1997 Press releases [EBRD - Press Release]

1997 Press releases	Date	Country
EBRD finances first private industrial project in Belarus	22 Dec	Belarus
EBRD makes first equity investment in Belarussian bank	18 Dec	Belarus
Turkmenistan infrastructure strengthened by two-fold EBRD financing	18 Dec	Turkmenistan
EBRD breaks new ground in Central Asia with restructuring of the Kyrgyz energy sector	18 Dec	Regional
Estonian forestry industry grows with EBRD financing	17 Dec	Estonia
Hungary's TV2 station secures EBRD financing	12 Dec	Hungary
EBRD confirms commitment to Czech capital markets with major equity investment in mutual funds led by management group SIS	9 Dec	Czech Republic
EBRD cultivates Croatia's agricultural wholesale markets	8 Dec	Croatia
EBRD financing for Inkombank to boost small and medium Russian businesses	4 Dec	Russia
EBRD and Eridania Béghin-Say invest in Polish oilseed processing company	1 Dec	Poland
EBRD to join forces with Hyatt International in Kyrgyzstan to fund first privately financed, international standard hotel in Central Asia	27 Nov	Kyrgyz Republic
EBRD gives financial boost to 110-year-old Sarajevo Brewery	27 Nov	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Funds from EBRD to restore electricity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, helping to create employment	27 Nov	Bosnia and Herzegovina
First geothermal energy project steams ahead in Russia; EBRD finances 'renewable' power production in isolated Kamchatka	26 Nov	Russia
US$ 15 million private venture capital fund established for Croatia	25 Nov	Croatia
Water services in Moldova's capital improved with EBRD financing	20 Nov	Moldova
Private Georgian banks gain access to EBRD financing	20 Nov	Georgia
Baku's first private medical centre launched with EBRD finance	18 Nov	Azerbaijan
Efficiency of Uzbekistan power supply increased via EBRD financing	5 Nov	Uzbekistan
EBRD revives Bosnia and Herzegovina banking sector with two local bank investments	4 Nov	Bosnia and Herzegovina
EBRD's newest regional private equity fund will help small and medium-sized enterprises	21 Oct	Regional
Slovenian hardware company Merkur hammers out unique new financing deal with the EBRD	20 Oct	Slovenia
Slovenian cotton and polyester company to again finance expansion via EBRD	20 Oct	Slovenia
EBRD loan to Saules Banka supports Latvia's commercial banking	16 Oct	Latvia
EBRD and Société Générale Romania Fund to purchase a 51% stake in Arctic S.A.	14 Oct	Romania
Polish steel plant, Huta Katowice, set to modernise with EBRD finance	14 Oct	Poland
Water services in Moldova's capital improved with EBRD financing	6 Oct	Poland
US$ 190 million EBRD benchmark deal connects with Romania's CONNEX GSM	2 Oct	Tajikistan
US$ 190 million EBRD benchmark deal connects with Romania's CONNEX GSM	2 Oct	Romania
Second EBRD financing to Ukrainian sunflower oil producer	24 Sep	Ukraine
Discount grocery store chain, REMA 1000, to open multiple outlets across the Czech Republic using EBRD finance	11 Sep	Czech Republic
Success in Romania encourages EBRD to extend municipal lending to an additional 10 cities across the country	4 Aug	Romania
EBRD fosters energy efficiency through ESCOs in Hungary	1 Aug	Hungary
EBRD launches joint programme for insurance services and pensions in central and eastern Europe	30 Jul	Regional
High demand for mortgage finance in Estonia encourages EBRD to provide third housing facility	25 Jul	Estonia
First bank privatisation in Bulgaria - UBB shares bought by EBRD, Bulbank and Oppenheimer	22 Jul	Bulgaria
St Petersburg improves water supply and waste-water services with EBRD financing	17 Jul	Russia
Success with country-specific trade facilitation projects convinces EBRD to launch region-wide programme	16 Jul	Regional
EBRD supports private sector participation in municipal services in central and eastern Europe	30 Jun	Regional
EBRD facilitates privatisation of Bulgaria's Sodi Devnya	27 Jun	Bulgaria
New wholesale market financed by EBRD to increase efficiency for Georgian agricultural sector	26 Jun	Georgia
Leading Georgian household brand expands with EBRD loan	25 Jun	Georgia
EBRD loan to restore hydro power capacity in Azerbaijan	24 Jun	Azerbaijan
EBRD and Bank of America invest US$ 53 million in Hortex	18 Jun	Poland
EBRD equity investment supports Bulgaria's banking sector	5 Jun	Bulgaria
EBRD increases its support for Moldova's "micro" enterprises	28 May	Moldova
First EBRD private sector investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina	15 May	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Third bank joins EBRD's Polish restructuring programme	12 May	Poland
Eighteen banks join EBRD loan syndicate for RAO Gazprom pipeline reconstruction	9 May	Russia
New EBRD funding for Estonia's largest bank	1 May	Estonia
EBRD takes equity in Estonia's oldest commercial bank	1 May	Estonia
More energy efficiency opportunities created by EBRD	29 Apr	Regional
EBRD invests in leading Lithuanian brewery	29 Apr	Lithuania
First EBRD direct equity investment in Ukraine's Svitoch	23 Apr	Ukraine
Uneximbank signed up for EBRD's Moscow credit line	22 Apr	Russia
Russian Government signs post-privatisation EBRD loan	15 Apr	Russia
Estonia's Tallinna Pank receives new funding from EBRD	15 Apr	Estonia
New investment fund for Uzbekistan	15 Apr	Uzbekistan
Romanian energy savings to increase with EBRD loan	14 Apr	Romania
New EBRD partnership funds joint ventures in important industrial and manufacturing sectors	2 Apr	Regional
Independent safety panel's recommendations on Ignalina NPP released by Nuclear Safety Account	21 Mar	Lithuania
First EBRD corporate loan to Russian oil company	21 Mar	Russia
Volgograd agribusiness joint venturee receives EBRD loan	17 Mar	Russia
Estonia's Eesti Forekspank receives new funding from EBRD	13 Mar	Estonia
EBRD invests in new Croatian bank	24 Feb	Croatia
New EBRD funding for Slovene nylon production company	21 Feb	Slovenia
EBRD and EGAP sign a guarantee agreement to boost trade in central and eastern Europe and the CIS	18 Feb	Czech Republic
Second EBRD credit line to boost growing private sector in Uzbekistan	12 Feb	Uzbekistan
EBRD helps to increase home ownership in Estonia	29 Jan	Estonia
Uzbekistan's Fergana Refinery is upgraded with EBRD finance	20 Jan	Uzbekistan
Slovak private sector benefits from EBRD financing	14 Jan	Slovak Republic