13/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - Over the course of 2009, the European Investment Bank (EIB) provided €2.5 billion in 16 credit lines to finance investment projects by SMEs (€1,955 million) and local authorities (€545 million) in Spain. These credit lines are managed by Spanish financial institutions, which, under agreements signed with the EIB, match the amount provided, bringing the total made available to SMEs and local authorities to €5 billion. “This large amount of credit made...