Objective of the loan:

Funds from the credit line are aimed to support the companies in obtaining permanent working capital.


Purpose of the loan:

Support of requests for a permanent increase in working capital needs.


Sources of funds:

European Investment Bank in the amount of EUR 100.000.000.


Eligible beneficiaries:

Potential beneficiaries may be the companies in private ownership, registered in the Republic of North Macedonia.



Terms and conditions of the loan:


Single loan amount for the final borrower:
The minimum amount of EUR 5.000

The maximum amount of EUR 666.700

Repayment period:

Up to 3 years

Grace period included:

Up to 6 months

Interest rate for the borrowers:

Up to 1.6% p.a.

Manner of repayment:

Quarterly

Participation of EIB funds in project financing:

Up to 100%

Disbursement to and repayment by the intermediary bank:

Foreign currency (EUR)

Bans and exclusions:

Fields excluded from financing with this product are:

 

  • Manufacture and export of weapons and equipment, infrastructure and equipment or infrastructure restricting individual rights and freedoms of human beings or violating human rights
  • Activities aimed at producing or enabling the use of gambling equipment and other related equipment and games of chance
  • Activities aimed at the production, manufacture, processing, or specialized distribution of tobacco, as well as activities that enable the use of tobacco
  • Activities related to experiments on live animals
  • Activities that have a negative impact on the environment
  • Activities that are considered ethically and morally controversial
  • Genetically modified organisms (GMO), abortion clinics, nuclear power, cloning
  • Activities in the field of real estate trading
  • Projects which accounting value exceeds EUR 25 million
  • Entities which number of employees exceeds 250
  • Exploration and production, refining, transportation, distribution, and storage of coal, oil, and natural gas
Miscellaneous:

The number of employees should not diminish during the repayment period

Management fee for the intermediary bank:

The intermediary bank may charge the final borrower a management fee of 1,0% one-off

Required documents:

  • Loan application and Business Plan / Investment Programme
  • Company information from the Central Registry of the Republic of North Macedonia
  • Copy of the proof for ownership of the offered collateral and its evaluation
  • Annual statements for a minimum of the last two years
  • List of largest debtors and creditors to the final borrower
  • List of management bodies' members, size of the company, number of employees, parts of the entity in the country and abroad
  • Other documents on the request of the bank

Lending and Commission Work Division Contact:

Tel. 02/3115-844, 02/3114-840 ext. 121, 124, 127.