MFP-BOP KEP (IFC-51022)

Countries
  • Kosovo
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
C
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jun 16, 2025
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
KEP Trust
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 16.99 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Sep 25, 2025

Disclosed by Bank May 15, 2025

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the proposed investment is an up to EUR15 million senior loan to KEP Trust (KEP) under project BOP KEP #51022 (KEP Loan) for a tenor of up 3-year with a one-year grace period, payable in Euro and booked in two commitments. The proceeds from the loan will be earmarked for financing micro and small enterprises, individual entrepreneurs and farmers with special focus to increase KEP's lending operations to farmers and enterprises in the agriculture sector, agricultural farms and agri-processing companies. At least 50% of the loans will be earmarked to climate smart agri and other climate related projects and at least 25% of the loans will be earmarked to financing women borrowers.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The proposed project consists of a senior loan of up to EUR 15 million to support on-lending to financing micro and small enterprises (MSEs as defined by IFC), individual entrepreneurs and farmers. The environmental and social risks of these microfinance activities are expected to be low, therefore the Project has been categorized as FI-3 according to the IFC's Sustainability Policy. 

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

IFC's Investment as Approved by the Board: Loan 16.99 million (USD).

Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

KEP was founded in 1999 by a charitable organization International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), Switzerland and a business association Klubi iAfaristevetePrizrenit, Kosovo. Currently, it is the leading institution in the microfinance sector in Kosovo, providing customers a wide range of products and financial services. KEP is registered with the Banking and Payments Authority of Kosovo (now the Central Bank of Kosovo) since 2000 and has since functioned as a local microfinance institution. KEP is headquartered in Pristina and has 31 branches across country-wide across Kosovo with a strong footprint in rural areas.


Contact Information
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KEP Trust
Adrian Alo
+38349946352
aalo@keptrust.org
Mujë Krasniqi, No 1, 10000 Prishtinë.
www.keptrust.org

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