EU Bank agrees EUR 9.2 billion new financing including EFSI backed investment for climate action, broadband and business
(WorldNews Environment)

Meeting in Luxembourg earlier today the board of the European Investment Bank approved a total of EUR 9.2 billion of new financing for 38 projects in 16 European Union countries and around the world in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This includes support for transformational investment to harness onshore and offshore wind energy, expand high-speed mobile broadband and strengthen industrial innovation. New schemes to improve water infrastructure, build new hospitals and construct new high speed rail links were also approved. More than EUR 1.8 billion of new financing approved today will support investment in 13 projects guaranteed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments. These include...