1. Project Preparation at the Country Level
16th February 2016
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Helsinki

2. Topics
9 March, 2016 2
• EBRD’s Key Strengths
• Role of Resident Offices
• Sectors and Regions
• How to ‘benefit’ from EBRD

3. Key strengths of the EBRD
Operational
• Extensive knowledge of local
economy, business environment and
practices, local presence
• Engaged minority partner for
business
• A business partner who shares risks,
including political
• Catalyst to access additional equity,
debt and trade finance
• Provides finance to both private and
public sector clients
• High standards for corporate
governance and compliance
9 March, 2016 3
Institutional
• Strong, internationally recognised
financial partner with long-term
perspective
• Close working relationships with
governments and shareholders
• Political leverage due to EBRD’s
unique mandate and shareholder
structure
• Preferred Creditor Status
• Triple-A credit rating
• Work closely with market sources of
capital to fill “market gaps”

4. The EBRD and its Resident Offices
9 March, 2016 4
Where are they?
In all countries where we operate except Estonia and Latvia (handled out of Vilnus)
In bigger countries more than one (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkey)
What do they do?
• Develop business through close contacts with companies, banks, authorities,
municipalities, advisory firms…
• Develop concrete projects in close co-operation with sector bankers
• Conduct policy dialogue in close co-operation with authorities, industry
associations, NGOs, investors…..
• Monitor portfolio
• development
• Point of contact for visitors

5. EBRD finances diverse range
of enterprises
16 February 2016 5
Energy
27%
Financial
Institutions
32%
ICA
22%
Infrastructure
19%
Annual Business Volume

6. Country group portfolio distribution
16 February 2016 6
Central Asia,
9.4%
Central Europe
and Baltics,
15%
Cyprus, 0%
Greece, 1%
Eastern
Europe and
Caucasus, 20%
Russia, 13%
South-Eastern
Europe, 19%
Southern and
Eastern
Mediterranean,
7%
Turkey, 14%

7. Business opportunities for consultants,
suppliers and contractors
EBRD
Provides
loan or equity
(Investment Project)
Consultancy
services for Project
Preparation
Consultancy
services for Project
Implementation
Clients
(~80% private)
Goods and works
for Project
Implementation

8. Contacts
9 March 2016 21
For further enquiries, please
contact:
Matti Hyyrynen
Head of Baltics, Vilnius
Tel: + 370 5 2638500
Email: HyyryneM@ebrd.com