The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently revealed the pending approval of a EUR 20 million (USD 26.7 million) loan facility for the BaltCap Private Equity Fund II for investments in equity-related securities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small and mid-cap enterprises (SMCs) in the Baltic region.
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Loans $2m to Kreditimi Rural i Kosoves of Kosovo
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently loaned EUR 1.5 million (USD 2 million) to Kreditimi Rural i Kosoves Limited Liability Company (KRK), a non-bank microfinance institution (MFI) that serves rural areas in Kosovo, for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and residential clients in Kosovo for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Union Launch $3m “Small Business Support” Facility to Bring Technical Assistance to Firms in Egypt
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) recently launched a Small Business Support (SBS) facility with EUR 2.4 million (USD 3 million) in financial support from the EU for approximately 50 projects in Egypt.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Loans $65m to Türk Ekonomi Bankasi of Turkey for Rural Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently loaned USD 65 million to Türk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB), a Turkish commercial bank, to be on-lent to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in an effort to boost agribusinesses in rural areas of Turkey [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Considering $85m Facility for DeltaCredit Bank of Russia for Residential Mortgage Loans
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently revealed the pending approval of a finance facility of up to the equivalent of USD 85 million disbursed in a mix of USD and RUB to DeltaCredit Bank, a commercial bank in Russia that specializes in mortgages for residential housing loans.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Considers $100m Loan to Sberbank Kazakhstan (SBK) for Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based development finance institution, is reviewing a proposal to invest KZT 15 billion (USD 100 million) in the Subsidiary Bank Sberbank of Russia Joint Stock Company (SBK) in Kazakhstan, a commercial banking subsidiary of Sberbank of Russia, to increase financial access for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Kazakhstan. The EBRD board of directors will consider the proposal in July 2013.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Considers $25m Loan to Mongolia’s Khan Bank for Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based development finance institution, is reviewing a proposal to invest USD 25 million in Khan Bank, a Mongolian institution, to provide funding for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Mongolia. Khan Bank classifies 51 to 60 percent of its operations as microfinance. The EBRD board of directors will consider the proposal in July 2013.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Loans $106m to Banca Comerciala Romania (BCR) for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based multilateral institution, recently approved a EUR 80 million (USD 106 million) loan to Banca Comerciala Romania (BCR), a member of Austria-based financial service provider Erste Group Bank AG, for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to Guarantee $664m to Vnesheconom Bank (VEB) for Financing Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based development finance institution, is reviewing a proposal to guarantee loans of EUR 500 million (USD 664 million) to be disbursed by Vnesheconombank (VEB), a development bank owned by the government of Russia, to provide funding for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) through partner banks.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Loan $4m to Mikrokreditna Fondacija Mi-Bospo of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a Luxembourg-based microfinance investment vehicle (MIV), recently notified MicroCapital that it has opened a EUR 1.5 million (USD 1.9 million) credit line for Mikrokreditna Fondacija Mi-Bospo, a microlender in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) that loans exclusively to women [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Considering $100m in Loans for National Bank of Egypt for Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises; Trade Finance
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently revealed the pending approval of a finance facility of up to USD 100 million for the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), which is wholly owned by the Egyptian government.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Considers $33m Loan to European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) for Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based development finance institution established in 1991, is reviewing a proposal to invest EUR 25 million (USD 33 million) in the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a Luxembourg-based investment company, to provide funding for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in sixteen countries in Southeast Europe and neighboring countries.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Considering $78m Facility for Sekerbank of Turkey for Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently revealed the pending approval of a EUR 60 million (USD 78 million) finance facility for Sekerbank T.A.S., a Turkish commercial bank.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Loans $2.6m to Mobiasbanca – Groupe Société Générale of Moldova for Residential Energy Efficiency
In an effort to boost residential energy efficiency in Moldova, the UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently loaned EUR 2 million (USD 2.6 million) to Mobiasbanca, a Moldovan commercial bank and subsidiary of France-based Groupe Société Générale SA, to be on-lent to individual households, housing associations, management companies, condominiums and energy service companies.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) May Back $50m Foundations Fund 1.0 for Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises in Romania
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently revealed its expected approval of an equity investment of up to EUR 15 million (USD 19.5 million) in The Foundations Fund 1.0, a Luxembourg-based corporate partnership fund, in an effort to foster capital equity investments in Romanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that lead to multi-sector growth.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to Loan $10m to KazMicroFinance of Kazakhstan for Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises in Rural Areas
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will loan the local-currency equivalent of USD 10 million to KazMicroFinance (KMF), a Kazakhstan non-banking financial institution, in an effort to increase access to credit for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas of the country [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Loans $80m to Turkey’s Vakiflar Bankasi (Vakifbank) for SME Energy-Efficiency Projects
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based development finance institution established in 1991, has directed the equivalent of USD 80 million in Turkish lira to Vakiflar Bankasi (Vakifbank), a state-controlled Turkish bank, to be on-lent to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey to pursue small-scale renewable energy projects and other investments that reduce their greenhouse emissions.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Union Commit $25m to Kyrgyz Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (KyrSEFF)
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently launched the Kyrgyz Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (KyrSEFF), a USD 20 million credit line supporting energy efficiency projects for households and private enterprises in the Kyrgyz Republic.