Brussels, 20/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has just taken a series of initiatives to help Africa cope with the global economic slowdown. It has reached agreement that the continent's largest financial and development institutions provide at least US$15 billion to promote trade, support the financial sector and increase lending for infrastructure, agribusiness and small and medium enterprises. The EIB and European finance institutions have also agreed to...