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Signature(s)

Amount
€ 500,000,000
Countries
Sector(s)
Israel : € 500,000,000
Credit lines : € 500,000,000
Signature date(s)
31/12/2022 : € 500,000,000

Summary sheet

Release date
9 January 2023
Status
Reference
Signed | 31/12/2022
20220476
Project name
Promoter - financial intermediary
ISRAEL LOAN FOR SMES&MIDCAPS & GREEN TRANSITION
BANK LEUMI LE ISRAEL BM
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 500 million
not applicable
Location
Sector(s)
Description
Objectives

The facility aims to finance eligible investments undertaken by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and Midcaps in Israel.

The primary objective of the operation is to enhance access to medium- to long-term funding for Israeli SMEs and Mid-Caps, thereby contributing to economic resilience and employment generating activities in the country.

Environmental aspects
Procurement

The EIB will require the intermediary institution to take all the requisite measures to ensure that the procedures including procurement procedures carried out by the final beneficiaries for the sub-projects receiving Bank financing will comply with national legislation and the ElB's Environmental and Social Standards as well as international treaties and conventions signed and ratified by or otherwise applicable and binding in the country.

The EIB will require the intermediary institution to take all requisite measures to ensure that any procurement procedures carried out by final beneficiaries for the sub-projects that the Bank finances are in accordance with the Bank's Guide to Procurement.

Disclaimer

Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

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