by Harriet Ritchie -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EBRD Loans $2.4m to ProCredit Bank Bosnia and Herzegovina for Energy Efficiency, Homeowners Eligible for EU Grants

The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently announced it is lending EUR 2 million (USD 2.37 million) to ProCredit Bank Bosnia and Herzegovina (PCB BiH) to on-lend for residential “investments in insulation, windows, heat pumps, solar panels and other improvements” that reduce energy usage. PCB BiH is a member of Germany’s ProCredit Holding, whose members provide

by Eugene DeCosse -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EFSE Loans $33m to Erste Bank Montenegro for Housing Microfinance

The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a microfinance investment vehicle domiciled in Luxembourg, recently announced it has lent EUR 30 million (USD 33 million) to Erste Bank Montenegro, a commercial banking member of the Austria-based Erste Group, to expand housing finance in Montenegro. Erste Bank Montenegro CEO Aleksa Lukic commented