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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9796

4 December 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Framework agreement between EIB and Portugal on coordination of key infrastructure project financing between now and 2018

Brussels, 03/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Portugal last month signed a framework agreement on coordinating finance for key infrastructure projects in Portugal up to 2018. “Given the magnitude, complexity and importance of the forthcoming projects it would be very useful to have a planning tool establishing indicative amounts, timing and sectors of target projects for the coming years”, EIB President Philippe Maystadt said on this occasion.

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