Sectors we support
From industry to services, agriculture to energy,
we back sectors that create value and drive
sustainable development.
Eligible sectors
The programme supports businesses across a wide range of sectors, including:
Retail and services
Manufacturing
Transport
Waste management
Construction
Medical sector
Agriculture and
agro-industry
agro-industry
Hotels and restaurants
Energy production
Activities not eligible for support
To ensure responsible and sustainable development, the programme does not support the following activities:
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production and/or trade of arms or military equipment
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financial institutions or financial services companies
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insurance business
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production of tobacco or hard liquor
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sale of tobacco or hard liquor (other than where the sale of tobacco or hard liquor is ancillary to the entity’s primary business activity)
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casinos or other gambling facilities
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speculative investments in property or currencies or any other speculative investment activities
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investments in securities of any kind, including investments in share capital of other companies
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technologies specifically used for activities in oil and gas production, processing (including refining), transport (transmission and distribution), storage and utilisation to generate electricity (other than for own consumption)
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technologies specifically used for the combustion, transportation or extraction of peat, and carbon intensive fossil fuels such as coal, heating oil or oil shale
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non-renewable fuel powered boilers, gas infrastructure and equipment
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any activities appearing on the EBRD Environmental and Social Exclusion List as outlined in Appendix 1 or EBRD’s Category A list of projects as outlined in Appendix 2 of the applicable EBRD Environment and Social Policy
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production of single use plastic products for consumer applications (not for medical purposes)
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working capital, except to the extent that such working capital requirement is an integral part of the investment cost of the eligible sub-project
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speculation in property (being investments in real estate solely with the aim of making short or medium-term profit on sales)
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purchase of land
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speculation in shares, bonds and any other type of financial instruments, derivatives or securities
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refinancing (or other types of replacement/consolidation) of any existing term loan or credit operations to the sub borrower
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construction of roads and railways
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extraction of raw material and mining
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manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster
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financing of passenger cars, unless otherwise agreed with EBRD and provided that the financed cars are used exclusively for the sub borrowers’ business activities