Brussels, 16/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank announced on Thursday 15 December that it has purchased Sekerbank T.A.S.-covered bonds worth 120 million Turkish lira (€50 million) in support of SMEs in Turkey. This innovative financing instrument is the first covered bond in Turkey and the first covered bond backed by a portfolio of SME receivables. This facility is intended to support the manufacturing, food processing and services sectors, mainly in the least...