European Investment Bank will lend Romania EUR 800 mln next year

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will continue to give Romania loans next year – of about EUR 800 million. A quarter of the amount will support commercial banks, said Milena Messori, the head of EIB's office in Romania (in picture). “We already have a couple of projects, we work with the most important banks in Romania, and this will continue. The credit lines are EIB's means of support for small and medium enterprises. We offer credit lines to banks and banks give loans to small and medium enterprises,” said Messori The infrastructure and energy sectors will be among the beneficiaries. “It is important to attract foreign direct investments, and to do this, Romania needs to develop its infrastructure – highways, roads, energy,” Messori added. editor@romania-insider.com (photo source: Forum Invest)