Early Warning System

Countries

Kosovo

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Prishtine

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

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

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

Oct 15, 2024

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

NLB Banka sh.a.

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

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.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 5.44 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 5
Converted using 2024-10-15 exchange rate.

Bank Documents

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Feb 23, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Oct 21, 2024

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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 project consists of a senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 5 million under the FIF - Regional - SME Go Green Programme to NLB Pristina (NLBP).

Proceeds of the loan will be used for providing sub-loans to eligible SMEs in Kosovo to improve their competitiveness and trade potential via targeted investments in sustainability practices and the adoption of internationally recognised quality standards, scaling up green economy investments and in particular, greening of agribusiness supply chains and promoting more equitable access to climate and other finance to women-led SMEs. Investment incentives of 10-15% will be provided to sub-borrowers for the implementation of eligible investments in line with the Programme Policy Statement. NLBP will aim to deliver 100 percent of the proceeds to Green Economy Transition (GET) eligible projects.

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.

Sub-borrowers financed through NLBP's loan will be required to comply with national environmental, health, safety and labour (EHSL) requirements. If EBRD funding may be used for financing solar PV technologies, these will be managed in line with 'The Proposed Management Approach for Solar Supply Chain Risk Management' (CS/FO/21-35) and any subsequent guidance developed under that approach.

Investment Description

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

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

A senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 5 million.

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.

NLB Banka Prishtina Sh.A. (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.

NLB Banka sh.a. ("NLB Pristina" or "NLBP") is a longstanding EBRD client and the second largest commercial bank in Kosovo with a market share of 16.9% by total assets and 17.5% by net loans as of YE 2023. NLBP offers a wide range of commercial banking products to all customer segments, with a focus on SME and corporate lending, as well as a strong presence in the retail segment with mortgage loans.

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

Visar Kabashi
visar.kabashi@nlb-kos.com
+383 (0)38 744 045
www.nlb-kos.com
Rr. Ukshin Hoti nr. 124, KS-10000 Prishtinë

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html