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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),\u00a0Green Climate Fund<\/a>\u00a0(GCF) and\u00a0European Union<\/a>\u00a0(EU) have jointly signed their first financing package with\u00a0Suez Canal Bank<\/a>. Worth US$ 50 million (\u20ac42.6 million) in total, it will facilitate trade and boost access to finance through green loans to private businesses in\u00a0Egypt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The package consists of a US$ 25 million loan under the EBRD\u2019s\u00a0Green Economy Financing Facility<\/a>, of which US$ 3.75 million is co-financed by the GCF to help extend on-lending to Egyptian households and private micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that are investing in climate adaptation and mitigation technologies within their business.<\/p>\n

The financing will also include an uncommitted US$ 25 million increase to SCB\u2019s\u00a0Trade Facilitation Programme<\/a>\u00a0limit, to be used for guarantees and cash advances. This will improve SCB\u2019s trade finance business volume, support import and export transactions and help expand its correspondent banking services and trade finance product range.<\/p>\n

An EU-funded technical cooperation package will support\u00a0project preparation, implementation and monitoring of the programme. The EU will also provide up to US$ 2.9 million in incentive grants to benefit eligible sub-borrowers who complete projects successfully and to compensate borrowers for the cost of adopting higher-performing technologies.<\/p>\n

SCB staff will benefit from capacity-building activities that will promote equal access to climate finance and green technologies for women and men. Employees will also receive training to enhance their skills in trade finance, compliance, structuring trade finance deals and monitoring operational risks in trade finance, including fraud prevention.<\/p>\n

SCB is an Egyptian commercial bank based in Cairo and organised as a joint stock company. Its total assets amounted to \u20ac3.4 billion in 2024. It operates through a network of 54 branches and employs around 1,700 people across Egypt.<\/p>\n

Egypt is a founding member of the EBRD. Since the start of the EBRD’s operations in the country in 2012, the Bank has invested over \u20ac13.5 billion in 206 projects in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),\u00a0Green Climate Fund\u00a0(GCF) and\u00a0European Union\u00a0(EU) have jointly signed their first financing package with\u00a0Suez Canal Bank. Worth US$ 50 million (\u20ac42.6 million) in total, it will facilitate trade and boost access to finance through green loans to private businesses in\u00a0Egypt. 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