📋 Tender Overview
Location: Kosovo
Project number: 54927
Business sector: Financial institutions
Notice type: Private
Environmental category: FI
EBRD Finance Summary: EUR 5,000,000.00
Total Project Cost: EUR 5,000,000.00
Project Description
A senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 5.0 million to be provided in one tranche to Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo ("RBKO") under the FIF - SME Go Green Programme ("SME Go Green").
Project Objectives
The loan proceeds will be used for providing sub-loans to eligible SMEs in Kosovo for improving their competitiveness and trade potential via targeted investments in sustainability practices and the adoption of internationally recognised quality standards, scaling up green economy investments and in particular, greening of agribusiness supply chains and promoting more equitable access to climate and other finance to women-led SMEs. The bank will aim to deliver 100 per cent of the proceeds to Green Economy Transition (GET) eligible projects.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 65
The Project contributes to the overall objectives of the SME Go Green Programme, supporting the Competitive and Green qualities. SME Go Green seeks to (i) support SMEs in accessing finance towards EU and international standards and assist them to access advice and know-how for introducing and implementing such standards and becoming competitive, and (ii) scale up investments into GET-eligible technologies by SMEs and contribute to building a green, low-carbon economy.
