 13 July 2018
The EIB Group) has signed an agreement with the Government of Malta and the European Commission to increase financing available under the SME Initiative in Malta. The SME Initiative increase was signed today in Valletta by EIF Director Hubert Cottogni, EIB Head of Division Anna Fusari, Hon. Dr. Farrugia, Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds and Social Dialogue, and Paul Zahra, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for European Affairs and Equality.
Investment Plan for Europe supports EUR 285 million in financing for Polish SMEs
- Release date: 12 July 2018
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki (Bank Pekao S.A.), have signed a COSME agreement that will allow the Bank to provide PLN 1.2 billion (ca. EUR 285 million) in loans to small and medium-sized Polish businesses.
