{"id":10993,"date":"2021-10-18T12:54:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T10:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/?p=10993"},"modified":"2021-10-18T12:54:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T10:54:14","slug":"eu-and-ebrd-step-up-support-for-small-businesses-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/news\/eu-and-ebrd-step-up-support-for-small-businesses-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina\/","title":{"rendered":"EU and EBRD step up support for small businesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The EU is providing grants and technical assistance for small businesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a supplement to the \u20ac5 million loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) through UniCredit Bank a.d. Banja Luka to improve access to finance for local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The loan is being provided under the Bank\u2019s<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web-sme-csp.com\/bosnia-and-herzegovina\/\">SME Competitiveness Programme<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">, through which local SMEs can access well-structured finance. Incentive grants are available for up to 15% of their loan amount.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">UniCredit Bank a.d. Banja Luka will lend the funds to SMEs for investment purposes, so that they can upgrade their production facilities to make them compatible with EU standards in areas such as environmental protection, worker safety and product quality. 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