(Alliance News) - UniCredit Spa announced on Thursday the launch of the next phase of UniCredit for CEE, reinforcing its long-term commitment to small, medium, and micro enterprises in the region with over EUR 2.6 billion in financing solutions by the end of 2027.
UniCredit for CEE is the group's dedicated initiative to provide financing, advisory services, and guaranteed solutions to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe, supporting innovation, sustainability, and inclusive growth, as the company reiterated in a statement.
The new phase leverages 35 guarantee lines from the European Investment Fund, the European Investment Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, together with national development programs, to accelerate access to more affordable financing for businesses in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Tangible benefits for clients include lower collateral requirements, more favorable pricing conditions, dedicated advisory programs, and faster, simplified processes.
UniCredit for CEE has already disbursed over EUR 2 billion in new financing under the guarantee programs, supporting more than 18,000 micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises since the launch of the initiative in 2024.
UniCredit shares down 0.5% at EUR 68.45 per share.
By Claudia Cavaliere, Alliance News reporter
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