European Investment Bank will allocate 200 million euros to UniCredit, to lend in turn to SMEs (companies with up to 250 employees) and mid-caps (up to 3.000 employees).
The new credit line is designed to tackle the current emergency and can be used to fund new investment projects over periods of up to five years and to cover working capital needs.
The funding is intended for companies all over Italy, in all production sectors: agriculture, handicrafts, industry, commerce, tourism and services.
The EIB funds can be used for projects with individual costs of up to 25 million euros, and cover 100% of costs not exceeding 12.5 million for each project.
UniCredit and the EIB have agreed to apply extraordinary eligibility criteria to this credit line for companies.
