BELGRADE (Serbia), June 22 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a 40 million euro ($45 million) loan to ProCredit Bank Serbia for on-lending to viable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it said.
ProCredit will finance SMEs affected by the severe economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the EBRD said in a statement on Friday.
"Our agreement with ProCredit Bank Serbia marks an important step forward in the effort to support the recovery in Serbia. ProCredit’s outreach in the SME segment and in rural areas will play an important role in deepening the impact of our engagement. We are proud to renew our long-standing partnership for the benefit for Serbia," Zsuzsanna Hargitai, EBRD Regional Director for the Western Balkans and Head of Serbia, said.
The EBRD and ProCredit have confirmed their joint commitment to further improving the economic environment and creating conditions for new jobs in Serbia, the chairperson of the executive board of ProCredit Bank, Igor Anic, noted.
The EBRD is a leading institutional investor in Serbia, having invested more than 5.9 billion euro across 265 projects in the country to date. The bank is focusing on supporting private-sector development, improving public utilities and furthering the overall transition towards a green economy.
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