18/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - EIB launches first lending operations. On 18 February, the European Investment Bank (EIB) launched its lending operations in Kazakhstan by extending two loans to banks operating in the country for projects promoted by Kazakhstan's small and medium-sized enterprises and midcap companies, predominantly in the areas of climate change and environmental protection. Loans of €120 million to Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK) and €100 million to Sberbank...