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NLB Tutunska banka, A.D. Skopje, Senior Loan Investment NLB Tutunska banka A.D. Skopje, (the Bank) is a joint stock commercial bank in the Republic of Macedonia and currently the third largest Bank by assets in the country. The Bank is a majority owned subsidiary of Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Ljubljana, Slovenia (NLB), which directly holds 60.26% and through its wholly-owned subsidiary NLB InterFinanz AG, Zürich holds another 26.72%.  The remainder of the shares is held by other investors.


The Project consists of an investment in a senior loan of up to EUR30 million to the Bank for up to 5 years and is one element of an umbrella facility which IFC will provide to NLB.  This umbrella facility represents IFCs commitment to support its existing relationship with NLB Group, an emerging bank with banking and leasing operations in regional markets key to IFC, as well as IFCs commitment to support SME financing in the Republic of Macedonia. The proposed IFC investment will support SME lending activities of the Bank in a rather underdeveloped market such as the Republic of Macedonia.  In this country, where private sector credit/GDP is at significantly lower levels compared to EU, IFC will contribute to expanding access to term finance and support SMEs capital investment plans.  The SME sector is an important driver of the Macedonian economy still offering attractive growth opportunities. Increased availability of term financing through the domestic banking sector will support private sector credit growth.

As the Republic of Macedonia is a former Yugoslav republic, the Project will signal IFCs confidence in the long-term prospects of the countrys banking sector and economy and will help strengthen the countrys standing as an investment destination.  In the short-term, IFCs liquidity support will buttress the markets confidence in the Banks standing and credibility.

The Project is a good example of IFCs strategy to support intra-regional investments by NLB based in Slovenia, a transition country (albeit one that is now an EU member), into other countries in its region. The successful implementation of the Project will help an experienced strong local sponsor to grow further as a regional player, and facilitate transfer of capital and modern banking practices from Slovenia into the lesser developed markets, such as the Republic of Macedonia. At the same time, the Project supports a key player in the Macedonian banking sector to weather the ongoing global economic crisis and to continue providing essential funding to an economy, which has suffered under the effects of the worldwide crisis.
SEF Teteks A.D. Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name    Macedonia-Teteks A.D.              Region    Europe        Sector       Project No007646   Projected Board DateMay 30, 1997   Company NameTeteks A.D.   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	None.    Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	The project cost would be US$3.8 million including a senior loan of US$1.5 million equivalent for IFCs own account under the Small Enterprise Fund (SEF) program.    Location of project and Description of site    	The project will be located in Tetovo, 35 km west of Skopje. Tetovo is a town of around 50,000 inhabitants and Teteks A.D. is the largest employer in the area with around 4,500 workers and employees.  Tetovo can easily be reached from Skopje via major roads.        Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	The project is a US$3.8 million modernization of the Companys existing textiles divisions.  The project would comprise the first phase of a more comprehensive expansion and modernization program.  This first phase consists of assisting the Company in undertaking urgent investment needs towards improving its competitiveness.  Teteks A.D. is Macedonias most competitive textiles company with over US$30 million in annual revenues of which about US$15 million are exports.        Environmental Category and Issues    	This is a category B project according to IFCs environmental review procedure.  Environmental issues include air emissions, liquid effluents, and solid waste disposal.  Occupational and safety issues include exposure to high temperatures and potentially hazardous aerosols and protection from noise and dust.  The results and recommendations of an independent Environmental Audit have been incorporated by the Company, with IFCs assistance, into an Environmental Action Plan.  The Company will comply with World Bank guidelines as part of the project, which is expected to have a positive environmental impact in the town of Tetovo.    The  is  from the Public Information Center.       Date SPI sent to PIC     April 30, 1997      For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 676-0365  Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).
GMFI Microfinance Bank of Macedonia The project will establish a specialized financial institution providing credit and other financial services on commercial terms to micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Macedonia.  MFBM will have initial equity capital of 5.0 million equivalent. 

IFC's investment in MFBM is expected to yield a strong developmental impact -- in terms of business growth, employment generation, confidence-building in the banking sector, and the introduction of commercially-oriented microfinance techniques to Macedonia.  The establishment of a professionally-managed, reputable bank in Macedonia is particularly important in light of the weakness of the majority of Macedonias private banks and the lack of public trust in the banking system.  In addition to poverty reduction and related impact within the MSE target group, IFC's involvement in MFBM is also expected to:
Encourage replication of commercially-oriented microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the market and downscaling by existing commercial banks to serve MSEs;
Generate spill-over benefits in the form of trained managers and employees available to other local FIs; and,
Mobilize MSE savings, although this will not be the Bank's initial focus.

IFC initiated this project in 1999 by including it in its first Global Microfinance Capacity Building Facility.  IFC has been the lead institution (together with EBRD) in developing this transaction, including dialogue with the Government of Macedonia, securing approval in principle for MFBM with the Central Bank, advising the government on the recently passed Law on Microfinancing Banks, and identifying financial investors.
Macedonian Telecommunications Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name    MACEDONIA - Macedonian Telecommunications ("MT")                   Region    Europe        Sector       Project No008972   Projected Board DateApril 24, 1998   Company NameMacedonian Telecommunications ("MT")   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	Macedonian Telecommunications (MT) is the state owned national and international telecommunications company.    Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	Total project cost is approximately US$90 million.  IFC would participate in a pre-privatization equity investment of US$50 million in the share capital of MT, of which US$25 million would be for its own account and US$25 million would be provided by other international financial investors.  The balance of project cost would be funded by internal cash generation.    Location of project and Description of site    	Throughout Macedonia    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	MT is the state owned national and international telecommunications company which has 408,000 lines in service, representing 20.5 lines per 100 population.  The government is actively preparing to privatize MT by selling at least a 33.3% stake to a foreign strategic investor via a competitive bidding process.  The authorities have sought the involvement of an IFI for the dual purposes of providing comfort to potential strategic investors and to finance the ongoing modernization and expansion of the telecommunications network (including the expansion of mobile telephony facilities) during 1998.      Environmental Category and Issues    	This is a category B project according to IFC''s environmental review procedure.  Environmental issues associated with this project include: right-of-way alignment, tower site selection, PCBs, solid and liquid wastes disposal.  Occupational health and safety issues include fire prevention and general employee safety. The company''s operations and expansion of the system will be carried out in compliance with the applicable World Bank Group policies and environmental and occupational health and safety guidelines.  The company has procedures in place for right-of-way and base station acquisition.  Hazardous materials, such as PCBs and CFCs, will be handled according to applicable World Bank Group guidelines.    The  is  from the Public Information Center.       Date SPI sent to PIC          March 24, 1998      This Summary of Project Information is prepared and distributed to the public in advance of consideration of the proposed transaction by the Corporations Board of Directors.  It is provided for the purpose of enhancing the transparency of IFCs activities and should not be construed as presuming the outcome of IFC Board consideration.    For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 974-4384  Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).
Vanuatu Cyclone Pam recovery project the project will provide vulnerable families with shelter materials and training in appropriate storm resistant building techniques to 60 (300 people) families.  It will provide disaster preparedness training to 450 students and teachers in Port Vila and it will pre-position temporary shelter kits (tarpaulins an, ropes, etc.) and hygiene kits (Buckets with lids, jerry cans, soap, sanitary towels, etc.) for 1000 families (5000 people)
Make Way Kenya - AMwA Make Way Kenya context - AMwA Make Way - embracing intersectionality for health equity & justice.

The Make Way programme (2021-2025) aims to ensure youth in all their diversity can fully realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We promote an intersectional approach to addressing SRHR issues. This means making overlapping vulnerabilities visible to understand their effects on people’s SRHR.

We develop innovative tools and build capacities of other civil society organisations to advocate the needed policy and societal changes.

Our partnership consists of Akina Mama wa Afrika, The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, Kenya, Forum for African Women Educationalists, Liliane Foundation, VSO Netherlands, and Wemos, and we work in partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We implement Make Way in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, the Eastern and Southern African region and at the global level.
Make Way Uganda - AMwA Make Way Uganda context - AMwA Make Way - embracing intersectionality for health equity & justice.

The Make Way programme (2021-2025) aims to ensure youth in all their diversity can fully realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We promote an intersectional approach to addressing SRHR issues. This means making overlapping vulnerabilities visible to understand their effects on people’s SRHR.

We develop innovative tools and build capacities of other civil society organisations to advocate the needed policy and societal changes.

Our partnership consists of Akina Mama wa Afrika, The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, Kenya, Forum for African Women Educationalists, Liliane Foundation, VSO Netherlands, and Wemos, and we work in partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We implement Make Way in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, the Eastern and Southern African region and at the global level.
Make Way AMwA Akina Mama wa Afrika Make Way Make Way, embracing intersectionality for health equity & justice.

The Make Way programme (2021-2025) (previously 'the Intersectionality Consortium') aims to ensure youth in all their diversity can fully realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We promote an intersectional approach to addressing SRHR issues. This means making overlapping vulnerabilities visible to understand their effects on people’s SRHR. We develop innovative tools and build capacities of other civil society organisations to advocate the needed policy and societal changes.

Our partnership consists of Akina Mama wa Afrika, The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, Forum for African Women Educationalists, Liliane Foundation, VSO Netherlands, and Wemos, and we work in partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We implement Make Way in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, and at the Eastern and Southern African region and global level.
Make Way Zambia - AMwA Make Way Zambia context - AMwA Make Way - embracing intersectionality for health equity & justice.

The Make Way programme (2021-2025) aims to ensure youth in all their diversity can fully realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We promote an intersectional approach to addressing SRHR issues. This means making overlapping vulnerabilities visible to understand their effects on people’s SRHR.

We develop innovative tools and build capacities of other civil society organisations to advocate the needed policy and societal changes.

Our partnership consists of Akina Mama wa Afrika, The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, Kenya, Forum for African Women Educationalists, Liliane Foundation, VSO Netherlands, and Wemos, and we work in partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We implement Make Way in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, the Eastern and Southern African region and at the global level.
Make Way Rwanda - AMwA Make Way Rwanda context - AMwA Make Way - embracing intersectionality for health equity & justice.

The Make Way programme (2021-2025) aims to ensure youth in all their diversity can fully realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We promote an intersectional approach to addressing SRHR issues. This means making overlapping vulnerabilities visible to understand their effects on people’s SRHR.

We develop innovative tools and build capacities of other civil society organisations to advocate the needed policy and societal changes.

Our partnership consists of Akina Mama wa Afrika, The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, Kenya, Forum for African Women Educationalists, Liliane Foundation, VSO Netherlands, and Wemos, and we work in partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We implement Make Way in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, the Eastern and Southern African region and at the global level.
Make Way Regional Global - AMwA Make Way Regional Global Context - Akina Mama wa Afrika Make Way - embracing intersectionality for health equity & justice.

The Make Way programme (2021-2025) aims to ensure youth in all their diversity can fully realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We promote an intersectional approach to addressing SRHR issues. This means making overlapping vulnerabilities visible to understand their effects on people’s SRHR.

We develop innovative tools and build capacities of other civil society organisations to advocate the needed policy and societal changes.

Our partnership consists of Akina Mama wa Afrika, The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, Kenya, Forum for African Women Educationalists, Liliane Foundation, VSO Netherlands, and Wemos, and we work in partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We implement Make Way in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, the Eastern and Southern African region and at the global level.
Make Way Ethiopia - AMwA Make Way Ethiopia context - Akina Mama wa Afrika Make Way - embracing intersectionality for health equity & justice.

The Make Way programme (2021-2025) aims to ensure youth in all their diversity can fully realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We promote an intersectional approach to addressing SRHR issues. This means making overlapping vulnerabilities visible to understand their effects on people’s SRHR.

We develop innovative tools and build capacities of other civil society organisations to advocate the needed policy and societal changes.

Our partnership consists of Akina Mama wa Afrika, The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, Kenya, Forum for African Women Educationalists, Liliane Foundation, VSO Netherlands, and Wemos, and we work in partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We implement Make Way in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, the Eastern and Southern African region and at the global level.
Pakistan - Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA II) Programme The overarching goal of this extension is to address issues of economic growth and employment creation. The goal stems directly from the current needs of the country and is also in line with the broader EU cooperation strategy. This addendum to the original cooperation agreement now incorporates the structure of this extension programme. This extended period will be spent to complete few of the lagged activities to deepen some of the successes of TRTA II to bring them to a logical conclusion and to develop a strategy for EU intervention beyond this period.
ONE UN PROGRAMME FOR PAKISTAN - SUPPORT FOR THE WOOL INDUSTRY IN BALOCHISTAN PROVINCE, PAKISTAN
Agribusiness and agro-industry development assistance in Pakistan A value Chain and market development approach for selected agro-food sectors enhancement to augment economic growth and reduce poverty. The target value chains selected and that affect food security and household income: cereals, pulses and oil seeds, livestock and dairy, fruits and vegetables, and freshwater fisheries.
Joint UN Programme: Towards Gender Parity in Pakistan - UNIDO's Assistance towards Economic Empowerment through developing Women Entrepreneurship and Fostering an enabling Environment Expanding employment and creating livelihood opportunities for women has been achieved by the establishment of the Business Growth Center which aims to work towards enhancing ability, mobility, visibility and connectivity of women entrepreneurs. Moreover, linkages with the Universities, private sector, and Vocational Training Centers are created through the foundation of Creative Industries Centers (such as in IQRA University). The strategy focuses on making all sectors of the economy more gender inclusive, by finding ways to include women into the traditionally male dominated sectors of the economy. This identifies and inserts value adding sub-sectors with high potential for women to access the already existing, male dominated, value chains. Such creative sub-sectors harness women#s creativity with the outcome of highly marketable products. These non-traditional parts of the economy mostly rely on creative, culture based designs and heritage based knowledge in which women play a pivotal role through their non-transferable, creative skills. These sectors include marble mosaic, gems and jewels, as well as home textiles.
The Project for Agri-food and Agro-industry Development Assistance in Pakistan Agri-food and agro-industry development in Pakistan is an intervention to upgrade agri-food value chains in KPK and Baluchistan.
Introduction of BEP and BAT for the environmentally sound management of Healthcare waste in Pakistan .The project will introduce environmentally sound management (ESM) of Health care waste (HCW) with integrated best available techniques and best environmental practices (BAT/BEP) throughout the HCW value chain (separation, collection, storage, transport, treatment, and disposal). Moreover, application of innovative technologies under a Circular Economy (CE) approach will provide a comprehensive framework to ESM of HCW. The ESM of HCW aim is to safeguard public health and protect the environment in any circumstances, especially during pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic
Joint UNIDO-SMEDA-Italia programme to establish an Investment Promotion (IPU) in Lahore with emphasis on Italian investment in Pakistan This project provides for the establishment and operation for three years of an IPU in the offices of SMEDA in Lahore for the purpose of promoting foreign, and especially Italian, investment in industrial SMEs in Pakistan, and thereby to enhance their productivity and international competitiveness. To maximize its developmental impact, this project will be closely interlinked with other ongoing UNIDO activities in the field of SME development in Pakistan according to modalities to be determined by the Steering Committee.
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION AND USE FROM BIOMASS IN PAKISTAN - PREPARATORY ASSISTANCE PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION AND USE FROM BIOMASS IN PAKISTAN - PREPARATORY ASSISTANCE
Poverty alleviation and inclusive development across rural Sindh EU Delegation invited UNIDO along with other potential implementing agencies for submission of their proposal for implementation of PAIDAR project  PAIDAR aims at supporting Government of Sindh to implement its Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and direct implementation of Urban Economic Cluster pillar of PRS.  EU Delegation to Pakistan in consultation with the Government of Sindh have decided to implement this action with UNIDO .
Trade-related cluster development in support of export-led economic growth and employment The long-term impact envisaged from this project is that targeted clusters in Punjab become more competitive and enhance the sustain ability of their businesses. To this end, the project aims to support Punjab government and in particular PSIC to strengthen its support services to industrial clusters in order to foster their collective performance and capacity to penetrate global and regional m arkets
ONE UN PROGRAMME FOR PAKISTAN: JOINT PROGRAMME C.4 "EDUCATION" - SECONDARY EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON TVE AND LIFE SKILLS
Promoting Sustainable Energy Production and Use from Biomass in Pakistan Promote market based adoption of modern biomass energy conversion technologies for process heat and electricity generation in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and rural areas in Pakistan.
GEF UNIDO Cleantech Programme for SMEs in Pakistan This project is a part of UNIDO CLEANTECH Initiative. It aims at promoting clean energy technology innovations and entrepreneurship in selected SMEs in Pakistan through cleantech innovation platform and entrepreneurship acceleration programme. promoting clean energy technology innovations and entrepreneurship in selected SMEs in Pakistan through cleantech innovation platform and entrepreneurship acceleration programme.
HCFC phase-out management plan (stage III) The strategic objective of this HPMP plan stage III is to ensure that Pakistan#s obligation is met in terms of the Montreal Protocol#s control measures for the phasing out of HCFC consumption in manufacturing <(>&<)> servicing sectors to meet the 2030 target.
Sustainable Energy Initiative for Industries The project aims to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by facilitating the creation of a market environment to promote the use of RE/EE technologies and measures in the selected industrial sectors of Pakistan.  This project seeks to address barriers related to the policy, incentives for development of robust domestic market for delivering technology and management solutions and an enhanced policy and regulatory framework on promotion of RE and EE measures in industry.  An integrated and holistic approach that combines demonstration projects that have high replication potential with interventions that seek to establish a market environment conducive to investments in clean energy practices and technologies will be adopted.