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NOA SME III

Albania | Financial Institutions

Identification Code:: OP/23/0013
Total Operation Cost:: 7.000.000 EUR
Maturity:: 36 months
Operation Status:: BSTDB Approved Amount – Approval Date

7.000.000 EUR – 30 May 2024
: BSTDB Signed Amount – Signed Date

7.000.000 EUR – 02 Jul 2024
: Status:
Completed
Description and Purpose of the Operation:: NOA SME III
Countries of Operation:: Albania (100,00%)
Financial Product:: SME's
Sector:: Financial Institutions
Domain:: Private
Borrower/Client:: 3rd MSME Finance Facility to NOA 3rd MSME Finance Facility to NOA
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 MSMEs benefiting from financing of the operation engage in export activities, there will be regional cooperation benefits. Additionally, given the size of the Albanian economy, MSME funding has a potentially strong development impact.
Environmental Classification and Impact:: The Borrower proved to have instituted a basic environmental and social (E&S) management system commensurate with the level of risks it is exposed to. The system consists of internal policy, procedures and rules and is integrated in the general portfolio management. The internal list of excluded activities complies with the BSTDB’s E&S Exclusion List, and the Borrower reported that it is not engaged in any such activities.
Operation Leader:: Financial Institutions I
E-mail:: fi1@bstdb.org