Belgium, Jan. 30 -- The European Investment Bank Group, consisting of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and its subsidiary, the European Investment Fund (EIF), again recorded a high level of activity in Belgium and beyond. Worldwide, the Group signed close to €89 billion in new financing contracts for high-impact projects in support of EU policy priorities, of which nearly €51 billion for climate and environment financing.In Belgium, the EIB Group contributed to projects that improve people's daily lives - from upgrading drinking water infrastructure with De Watergroep in Flanders, to providing finance for SMEs, Midcaps and innovative scale-ups in Wallonia. Total financing in Belgium amounted to some €2.06 billion, of whi...