Release date: 5 November 2020
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
KOSOVO* CREDIT GUARANTEE FUNDLocation
Description
Facility provided to the Government of Kosovo to support the economic recovery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The facility will be used to strengthen the Kosovo Credit Guarantee Fund so that it can extend guarantees towards commercial banks to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Objectives
Supporting the financing of working capital needs and investments projects of MSMEs in Kosovo, with particular focus on the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The operation is part of a wider crisis support programme for the countries in the Western Balkans.
Comments
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Sector(s)
- Credit lines - Credit lines
Under ELM Guarantee
This operation is covered by the ELM Guarantee.
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 40 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
not applicable
Environmental aspects
The Bank will require the Kosovo Credit Guarantee Fund to take all the requisite measures to ensure that the projects carried out by the final beneficiaries receiving Bank financing will comply with national legislation and the ElB's Environmental and Social Standards.
Procurement
The Bank will require the Kosovo Credit Guarantee Fund to take all requisite measures to ensure that any procurement procedures carried out by final beneficiaries for the sub-projects that the Bank finances are in accordance with the Bank's Guide to Procurement.
Status
Signed - 28/06/2021
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).