A US$ 8,500 loan from Eskhata Bank, one of the EBRD’s local partners, helped Tajik woman entrepreneur Saida Rajabova to purchase a larger milk carrier with a capacity of over 1,000 litres.
The loan is part of the Enhanced Competitiveness of Tajik Agribusinesses Project (ECTAP), through which the EBRD provides up to €20 million to beneficiaries through local banks and microfinance institutions, while the European Union (EU) complements it with €10 million for technical support, investment grants and risk sharing.
