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Empowering small businesses and strengthening the communities in Romania

  • Approval date

    25 June 2025

  • Borrower

    BCR Social Finance IFN

  • Country

    Romania

  • Loan size

    € 25 000 000

  • Line of action

    Supporting Jobs and Economic and Financial Inclusion

  • Status

    In progress

A Programme loan* to support the Borrower’s on-lending activities to micro-enterprises and social economy entities throughout Romania by facilitating access to financial resources for small businesses, microbusinesses and individuals, with limited or no access to the traditional banking system.

Final beneficiaries: Microentrepreneurs, microenterprises, including women entrepreneurs, smallholder farmers and social economy entities throughout Romania.

This operation benefits from support from the European Union under the InvestEU Fund, as part of CEB SISW Debt Financial Product supporting the "Microfinance, ethical, social enterprise finance and social economy" InvestEU policy area.

* Approved under InvestEU Framework Operation for Microfinance and Social Economy Finance