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EBRD delivers €117 million in private sector
30/01/2023 19:46

EBRD delivers €117 million in private sector

  • EBRD reports strong investment in Armenia in 2022
  • Private sector accounts for 100 per cent of investments
  • Main support is extended to partner banks and the development of local enterprises

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested €117 million in Armenia’s economy in 2022. Proceeds mostly went to the telecommunications and financial institutions sectors to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through credit lines and trade financing. All of the investments were in the private sector.

George Akhalkatsi, EBRD Head of Armenia, said: “Our activities included trade finance support and helping our clients to build a more inclusive, greener and digitalised economy through provision of funding to local banks for on-lending, with additional grant incentives from the European Union (EU) in Armenia. We also enhanced the telecoms infrastructure thus supporting vital network expansion, especially to rural areas.”

The EBRD maintained its support for SMEs, providing up to €24 million in credit lines to three partner banks for on-lending to businesses, including women entrepreneurs, to improve competitiveness, energy efficiency, economic resilience and inclusion. The credit lines are accompanied by grants from donor partners, the EU, SIDA and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). To keep vital trade flows going, the EBRD supported close to €74 million in trade finance transactions in Armenia, involving eight local partner banks, under its Trade Facilitation Programme.

The Bank also extended a US$ 20 million loan to Telecom Armenia to finance more reliable and faster internet connections, helping to improve connectivity for 450,000 households and businesses across the country.

In parallel to the financing the EBRD provided business advice to local SMEs by implementing 49 advisory and consultancy projects and15 market-development activities and training sessions. An impressive 92 per cent of the beneficiaries reported an increase in revenues and improvements in productivity.

Complementing its investments, the EBRD continued to engage in policy dialogue. The Bank promoted local currency and capital markets development, and supported the Central Bank of Armenia in implementing the crowdfunding regulatory framework, helping to launch the first crowdfunding platform.

The cumulative number of Bank projects in Armenia reached 205, with overall investments totalling more than €2 billion and private-sector investment representing 91 per cent.

The EBRD is a multilateral bank that promotes the development of the private sector and entrepreneurial initiative in 36 economies across three continents. The Bank is owned by 71 countries as well as the EU and the EIB. EBRD investments are aimed at making the economies in its regions competitive, inclusive, well-governed, green, resilient and integrated.

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