Investors

The European Fund for Southest Europe offers attractive investment opportunities to institutional investors, who are looking for exactly this combination: in financial terms attractive and reliable financial returns with a demonstrated social impact. The Fund has a clear focus on supporting micro and small enterprises and low-income private households and has a social responsibility orientation.

The capital provided by international financial institutions and private investors ensures EFSE's positive development and its stabilising impact in the financial markets of Southeast Europe. At the same time these investors expect an attractive and long-term stable rate of return on their investment.

The Fund's investments generally show a robust performance in case of political and economic crisis. This offers advantages to private investors to explore new ways for diversifying their investment portfolios. Investors that have placed their trust in EFSE can look back on a success story that is unique in the sector.

At a glance - Key figures

Development performance

291,457 micro and small enterprise and housing loans totaling EUR 1.7 billion facilitated since inception

Investment portfolio

EUR 1,082.6 million of investments approved since inception

Funding

EUR 768 million of total commitments from donor agencies, international financial institutions and private investors
Public capital EUR 274 million (36%)
Private capital EUR 494 million (64%)

Status: 30 Sep 2011

At a glance – Supporters

Public investors

European Investment Fund as Trustee of the European Commission
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
Government of the Republic of Albania
Small and Medium Business Credit Support CJSC (subsidiary of the Central Bank of Armenia)

International financial institutions

IFC European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
KfW
Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (OeEB)
European Investment Bank (EIB)

Private investors

Sal. Oppenheim
Deutsche Bank
BN&P Good Growth Fund
NORD/LB HORIZONT
ESPA VINIS Microfinance
The Waterloo Foundation
Finance in Motion
Other private investors

Status: 30 September 2010