Brussels, 09/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BNP Paribas Fortis signed a new partnership agreement on Monday 26 December on a €150 million EIB loan for Belgian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) following strong demand from small businesses, which has meant that nearly all the loans granted in August 2009 and December 2010 have now been allocated. Building on the previous two operations, branches of the BNP Paribas Fortis network will on-lend the EIB...