Vice-President Vigliotti's areas of oversight include financing of SMEs and mid-caps, equity and equity-type products, EIB-EIF cooperation, counterpart monitoring and restructuring, new products and special transactions, microfinance, financing operations in Italy, Malta, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya*, Palestine** and Syria***.
Italy: EIB and BCC Iccrea Group provide €400 million to support the innovation of SMEs and mid-caps and economic development in the South of Italy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BCC Banca Iccrea, parent company of the BCC Iccrea Group, have signed an agreement that will help unlock more than €400 million of new finance for small and medium businesses (SMEs) and mid-caps. The operation, announced today in Rome by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and Managing Director of BCC Iccrea Group Mauro Pastore, supports access to credit on favourable terms and aims to promote innovation and projects located in the South of Italy, reflecting the strong commitment of both institutions to promoting the digital transition and economic cohesion in the country.