📋 Tender Overview
Project ID: 56761
Status: Approved
Location: Kosovo
Business Sector: Financial Institutions
Notice Type: Private
Environmental Category: BE
Approval Date: 19 Aug 2025
Disclosure date: 19 Aug 2025
Project Description
A senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 4.5 million to be made available in three equal tranches to Banka per Biznes (BpB) under the Western Balkans Youth in Business (WB YiB) Programme.
Project Objectives
The loan proceeds will be used for on-lending to eligible micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) whose overall operational management responsibility or majority ownership is held by one or more entrepreneurs under the age of 35 in Kosovo in accordance with the Policy Statement.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 72
The project contributes to the objectives of the FIF, supporting the Transition Impact qualities of Inclusive and Competitive:
Inclusive: The project will contribute to the economic inclusion of young enteprenuers by supporting youth-led MSMEs' access to finance and business advisory services, while demonstrating the business case for scaling-up lending to the youth-led MSME segment.
Competitive: Transition impact is expected to derive from market expansion and through building a more competitive financial sector by strengthening the capacity of the Partner Financial Institutions (PFIs) for financing youth-led MSMEs.
