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(i) March 20, ECB and Danmarks Nationalbank reactivate swap line EUR24 billion (increased EUR12 billion) to remain in place for as long as needed; (ii) April 15, ECB and Bulgarian National Bank set up new swap line of EUR2 billion to remain in place until end-2020, or as long as needed; (ii) April 22, ECB and Hrvatska narodna banka set up new swap line of EUR2 billion until end-2020, or as long as needed.

April 4, (i) The EU will secure financial support to partner countries amounting to more than EUR15.6 billion from existing external action resources; (ii) The European Investment Bank announced details of a comprehensive response to the coronavirus pandemic outside the EU that will provide up to EUR5.2 billion in the coming months. This financing is part of the Team Europe response and supported by guarantees from the EU budget. It will both strengthen urgent health investment and accelerate long-standing support for private sector investment that reflects financing needs in more than 100 countries around the world; (iii) March 31, Added a new package of almost EUR240 million to the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis.