The European Commission and International Finance Corporation signed a programme to widen financing for small businesses in Ukraine, announced on November 12 at an investment conference in Warsaw. The programme combines €125 million in EU guarantees with €21.25 million in grants.
Called MSME+ Growth Catalyst, it is expected to mobilise more than €600 million in investment. The Commission says it will focus particularly on businesses affected by the war and firms run by, or employing, veterans, helping them continue operating and protect jobs.
The projected investment is the financing the guarantees and grants aim to attract, rather than cash already distributed to businesses. The announcement came during the ReBuild Ukraine Expo, which brought together Ukrainian and international companies and financial partners.
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