<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><wcm><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/69</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:26:10 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Repsol receives EUR 200 million EIB loan for its RDI programme</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-69_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 17 May 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting Repsol S.A.’s research, development and innovation (RDI) programme with a EUR 200 million loan. EIB Vice-President Magdalena Álvarez Arza and Repsol’s CEO Antonio Brufau signed the finance contract in Madrid this morning.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/68</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:20:41 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword><keyword>PME</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>EIB-ICO: New SME financing agreement</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-68_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 17 May 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 500 million loan agreement with the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) designed to boost the amount of credit available to SMEs and midcaps (companies with up to 3 000 employees), mainly in the industrial and service sectors.</description></language><language><code>ES</code><title>BEI-ICO: Nuevo acuerdo para la financiación a pymes</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-68_es.htm</url><description>NOTA DE PRENSA Luxemburgo y Madrid, 17 de mayo de 2013 El Banco Europeo de Inversiones ha firmado un acuerdo de 500 millones de EUR con el Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) con el objetivo de incrementar la financiación para las pymes y empresas de mediana dimensión (hasta 3000 empleados)...</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/67</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:31 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword><keyword>SME</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>EIB lends CaixaBank EUR 300 million to finance projects of SMEs and midcaps</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-67_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 16 May 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 300 million loan agreement with CaixaBank to finance small and medium-scale investment projects promoted by SMEs (with fewer than 250 employees) and midcaps (companies with up to 3 000 employees), along with their working capital needs.</description></language><language><code>ES</code><title>EL BEI presta 300 millones a CaixaBank para financiar proyectos de pymes y Mid-Caps</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-67_es.htm</url><description>NOTA DE PRENSA Luxemburgo, 16 de mayo de 2013 El Banco Europeo de Inversiones (BEI) ha firmado un acuerdo de 300 millones de EUR con Caixabank destinado a financiar proyectos de inversión de pequeña y mediana capitalización promovidos por pymes (menos de 250 empleados) y empresas de mediano tamaño (hasta...</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/65</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:35 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword><keyword>GR</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>EUR 215 million for energy in Greece</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-65_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg 16 May 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) provides EUR 215 million for environmental-friendly energy in Greece with two loans for electricity and natural gas. EUR 190 million go to the Greek Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC) for promoting energy security and efficiency in Greece.</description></language><language><code>EL</code><title>215 εκατ. ευρώ για τον τομέα της ενέργειας στην Ελλάδα</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-65_el.htm</url><description>ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ Λουξεμβούργο, 16 Μαΐου 2013 Η Ευρωπαϊκή Τράπεζα Επενδύσεων (ΕΤΕπ) προωθεί τη φιλική προς το περιβάλλον ενέργεια στην Ελλάδα με δύο δάνεια ύψους 215 εκατ. ευρώ στους τομείς της ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας και του φυσικού αερίου. 190 εκατ. ευρώ χορηγούνται στη ΔΕΗ για την ενίσχυση της ενεργειακής ασφάλειας και απόδοσης στην Ελλάδα.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/64</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:24 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Poland: EIB increases support for high-speed trains</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-64_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE Katowice, 15 May 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is increasing its loan for PKP Intercity’s Pendolino trains from EUR 224m to EUR 342m. The project consists of the purchase of 20 modern high-speed trains and the construction of an associated maintenance depot in Warsaw.</description></language><language><code>DE</code><title>Polen: EIB erhöht Darlehen für Pendolinozüge</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-64_de.htm</url><description>PRESSEMITTEILUNG Kattowitz, 15. Mai 2013 Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) erhöht ihr Darlehen für die Pendolinozüge von PKP Intercity von 224 Mio EUR auf 342 Mio EUR. Das Projekt beinhaltet den Kauf von 20 neuen Hochgeschwindigkeitszügen und den Bau des zugehörigen Wartungsdepots in Warschau.</description></language><language><code>FR</code><title>Pologne : la BEI accroît son soutien au projet ferroviaire Pendolino</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-64_fr.htm</url><description>COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Katowice, le 15 mai 2013 La Banque européenne d’investissement (BEI) a décidé d’augmenter le montant de son prêt en faveur du projet ferroviaire Pendolino de PKP Intercity, qui est actuellement de 224 millions d’EUR, pour le porter à 342 millions d’EUR.</description></language><language><code>PL</code><title>EBI podwyższa finansowanie dla PKP Intercity na zakup pociągów wysokiej prędkości</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-64_pl.htm</url><description>KOMUNIKAT PRASOWY Katowice, 15 maja 2013 Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny (EBI) podwyższa finansowanie dla PKP Intercity z 224 mln EUR do 342 mln EUR na zakup 20 nowoczesnych pociągów wysokiej prędkości oraz na budowę centrum serwisowego w Warszawie.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/62</id><format>HTML</format><date>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:26:42 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword><keyword>ELECTRIC</keyword><keyword>POL</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>EIB supports construction of high-performance power station in Poland</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-62_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 13 May 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a PLN 566m (some EUR 140m) loan to Elektrocieplownia Stalowa Wola for the construction of a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station with an electric capacity of 450 MWe and heating capacity of 240 MWth.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/66</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:22:15 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Swift execution for USD 5 billion 3-year Global benchmark issue</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-66_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE 8 May 2013 Today the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) priced a new Global benchmark issue in the 3-year sector. This is EIB’s second 3-year US Dollar Global and fourth US Dollar Global of the year. The transaction was priced at mid-swaps +4 basis points, in line with initial...</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/61</id><format>HTML</format><date>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:24:19 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword><keyword>EXTREL</keyword><keyword>NEPAL</keyword><keyword>RENEWENERGY</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Nepal: first EIB loan for renewable energy</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-61_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 7 May 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 55 million (NPR approx 6.41 billion) loan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to finance the construction and operation of the Tanahu Hydropower plant.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/59</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 03 May 2013 15:08:41 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>2013 EIB-I Social Innovation Tournament - Applications open until 15 May</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-59_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE May 2, 2013 2013 2013 The final event of the Social Innovation Tournament organized by the EIB Institute will take place in Budapest, Hungary − the country of one of the first 2012 winner. The call for innovative projects pursuing fight against social exclusion is open until 15...</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>BEI/13/54</id><format>HTML</format><date>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:39:41 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BEIDOC</keyword><keyword>EIB</keyword><keyword>EIBLOAN</keyword><keyword>PME</keyword><keyword>PORTUGAL</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>EIB and Millennium bcp: EUR 200 million to Portuguese SMEs</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-54_en.htm</url><description>PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 30 April 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Millennium bcp signed an agreement of EUR 200 million to finance small and medium-sized projects promoted essentially by SMEs and Mid-Cap companies.</description></language><language><code>FR</code><title>La BEI et Millennium bcp signent un contrat de prêt de 200 millions d’EUR en faveur de PME portugaises</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-54_fr.htm</url><description>COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Luxembourg, le 30 avril 2013 La Banque européenne d’investissement (BEI) et Millennium bcp ont signé un accord de prêt de 200 millions d’EUR qui doit servir à financer des projets de petite et moyenne dimension réalisés, pour l’essentiel, par des PME et des entreprises de taille intermédiaire (ETI).</description></language><language><code>PT</code><title>O BEI e o Millennium bcp assinam contrato para emprestar 200 milhões de EUR a PME portuguesas</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_BEI-13-54_pt.htm</url><description>COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA Luxemburgo, 30 de abril de 2013 O Banco Europeu de Investimento (BEI) e o Millennium bcp, assinaram um acordo para a concessão de financiamento no montante de 200 milhões de EUR a projetos de pequena e média dimensão promovidos essencialmente por PME e Midcaps.</description></language></PressRelease></wcm>