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EU invest 500 million euros for SMEs in Central Europe
Commissioner Katainen says deal will help to scale up businesses
07 May, 17:19
(ANSA) - BRUXELLES, 7 MAG - The European Investment Bank
(EIB) signed a new deal with the Italian bank Unicredit to
finance small and medium businesses in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania; as well as in Bosnia
and Herzegovina and Serbia. EU's support falls into Juncker
Plan's European Fund for Strategic Investments (Efsi) and
provides 500 million euros to SMEs.
Entrepreneurs in Central Europe "can now apply to UniCredit for loans with the EU budget guarantee to start up and scale up their businesses", EU Commissioner for Growth, Jyrki Katainen, said. The Commissioner is also "glad" that the European Union pays specific attention to financing more female entrepreneurs.
Carlo Vivaldi, Head of Central and Eastern Europe Division of UniCredit, said that the deal makes easier for SMEs to access to credit and a will boost local economies. (ANSA).
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Entrepreneurs in Central Europe "can now apply to UniCredit for loans with the EU budget guarantee to start up and scale up their businesses", EU Commissioner for Growth, Jyrki Katainen, said. The Commissioner is also "glad" that the European Union pays specific attention to financing more female entrepreneurs.
Carlo Vivaldi, Head of Central and Eastern Europe Division of UniCredit, said that the deal makes easier for SMEs to access to credit and a will boost local economies. (ANSA).
