02/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - EIB support for SMEs. The European Investment Bank (EIB) last week announced that it had launched three new lending programmes totalling €101.5 million for East African businesses. Three local banks, Chase Bank, the East African Development Bank and National Microfinance Bank PLC (NMB), will use EIB funding to finance investment by small and medium-sized companies to expand and modernise. (OL/transl.fl)