European States Extend Credit to Struggling Firms: Energy Update.

Keywords: FORTUM@FH; SLDZ@FH; UCG@IM; UN01@GR; BUSINESS; CMD; COS; EUROPE; GOV; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; NRG; UTI; WORLD EN FORTUM@FH SLDZ@FH UCG@IM UN01@GR BUSINESS CMD COS EUROPE GOV INDUSTRIES MARKETS NRG UTI WORLD Switzerland and Finland joined Germany in offering credit facilities to energy companies as the worsening supply crunch and surging prices threaten to create financial havoc in Europe. When EU energy ministers meet in Brussels on Friday, deploying "emergency liquidity instruments" is one of the key items on the agenda pushed by the Czech presidency. [Extracted from the article]