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Fondi Besa SME V

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Identification Code:: OP/23/0008
Total Operation Cost:: 7.000.000 EUR
Maturity:: 36 months
Operation Status:: BSTDB Approved Amount – Approval Date

7.000.000 EUR – 16 Oct 2024
: BSTDB Signed Amount – Signed Date

7.000.000 EUR – 20 Nov 2024
: Status:
Active
Description and Purpose of the Operation:: Fondi Besa SME V
Countries of Operation:: Albania (100,00%)
Financial Product:: SME's
Sector:: Financial Institutions
Domain:: Private
Borrower/Client:: 5th MSME Loan Facility to FONDI BESA SH.A
Co-Financers/Participants:: n/a
Guarantors/Sponsors:: n/a
Developmental and Regional Cooperation Impact:: The operation involves a loan for on-lending to micro, small, and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) that is expected to have modest but favorable economic benefits for the Albanian economy. The most relevant of these is the additional tax revenue gains from increased economic activity resulting from the financing provided. In addition, the financing will help further enhance benefits such as increases in employment, increase in export capacity and competitiveness, and multiplier effects for other parts of the economy. The regional cooperation element is similarly modest but positive. Other BSTDB countries are important trade partners for Albania, so to the extent that MSMEs are benefiting from financing from the operation engaged in export activities, there will be regional cooperation benefits.
Environmental Classification and Impact:: FONDI BESA is engaged in micro and SME lending in Albania by providing its clients business and consumer loans, youth loans and energy efficiency loans. Micro and SME lending is normally not likely to generate significant negative environmental and social impact. Nevertheless, there are certain environmental and social risks associated with such financing for which the FI needs to have the appropriate capability to ensure that these risks are properly assessed and mitigated. Overall, it is considered that the operation will contribute to promoting micro, small and medium businesses in Albania and positively impact on poverty alleviation, stimulate self-employment, create new jobs and generate revenues.
Operation Leader:: Financial Institutions I
E-mail:: fi1@bstdb.org