05/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - EIB loan for expanding gas grid in north-east Italy. On Tuesday 2 July, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ascopiave signed a €70 million loan for investment to improve and expand gas distribution networks in the Veneto and Lombardy regions. This is the first operation between the EIB and Ascopiave, a quoted company specialising in gas sales in north-east Italy. Ascopiave sells gas to some 850,000 customers. In 2012, it had a turnover of more than...