08/01/2016 (Agence Europe) EIB lends €400 million to agri-food sector in Ukraine. On 28 December, the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a €400 million loan agreement with the Ukrainian government to finance agrifood projects by Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises to help them take advatange of opportunities provided by the free trade deal with the EU that came into force on 1 Janaury (see EUROPE 11460). The loan will enable the sector to update its production and processing...