• Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata signed a new operational agreement with ISMEA to expand credit access for agribusiness clients.
• The deal pairs ISMEA public guarantees with European Investment Bank funding under the Covered Bond Gruppo Luzzatti - BEI program.
• The broader BEI-Gruppo Luzzatti initiative has mobilized more than EUR 150 million for Italian agricultural SMEs, with a focus on southern regions.
• The bank expects faster loan processing through a digitalized guarantee workflow run on CRIF’s platform.

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