Albania, April 30 -- The European Investment Bank Group's development arm, EIB Global, is providing Albania with €50 million in financing to strengthen basic infrastructure and services in three northern municipalities: Shkoder, Lezhe and Malesi e Madhe. The project will boost the sustainable regional development of northern Albania, environmental protection, connectivity, tourism and attract new investments. The EIB Global loan also supports a project to establish the first direct tourism-based link between the Albanian Alps and the Adriatic coast.The Albanian government will use the financing to upgrade regional roads, urban squares and boulevards, public transport, water infrastructure and natural and historical sites. Shkoder, Lez...