28/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) decided on Tuesday 26 January to lend €50 million to Piraeus Bank Romania to finance permanent working capital increases, as well as projects of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania in the areas of industry, services including tourism, agriculture, health, energy, environmental protection and development of a knowledge-based economy. (O.L./transl.jl)