Brussels, 20/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has just launched a programme for 2009 in Serbia aimed at combating the financial crisis and bringing the country closer to the European Union. A first loan of €250 million for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and priority projects in the country, via the National Bank of Serbia, was signed in Belgrade. This is the first in a series of operations that are expected to see the EIB support Serbia's real economy...