22/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - EIB loans in favour of Spanish SMEs. On 17 May, the European Investment Bank (EIB) granted a loan of €500 million to the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) to be used to finance SMEs and intermediates (up to 3,000 employees) operating essentially in the industry and services sectors. The day before, the EIB granted a similar loan of €300 million to CaixaBank. (OL/transl.fl)