{"id":965519,"date":"2022-12-27T10:48:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T09:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/?p=965519"},"modified":"2022-12-27T10:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T09:48:10","slug":"eu-ebrd-and-sweden-support-smes-and-female-entrepreneurs-in-montenegro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/news\/eu-ebrd-and-sweden-support-smes-and-female-entrepreneurs-in-montenegro\/","title":{"rendered":"EU, EBRD and Sweden support SMEs and female entrepreneurs in Montenegro"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting women entrepreneurs and small businesses in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/montenegro-country.html\">Montenegro\u00a0<\/a>with a new financing package to Crnogorska Komercijalna Banka AD Podgorica (CKB), a member of the OTP group and the country\u2019s largest bank. Some \u20ac3 million of the loan package will be allocated to supporting investments by women-led businesses. SMEs will also benefit from grant incentives of 15 per cent of the total loan amount, funded by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/who-we-are\/structure-and-management\/shareholders\/european-union.html\">European Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The funding will be provided through the EBRD\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrdwomeninbusiness.com\/home.xhtml?country=KS&amp;language=en\">Women in Business<\/a>\u00a0programme, which promotes women\u2019s entrepreneurship and their participation in business. Women entrepreneurs will also have a chance to benefit from tailor-made business advisory services under the Bank\u2019s Advice for Small Businesses programme. The Women in Business programme is co-funded by the government of<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/who-we-are\/structure-and-management\/shareholders\/sweden.html\">Sweden<\/a>, which has been supporting it in the Western Balkans since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The loan will give SMEs in\u00a0Montenegro access to finance, enabling them to go beyond their day-to-day operations and invest in upgrades with a view to reaching EU standards. 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