Press Release: Investment Plan: Green light for SME financing before the summer

Following a decision made by the Board of Governors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) on 17 February 2015, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) across Europe were enabled to benefit from the first funds from the new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) before the summer 2015.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: European portal for SMEs http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-european-portal-for-smes/

ESO: Background information: SME financing in the euro area: New solutions to an old problem http://www.europeansources.info/record/sme-financing-in-the-euro-area-new-solutions-to-an-old-problem/

ESO: Background information: EU SME Instrument: first 155 winners of grants announced http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-sme-instrument-first-155-winners-of-grants-announced/

---