EU Investment Bank confirms EUR 10 bn capital boost
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(BRUSSELS) - The European Investment Bank said on Tuesday that its shareholders, the EU's 27 member states, had unanimously approved a 10-billion-euro capital increase, as agreed by national leaders last year.
The Luxembourg-based EIB said the fully paid-in capital increase will enable it "to provide up to 60 billion euros ($79.0 billion), over a three-year period, in additional lending for economically viable projects across the European Union."
EIB President Werner Hoyer said in a statement that the boost "demonstrates a shared desire to support investment that will create jobs and contribute to economic growth in Europe."
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