GCF GEFF NBE Green SME Loan Program

The project is the operation of a loan of up to EUR 100 million from the EBRD through the Participating Financial Institution (PFI) and the National Bank of Egypt (NBE). The facility aims to support SME borrowers to make energy and resource efficiency investments that would allow them to become more sustainable and increase their competitiveness. The project’s approach is gender-sensitive, with an integrated gender and social inclusion action plan.

The project’s activities include:

➢ Establishment and standardization of an operations manual and quality assurance manual.

➢ Conducting a gender baseline assessment and corresponding

gender action plan.

➢ Marketing strategy and plan to engage SMEs and promote the credit line.

➢ Training for PFI (NBE) through a training and capacity-building program.

➢ Training on product development

➢ Monitoring of the facility through assessment reports.