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2015-09-30 00:00:00
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The European Bank for Reconstruction (EBRD) is increasing its help for sustainable energy investments in the Slovak Republic with a €15m facility to Všeobecná úverová banka, a.s. ( VUB), considered one of the country’s leading banks.
The funds are going to be on-lent to private businesses for renewable energy projects and energy efficiency investments in industry and construction.
The loan to VUB is expanded under the 3rd stage of the EBRD’s hugely effective Sustainable Energy Finance Facility in the Slovak Republic (SlovSEFF III). The loan is an expansion of a pre-existing €5 million facility signed with VUB on 16 December 2014, raising the bank’s entire exposure under SlovSEFF III to €20 million.
This latest facility is matched by funding provided by the Slovak Republic and Spain. These kinds of funds are sourced from the proceeds of a carbon credit transaction between the 2 countries as well as giving incentives for sustainable energy investments. Additionally, donor funding of €2 million for technical guidance has been given by Spain.
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