Support for SMEs > Access to markets

This initiative supports business modernisation projects necessary to achieve compliance with EU rules and production standards under the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) agreed with the EU. Investments can range from upgrading equipment and technologies to introducing new quality, health or safety standards. The project also provides free technical support to SMEs investing in new machinery and technology to comply with EU Directives.

Specifically, the EBRD credit line provides loans and grant incentives for investment in a list of approved technologies (ranging from medical equipment to laser cutting machines); loans of up to €300,000 for investments in improving product quality and safety of agriculture and food processing sectors; and loans of up to €3 million for modernisation projects in any industrial or service sector.

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