(ANSA) - Rome, January 19 - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and its SME arm the European Investment Fund (EIF) injected a record of over 12 billion euros in financing in Italy in 2017, according to data the EIB presented with the Italian economy ministry on Friday.
As a result the group has pumped in new financing of 100 billion euros since 2008 and supported investments worth over 270 billion.
The figures were presented as a news conference by BEI Vice President and EIF Chairman Dario Scannapieco and Italian Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan.
Italy lands record 12 bn in EIB funding in 2017
Over 270 bn in investments supported since 2008