MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EBRD Launches GEFF Turkey With $56m Loan to TSKB for On-lending to Reduce, Adjust to Climate Impacts

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based multilateral development finance institution, is “supporting Turkey’s transition to an environmentally sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy” through the Green Economy Financial Facility (GEFF) Turkey. The loan package comprises funds from EBRD’s own resources as well as concessional financing from the Clean Technology Fund,

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EBRD Loans $50m to QNB Alahli of Egypt to Boost Green Lending to Individuals, SMEs

Qatar National Bank (QNB) Alahli, an Egyptian member of the QNB Group, recently accepted a loan of USD 50 million from the multilateral European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to fund on-lending to individual borrowers as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) performing “green, energy efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy and resource efficiency projects.” The loan is part of

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Institution Kreditimi Rural i Kosoves (KRK) Borrows $2.3m from EBRD for Green Housing Loans


Kreditimi Rural i Kosoves (KRK), a microfinance firm in Kosovo, recently accepted an unsecured loan of up to EUR 2 million (USD 2.3 million) from the UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD’s) Western Balkans Green Economy Financing Facility II (WB GEFF II). KRK plans to on-lend the funds for

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

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EBRD Commits Up to $45m to Uzpromstroybank of Uzbekistan for Expansion, Including Green Financing for SMEs

Via its Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF), the UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently committed up to USD 25 million to Uzbekistan-based Uzpromstroybank. Founded in 2019, GEFF delivers