BSTDB Steps Up SME Support in Romania
Press Release | 30-Aug-2018
The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) is increasing the availability of financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Romania with a EUR 40 million SME Facility to Alpha Bank Romania. The Facility will be used to finance investment and working capital needs of industrial, production, agricultural or service-related SMEs in the country.
“Assisting the SME sector development in the Black Sea region is one of BSTDB’s strategic priorities as a regional development bank. We are happy to start cooperation with Alpha Bank Romania to jointly improve access to capital for Romanian small businesses and help generate employment, increase export capacity and competitiveness and otherwise support economic growth,” said Dmitry Pankin, BSTDB President.
“Alpha Bank is committed to financing SMEs, which offer significant support to economic growth and contribute to the creation of new jobs in the country. The partnership with BSTDB is in line with the Bank’s ongoing support to the development of the SME market segment,” said Periklis Voulgaris, Executive Vice President of Alpha Bank Romania. “This arrangement will also provide the Bank with a more diversified source of funding from international lenders.”
This operation will bring the total BSTDB financing provided in support of Romanian SMEs to more than EUR 100 million.
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Alpha Bank Romania S.A., part of Alpha Bank Group, was established in 1994, as the first international bank to enter the Romanian market. The Bank offers its private and business Clients a wide range of high-quality financial products and services, including retail banking, SMEs and corporate banking. The Branch Network consists of 130 Branches throughout the country. Alpha Bank Romania is rated Ba3 with stable outlook by Moody’s. For information on Alpha Bank Romania, visit www.alphabank.ro.
The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) is an international financial institution established by Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Türkiye, and Ukraine. The BSTDB headquarters are in Thessaloniki, Greece. BSTDB supports economic development and regional cooperation by providing loans, credit lines, equity and guarantees for projects and trade financing in the public and private sectors in its member countries. The authorized capital of the Bank is EUR 3.45 billion. BSTDB is rated long-term “A-” by Standard and Poor’s and “A2” by Moody’s. For information on BSTDB, visit www.bstdb.org.
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