Coronavirus: Kommissionen og Den Europæiske Investeringsfond frigør 8 mia. EUR i finansiering til 100 000 små og mellemstore virksomheder
(WorldNews Denmark)

The European Commission has unlocked EUR1 billion from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) that will serve as a guarantee to the European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank Group. This will allow the EIF to issue special guarantees to incentivise banks and other lenders to provide liquidity to at least 100,000 European SMEs and small mid-cap companies hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, for an estimated available financing of EUR8 billion. Today`s announcement fulfils the commitment in the Commission Communication of 13 March to bring immediate relief to hard-hit SMEs, with money able to flow already in April. It is part of the package...