Brussels, 10/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - The annual report on the European Investment Bank's Investment Facility looks at the first months of the new system, established in April 2003 under the Cotonou Agreement between the European Union and the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific states). The Facility has EUR 2.2 billion provided by EU Member States for the private sector in ACP states or public sector companies operating commercially, providing shared risk funding. The ambitious aims and...