On July 1, EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC) organized Online Meeting of Business Sector with Mrs. Catarina Bjorlin Hansen – Regional Director for Caucasus, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Mr. Maciej Czura – Head of European Investment Bank’s Regional representation for the South Caucasus and Mr Andreas Berkhoff, Senior Banker, Lending Operations in the EU Neighbouring Countries, Financial Sector (EIB).

Main topics of the meeting were: IFI’s support to the Government and Private Sector in Crisis times; types of support EU offer to SMEs in terms of access to finance to withstand the crisis; Local currency loans with investment grants; Special credit terms in partnership with selected Georgian banks – SME Finance Facility, DCFTA Facility; Business support services by IFI’s.