Fif Digital Nlb Tender

Project ID: 56149
Status: Exploratory
Location: North Macedonia
Business Sector: Financial Institutions
Notice Type: Private
Approval Date: 04 Apr 2025
Disclosure date: 21 Mar 2025
Project Description
Provision of a senior unsecured loan of up to €2 million under the Go Digital in the Western Balkans programme ("Go Digital in WB").

Project Objectives
The transaction will support the aim of the Programme to: (i) advance innovation and competitiveness of the private sector via targeted investments and increased awareness-raising among SMEs for a higher utilisation of digitalisation and automation technologies; (ii) support the transition to a green economy ("GET technologies"); (iii) increase the capacity and trade potential of SMEs via increased access to finance to allow them to invest additional resources to introduce EU standards; and (iv) promote more equitable access to finance for automation and digitalisation investments for women-led SMEs, improving the competitiveness and sustainability of end-benecifiaries' business operations.

Transition Impact
ETI score:65

Project contributes to the overall objectives of the Go Digital in WB Programme, supporting the Green and Competitive qualities. Go Digital in WB seeks to (i) support SMEs in accessing finance and increasing competitiveness through automation and digitalisation investments, and (ii) scale up investments into GET-eligible technologies by SMEs and contribute to building a green and low carbon economy.