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In Croatia, HBOR and the CEB cooperate in favour of employment
08 February 2010
In Croatia, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which today employ two thirds of the total labour force, play a vital role in the country’s economic growth. To help them, the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR), which is active throughout the country, finances their medium and long-term productive investments.
In a difficult macro-economic situation, the resources allocated by the CEB will enable HBOR to intensify its support to SMEs, which constitute a key driving force in Croatia’s on-going effort to emerge from the current crisis and to support employment.
At the signing ceremony, Mr. Tarafás and Mr. Kovačev congratulated themselves on the continuing partnership between their two institutions, with this loan constituting the CEB’s 3rd operation with HBOR.
HBOR, which capital is entirely owned by the Republic of Croatia, was established on 12 June 1992 by the Act on the Croatian Credit Bank for Reconstruction (Hrvatska kreditna banka za obnovu – HKBO).
In December 1995, the Bank was renamed Croatian
Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak –
HBOR); it plays the role of a development and export bank established with the
objective of financing the reconstruction and development of the Croatian
economy.