A new Financial Instrument (FI) supported under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and managed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) will provide investment support for SMEs in the French region Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée.
The instrument will help leverage a loan portfolio of € 67.5 m, aiming to stimulate the local economy by facilitating investment in riskier projects related to food, farming and forestry.
