Slavonska Banka d.d. Osijek (equity)

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Medium-term €20 million credit facility to Slavonska Banka (SBO) for on-lending, particularly to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SBO will also have the flexibility to issue guarantees. The project will have an impact on the transition process by stimulating the growth of the private SME sector and by strengthening the institutional capacity of SBO. SBO is one of the largest regional banks in Croatia and the dominant financial institution in the eastern Slavonia region. It is the sixth-largest bank in the country. Its two-largest shareholders are Karntner Landes- und Hypothekenbank Aktiengesellschaft from Klagenfurt, Austria, and the EBRD. €20 million five-year credit facility for on-lending to SMEs. €20 million. SBO will follow EBRD's Environmental Procedures for Local Banks in relation to all sub-loans financed through the credit line. In implementing these procedures, SBO will assess potential environmental issues associated with sub-projects, which are required to comply, at a minimum, with local/national health, safety, environmental and public consultation requirements. None.