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UBS Bankarstvo 2 2015 Kastratovic
UBS Bankarstvo 2 2015 Kastratovic
EVROPSKA BANKA
ZA OBNOVU I
RAZVOJ
Radovan Kastratović
Institut za poslovna istraživanja
office@institutmba.co.rs
Rezime
Summary
General information on the primarily through the support to the private sector
European Bank for Reconstruction in enhancing productivity and competitiveness.
and Development In addition, European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development strives for strengthening of the
Objectives of the European Bank for capital market in countries in which it invests and
Reconstruction and Development encourages the use of local currencies. The Bank
European Bank for Reconstruction and is devoting great attention to the environment
Development is an international financial protection and in its business strategy an
organisation striving to support, through important place is occupied by financial projects
investments, development of the market oriented in the private sector that are allowed sustainable
business activities, primarily in the countries of energy production without any detriment to the
Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. environment. A part of this strategy pertains to the
Countries were the Bank is investing are the assistance rendered to Ukraine in modernisation
following: Albania, Azerbaijan, and Belarus, of its nuclear plants, in compliance with the world
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, standards. During the period of crisis, the Bank
Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Macedonia, Georgia, has set as one of its key targets the assistance to
Hungary, Jordan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, the countries where it invests, in planning and
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania Moldova, sustainable recovery from the consequences of the
Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, world financial crisis.
Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Tadzhikistan Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Activities of the European Bank for
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Reconstruction and Development gathers together The targets defined in its business policy,
member countries from all the five continents. European Bank is implementing in the
The headquarters of the Bank is in London. following manner:
Owners of the Bank are 64 nation states but also • Withdrawing domestic and foreign capital in
European Union and European Investment Bank. order to finance profitable and competitive
The largest individual shareholder of the Bank is projects in the private sector, most of all
the United States of America. Although the nation projects pertaining to the small and medium
states are the owners of the Bank, the Bank mostly enterprises but also other projects defined in
invests in the private sector. its business policy objectives;
The basic objective of the European Bank • Investing in infrastructure that allows for
for Reconstruction and Development is to the growth of productivity, standard of
offer support to the process of transition and living and working conditions;
the creation of an open market economy in the • The Bank engages in co-financing with other
countries where it invests, primarily through international institutions, business banks, and
financing projects in the private sector. The other interested investors and participates
Bank promotes an efficient market operation in crediting enterprises both in the private
and supports competitive, innovative and and in the public sectors. The Bank strives to
efficacious enterprises. In addition, the Bank promote competitiveness of these enterprises
strives to assist member countries in the and help them in qualifying for participation
implementation of structural reforms such in the market economy. The Bank also grants
as de-monopolisation, decentralisation, and loans to the state-owned companies with
privatisation in order for the economies of these the aim of facilitating their privatisation. In
countries to acquire an easier integration access addition, the Bank is investing in state-owned
to the world economy. companies in the process of adjustment to the
In addition to the above stated, European Bank market economy and through its share in the
for Reconstruction and Development is investing equity capital of these companies. In doing
efforts to strengthen economic inclusion of the this, the Bank has a rule prescribing that
deprived social groups. The Bank also invests investments made in the public sector must
efforts in the achievement of security in agriculture not exceed 40% of the total invested funds;
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• The Bank facilitates access of private and started in the year 2006, with Turkey in 2009,
public companies to the domestic and with Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt
foreign capital markets by issuing to them in 2012, and as of this year it started also
financial guarantees in cases when other cooperation with Cyprus. Thus the number of
forms of financing are not feasible; countries where the Bank is active grew to over
• The Bank has a consultative role and renders 30 of them. The only country where the Bank
assistance to the development of small and has implemented all of its planned activities
medium enterprises which are the basis of and where it is no longer investing is The Czech
the market economy; Republic.
• The Bank participates in crediting and offering The experience gained by the European
technical assistance to projects of reconstruction Bank for Reconstruction and Development
and infrastructure development, but also in and its cooperation with the other international
the environment protection programmes financial institutions has allowed the Bank to
that are necessary for the development of the play the key role in stabilisation and recovery
private sector and successful implementation of the Central and Eastern European region and
of the transition process. that of Central Asia from the world economic
crisis of the year 2008.
Background history In addition to the interests of the state in
European Bank for Reconstruction and which it invests, the Bank is also protecting
Development was established upon the interests of the states that are its shareholders,
ending of the Cold War with the aim to render which makes up for a total of 64 countries.
assistance to the countries of Central and Eastern
Europe in setting up of the market economy. The ownership structure
The Bank was established over a rather short European Bank for Reconstruction and
period of time as a response to the challenges Development is organised as a shareholding
that surfaced after major political changes in company. The Bank’s shareholders are 64
Europe, first of all the fall of communism. The countries, but also European Investment Bank
idea for establishment of a bank of such a type and European Union.
was tabled by the French President, Francois The largest individual shareholder is the
Mitterrand, in October 1989 and less than 18 United States of America with the share in the
months later, in April 1991 European Bank for equity capital of 10.15%, while Serbia has a share
Reconstruction and Development was set in of 0.49% worth 146 million EUR. The Group 7
place, with its headquarters in London. During member countries are having a share of 57%,
the 1990s, the Bank was placing an emphasis while the OECD countries are having a share of
on the private sector, deeming it to be the 84% in the equity capital of the Bank. Countries
main power engine of the Central and Eastern where the Bank is investing are also the Bank’s
European countries’ economies. In this period, shareholders and participate with some 14% in
the Bank gained a reputation of an expert in the equity capital share of the Bank.
problems related to the transition process. The
Bank was involved in the process of reforms Organisational structure
of the banking systems of the countries in The highest competencies in the European
transition, price liberalisation, privatisation, Bank for Reconstruction and Development
but also in creation of legal framework for the officially are in the hand of the Board of
proprietary rights. The Bank supported the Governors, where every member country of the
said reforms through consultative services, Bank is nominating its representative, usually
technical support and training, and also its finance minister. The Board of Governors
through substantial investments made both in delegates the major part of its competencies to
the private and in the public sectors. the Board of Directors which is responsible for
In time, the Bank expanded its field of strategic management of the Bank.
operation beyond the region of Central and President of the Board of Governors
Eastern Europe. Cooperation with Mongolia is elected by the members of the Board of
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odbor, gde svaka država članica banke imenuje • Nosilac projekta mora imati značajno učešće
svog predstavnika, obično ministra finansija. u finansiranju projekta.
Upravni odbor najveći deo svojih nadležnosti Za ocenu prihvatljivosti projekta, banka
delegira na bord direktora, koji je odgovoran zahteva:
za strateško rukovođenje bankom. • Informacije o samom projektu;
Predsednika Upravnog odbora biraju članovi • Finansijske informacije i
Upravnog Odbora. Predsednik u saradnji sa • Informacije vezane za propise i zaštitu
bordom direktora upravlja poslovanjem banke. životne sredine.
Izvršni komitet nadgleda sve ključne aspekte Informacije o projektu podrazumevaju
strategije banke, kao i performanse i finansijski kratak opis projekta, kao i objašnjenje kako će
položaj banke. sredstva koja banka obezbedi biti korišćena.
U sprovođenju svojih aktivnosti banka Pored toga, zahteva se opis proizvoda ili
sarađuje sa svim svojim članovima, kao i sa usluga koje će biti rezultat projekta kao i opis
drugim finansijskim institucijama kao što su njihovog načina proizvodnje. Takođe potrebno
Međunarodni monetarni fond, Međunarodna je dati informacije o nosiocu projekta, njegovom
banka za obnovu i razvoj, Međunarodna iskustvu, finansijskoj poziciji i operativnim,
finansijska korporacija, Organizacija za proizvodnim i marketinškim planovima. Na
ekonomsku saradnju i razvoj, Ujedinjene Nacije kraju zahteva se i analiza tržišta, u kojoj se
i njene agencije i radna telima. razmatraju ciljni potrošači, konkurenti, obim
prodaje i strategije distribucije.
Poslovanje Evropske banke za Finansijske informacije podrazumevaju
obnovu i razvoj analizu troškova projekta, planirani način
zatvaranja konstrukcije finansiranja i analizu i
Uslovi finansiranja projekata plan budućih finansijskih performansi projekta.
Evropska banka za obnovu i razvoj pretežno Na kraju, potrebno je dostaviti i informacije
investira u zemlje Centralne i Istočne Evrope, o uticaju projekta na životnu sredinu. Takođe
kao i u zemlje Centralne Azije. Projekti u koje dostavljaju se i detalji vezani za potrebne
se investira su inovativni i pomažu razvoju dozvole, eventualne mogućnosti subvencija,
održive, tržišne i otvorene privrede. Banka uvozna i izvozna ograničenja, carine, kvote i
finansira projekte različitih veličina, pri čemu ostala ograničenja.
posebnu pažnju posvećuje malim preduzećima. Kada se dostavi sva potrebna dokumentacija,
Banka najvećim delom investira u privatni odluka se najčešće donosi u roku od tri do šest
sektor, ali pored toga finansira i projekte meseci. Period finansiranja projekata varira od
državnih kompanija. jedne od petnaest godina.
Banka finansiranje projekata vrši na tri Osnova za odobravanje kredita je očekivani
načina: novčani tok projekta i sposobnost klijenta da
• Kreditiranjem; otplaćuje kredit u dogovorenom periodu. Kredit
• Investiranjem u vlasnički kapital i se obezbeđuje imovinom korisnika kredita.
• Davanjem bankarskih garancija. Postoji i mogućnost da se kredit konvertuje u
Da bi banka razmatrala finansiranje akcije.
određenog projekta, potrebno je da bude Krediti Evropske banke za obnovu i razvoj
ispunjeno nekoliko uslova. Projekat mora biti: se obično odobravaju u iznosu od minimalno
• Lociran u jednoj od zemalja članica Evropske 5 miliona EUR, iako za određene zemlje iznos
banke za obnovu i razvoj; može biti smanjen. Kamatna stopa može
• Proftabilan; biti fiksna i promenljiva. Krediti mogu biti
• Od koristi za privredu zemlje u kojoj se denominirani u stranim ili lokalnim valutama.
realizuje; Rok za otplatu kredita je između jedne i petnaest
• Mora zadovoljiti standarde vezane za godina. Ukoliko postoji potreba, mogući su i
životnu sredinu koje propisuju Evropska grejs periodi. Otplata kredita se obično vrši u
banka za obnovu i razvoj kao i zemlja u kojoj jednakim ratama dva puta godišnje.
se projekat realizuje i Kamatne stope na kredite su konkurentne
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Governors. President, in cooperation with and Development, and by the country where
the Board of Directors, is managing business the project is to be implemented; and
activities of the Bank. • The sponsor of the project must have a
Executive Committee is supervising all the substantial share in the financing of the
key aspects of the Bank’s strategy, and also project.
performances and financial position of the Bank. The Bank requires the following for the
The Bank, in implementing its activities, is evaluation of the project acceptability:
cooperating with all of its members, but also • Information about the project itself;
with other financial institutions, such as the • Financial information; and
International Monetary Fund, International • Information regarding regulations and
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, environment protection.
International Finance Corporation, Organisation Project information covers a brief description
for Economic Cooperation and Development, of the project and an elaboration of the ways
and the United Nations and its agencies and funds provided by the Bank will be deployed.
work bodies. In addition, description of the product or
service that will result from the project should
Business operations of the European be given, and the description of the manner of
Bank for Reconstruction and their production. It is also necessary to provide
Development information about the sponsor of the project, his
experience, financial position and operational,
Project financing terms and conditions production and marketing plans. Finally, it is
European Bank for Reconstruction and requested to provide market analysis deliberating
Development is mostly investing in the targeted consumer groups, competitors, volume
countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and of sale and distribution strategy.
in the countries of Central Asia. Projects that are Financial information should include project
subject of investment are innovative and assist cost analysis, manner planned for closing
development of sustainable, market oriented financial structure, and plan and analysis of the
and open economy. The Bank is financing future financial project performances.
projects of various sizes, where special attention Finally, it is necessary to submit also
is paid to the small enterprises. The Bank for information on the project impact on
the most part invests in the private sector, but environment. Details should be submitted
in addition it is also financing projects of state- regarding necessary permits, eventual subsidies
owned companies. options, import and export limitations, customs
The Bank is financing projects in the duties, quotas and other limits.
following three ways: Once all the necessary documentation is
• Through lending; submitted, the decision most often is made
• Through investment in equity capital, and within a period of three to six months. Project
• Through granting bank guarantees. financing period varies from one to fifteen years.
In order for the Bank to take into deliberation The basis for the loan approval is the
financing of a certain project, it is necessary for anticipated project cash flow and the capability
several conditions to be met. The project must be: of the client to repay credit within the agreed
• Located in one of the member countries of period. Loan is secured by the project assets
the European Bank for Reconstruction and backed securities of the loan beneficiary. There
Development; is also a possibility for the loan to be converted
• The project must be profitable; into shares.
• The project must be beneficial for the Loans of the European Bank for
economy of the country where it is Reconstruction and Development are usually
implemented; approved in an amount of 5 million EUR
• The project must comply with the standards minimum, although for certain countries this
pertaining to the environment as prescribed amount may be lowered. Interest rate may be
by the European Bank for Reconstruction fixed or floating. Loans may be denominated in
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zainteresovanoj
strani. Kao što se može videti, Evropska banka
Prva faza procesa učestvovanja u projektima za obnovu i razvoj je u 2013. godini najveći
banke je evaluacija koncepta programa, koju vrši deo svojih sredstava usmerila prema Rusiji
Operativni komitet Evropske banke za obnovu (21,37%), zatim prema regionu Jugoistočne
i razvoj i gde se razmatra celokupna finansijska Evrope (19,39%), potom u regione Centralne
struktura projekta. U ovoj fazi se pravi plan Evrope i Istočne Evrope i Kavkaza (18,91%,
projekta i utvrđuju se prava i obaveze banke i odnosno 17,76%) i na kraju u Tursku (10,83%),
klijenta. Nakon toga se vrši konačna evaluacija kao i u regione Centralne Azije (6,46%) i Južnog
od strane Operativnog komiteta banke. Zatim, i Istočnog Mediterana (5,28%). Gledano po
predsednik banke prezentuje projekat Bordu pojedinačnim zemljama, najviše sredstava
direktora i Bord donosi konačnu odluku o Evropska banka za obnovu i razvoj je u 2013.
prihvatanju ili odbacivanju projekta. Ukoliko godini plasirala u Rusiju (preko 1,8 milijardi
Bord direktora donese odluku o prihvatanju EUR), zatim u Tursku (920 miliona EUR) i
projekta, Evropska banka za obnovu i razvoj i u Ukrajinu (798 miliona EUR), Poljsku (756
klijent potpisuju ugovor. Nakon potpisivanja miliona EUR) i Rumuniju (508 miliona EUR).
ugovora banka prebacuje sredstva sa svog Srbija je u 2013. godini zauzela šesto mesto po
računa na račun klijenta. Klijent otplaćuje kredit veličini investicija Evropske banke za obnovu i
dogovorenom dinamikom. Banka nakon četiri do razvoj. Banka je u projekte u Srbiji prošle godine
osam godina prodaje svoj vlasnički udeo ukoliko investirala 424 miliona EUR.
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foreign or local currencies. Loan repayment time evaluation is conducted by the Operations
is between one and fifteen years. If necessary, Committee of the Bank. Then the President of
it is possible to have project specific grace the Bank is presenting the project to the Board
periods. Loan repayment is usually effected in of Directors for approval, and the Board passes
equal semi-annual instalments. final decision on the acceptance or rejection of
Loans interest rates are priced competitively the project. If the Board of Directors is to decide
and are based on current market interest rates, on acceptance of the project, European Bank
primarily on the EURIBOR. The Bank does for Reconstruction and Development and the
not grant subsidized loans. Initial interest rate client sign the deal agreement. After signing of
margin is added as a response to country and the agreement, the Bank transfers funds from its
project related risks. account to the client’s account. Client starts loan
European Bank for Reconstruction and repayment under an agreed dynamics. After a
Development is investing also in the equity period of four to eight years, the Bank sells its
capital of companies, in the amount between equity investment, if any. Completion of the
2 and 100 million EUR. The Bank invests in process is the moment when loan is repaid in full,
industrial sector, infrastructure, and financial and/or the Bank’s equity investment is divested.
sector, if it should deem that the investment will
have satisfactory return. In doing this, the Bank Funds distribution per regions and sectors
is interested only in the role of the minority European Bank for Reconstruction and
shareholder with clear exit strategy. Development is mostly investing in the countries
The Bank’s investments in the equity capital of Central and Eastern Europe, North Africa and
are conducted through purchase of ordinary countries of Central Asia. During the year 2013,
shares (regardless of whether they are listed the Bank invested in over 30 countries.
or unlisted on the stock exchange), through Investment size survey per regions in the
granting convertible loans, and through years 2013 and 2012, and survey of cumulative
purchase of company preferential shares. investments from the establishment of the
The Bank’s strategy is, in general, to leave European Bank for Reconstruction and
the project within four to eight years from the Development up to the end of the year 2013 is
moment of initial investment, by selling its given in the following Table:
participation
to the project Table 1: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development investments per
regions
sponsor or to any
other interested Total amount of
party. Region 2013 2012 invested funds
(1991-2013)
The first phase
of the process Central Europe and Baltic 1,607,000,000 EUR 1,215,000,000 EUR 17,422,000,000 EUR
for participation South-East Europe 1,648,000,000 EUR 1,522,000,000 EUR 17,206,000,000 EUR
in the Bank’s Eastern Europe and
1,509,000,000 EUR 1,500,000,000 EUR 15,327,000,000 EUR
Caucasus
projects is
Central Asia 549,000,000 EUR 871,000,000 EUR 7,438,000,000 EUR
the project
Southern and Eastern
concept review 449,000,000 EUR 181,000,000 EUR 629,000,000 EUR
Mediterranean
conducted by Russia 1,816,000,000 EUR 2,582,000,000 EUR 24,759,000,000 EUR
the Operations Turkey 920,000,000 EUR 1,049,000,000 EUR 3,496,000,000 EUR
Committee of
Total 8,498,000,000 EUR 8,920,000,000 EUR 86,277,000,000 EUR
the European Source: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Annual Report, 2014
Bank for
Reconstruction and Development where the As can be seen from the above Table
entire project financial structure is evaluated. 1, European Bank for Reconstruction and
In this phase, project plan is drafted and rights Development channelled the largest part of its
and obligations of both the Bank and the client funds in the year 2913 towards Russia (21.37%), to
are mutually agreed upon. Thereafter, final be followed by the region of South-Eastern Europe
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(19.39%), and then the regions of Central Europe was passed, and they were the projects related
and Eastern Europe, and the Caucasus (18.91%, to the promotion of the energy efficiency in
i.e. 17.76% respectively), and finally investments the value of 300 million EUR, and the loan for
were made in Turkey (10.83%), but also in the supply of agricultural and forestry equipment
regions of Central Asia (6.46%) and the Southern worth 180 million EUR. The Bank did not
and Eastern Mediterranean (5.28%). When withdraw from the already existing projects in
observed per individual countries, European Russia and is still keeping its offices in Moscow,
Bank for Reconstruction and Development placed Sankt-Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok,
the highest amount of its funds in Russia in the Samara, Rostov and Krasnoyarsk.
year 2013 (over 1.8 billion EUR), to be followed Survey of the investments made by the
by Turkey (920 million EUR), and in Ukraine European Bank for Reconstruction and
(798 million EUR), Poland (756 million EUR), and Development in the region of South-East
Romania (508 million EUR). Serbia occupied, in Europe per individual countries, in the years
the year 2013, the sixth place in size of investment 2013 and 2012, and in the aggregate amount
made by the European Bank for Reconstruction in the period from 1991 to 2013 is given in the
and Development. The Bank invested last year following Table 2:
in projects in Serbia 424 million
EUR. Table 2: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
investment structure in the South-East Europe per individual
In the period from 1991
countries
to 2013, in all the regions the
total sum of investments made Total amount
of invested
was above 86 billion EUR. The Country 2013 2012
funds
largest part of these funds was (1991-2013)
placed in Russia (28.70%), then Albania 138,000,000 € 69,000,000 € 870,000,000 €
in Central Europe and the Bosnia and
208,000,000 € 125,000,000 € 1,682,000,000 €
Baltic (20.19%), South-Eastern Herzegovina
Europe (19.94%), East Europe Bulgaria 197,000,000 € 246,000,000 € 2,858,000,000 €
and Caucasus (17.76%), and Macedonija 74,000,000 € 157,000,000 € 1,159,000,000 €
finally in Central Asia (8.62%), Montenegro 78,000,000 € 78,000,000 € 401,000,000 €
Turkey (4.05%) and the region Romania 508,000,000 € 612,000,000 € 6,618,000,000 €
of Southern and Eastern Serbia 424,000,000 € 269,000,000 € 3,530,000,000 €
Mediterranean (0.73%). The Total 1,648,000,000 € 1,522,000,000 € 17,206,000,000 €
largest amount of funds, per Source: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Annual Report, 2014
individual countries, was
invested in Russia (over 24.7 billion EUR), Table 2 shows that European Bank for
Ukraine (over 8.9 billion EUR), Poland (over 6.8 Reconstruction and Development has invested
billion EUR), and Romania (over 6.6 billion EUR. in our region over 1.6 billion EUR in the year
Investments made in Serbia in the said period 2013. More than one half of these funds were
were over 3.5 billion EUR. invested in Romania (30.83%) and in Serbia
European Bank for Reconstruction and (25.73%). The rest of funds were invested in
Development announced, in its official Bosnia and Herzegovina (12.62%), Bulgaria
communiqué in 2014, that it shall stop financing (11.95%), Albania (8.37%), Montenegro (4.73%),
all the new investment projects in Russia, and Macedonia (4.49%). In Serbia, in the year
which was in response to the crisis emerging in 2013, there was a substantial growth of the
Ukraine. Such a decision will undoubtedly have Bank’s investments, growth of 57.62% in respect
a great impact on the economic development to the previous year 2012.
of Russia in view of the fact that this country The Bank invested in the region of South
is the major beneficiary of the European Bank East Europe a total of 17.2 billion EUR, from its
funds (28.7%, i.e. over 1.8 billion EUR). During establishment up to the year 2013. Over three
the second half of the year 2014, two major quarters of the Bank’s funds were invested in
projects were suspended after this decision Romania (38.46%), Serbia (20.52%), and Bulgaria
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(16.61%). The rest of funds were invested in Bosnia cooperation with the countries of the Southern
and Herzegovina (9.78%), Macedonia (6.74%), and Eastern Mediterranean - Jordan, Morocco,
Albania (5.06%), and Montenegro (2.33%). and Tunisia. In this region the Bank financed 21
European Bank for Reconstruction and projects in the value of 450 million EUR.
Development invested, during the year 2013, Investments in the company equity capital
in the following four sectors: reached 1.2 billion EUR in the year 2013, i.e. 14%
• Corporate sector - which includes private of the total invested funds.
companies in the fields of agriculture, In the year 2013, the Bank financed 32 projects
industry, services, real-restate, tourism, and in 16 countries, in the field of environment
information technologies; protection, in the total value of 2.5 billion EUR,
• Financial institutions - covering investments that were estimated to be conducive to the
in micro, small and medium enterprises lowering of the carbon-dioxide emission for
through financial intermediaries; 6.84 million tons.
• Energy sector; and European Bank for Reconstruction and
• Infrastructure - which comprises various Development, in the year 2013, made net
public infrastructure and transport projects, profit of 1.2 billion EUR, 20% higher than in
but also environment protection projects. the previous year. The major part of profit
During the year 2013, investments reached a (800 million EUR) was accrued from interest,
total of 8.5 billion EUR. From this sum, 31% was while the rest was mostly made on the basis of
channelled into the corporate sector (2.6 billion dividends from investments made in the equity
EUUR distributed into 137 projects), 28% in the capital. Return on equity capital amounted to
sector of financial institutions (2.38 billion EUR 7% in the year 2013.
placed in 29 countries and 157 projects), 21% in The bank increased its reserves for almost
the energy sector (1.78 billion EUR), and 20% 13% during 2013, up to a total of 8.7 billion EUR,
in the sector of infrastructure (1.7 billion EUR). as a result of the net profit made.
The Bank retained, in the year 2013, its AAA
Operative and financial results of the Bank’s credit rating with all of the three main credit
operation rating agencies, and it also has an excellent
The basic scale of the operative results financial structure and high liquidity. It is
of the European Bank for Reconstruction expected that the financial position of the Bank,
and Development operations is given in the over the forthcoming period, will remain stable.
following Table: By the end of the year 2013, the Bank disposed
with total assets of 48.96
Table 3: Operative results of the EBRD business operations billion EUR, which was
Total financed with 30.37%
EBRD operative results in amount in in equity capital and
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
the period 2009 to 2013 the period
1991-2013
69.63% in liabilities.
Number of projects 392 393 380 386 311 3,944 During the year
2013, the Bank did not
EBRD annual investments
8,498 8,920 9,051 9,009 7,861 84,757 have any problems with
(million EUR)
Total value of projects cash flows and ended
20,527 24,871 29,479 22,039 18,087 253,349
(million EUR) the year with 4.15 billion
Source: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Annual Report, 2014 EUR worth of cash and
cash equivalents.
During the year 2013, the Bank invested
in 392 projects in the value of 8.5 billion EUR, Problems and risks facing the Bank
4.75% lower than in the previous year, which In the implementation of its activities the
was the consequence of a hostile investment Bank is facing different types of risks, the most
environment. In the previous year, a record important among them being the credit risk,
high number of investments were reached of 393 market risk, and liquidity risk. Over the past
projects. During the year 2013, the Bank started several years, the Bank was confronted also with
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the systemic risk related to the market volatility One of the key aspects in facing the financial
in East Europe, but regardless of this fact the crisis was the formation of an international
Bank achieved good business performances. framework known as the Vienna Initiative, with
Credit risk designates possibility of loss the aim of intensifying cooperation between
when loan beneficiaries fail to service their loan the international financial institutions and
liabilities to the Bank. The Bank is striving to prevention of the banking sector crisis in Europe.
mitigate this risk through diversification - striving According to the joint action plan drafted by
to avoid allocating, to any particular country the European Bank for Reconstruction and
or any particular sector, too high a share in its Development, European Investment Bank, and
portfolio. On an average, credit risk portfolio the World Bank - 24.5 billion EUR was placed
of the European Bank for Reconstruction and in financial sectors of the countries that were
Development amounted to 5.59 on a credit hit the hardest with the crisis thus preventing
risk scale applied by the European Bank for withdrawal of international banks from these
Reconstruction and Development, which is countries and hence emergence of systemic
an equivalent to a BB- credit rating. High risk crisis in the banking sector in Europe.
investments (of the CCC credit rating or lower) In September 2010, European Bank for
had a share of 11.1% in the Bank’s portfolio in the Reconstruction and Development joined the
year 2013, which is an improvement in respect to PSLO (Private Sector Liaison Officer), the
the previous year when this share reached 11.7% network of the World Bank. This network
Portfolio of the Bank was well geographically gathers together 107 organisations from
diversified, except for the fact that the share of 80 countries with the aim of developing
Russia is high and it amounts to 23% of all the international trade and investment with the
loans approved. support of international financial institutions.
Market risk involves the possibility of loss This organisation has an entire network of
caused by adverse market movements. The most officers, professionals in the field of business
significant risks in this group that are facing the communication, employed in the private sector,
Bank are the interest rate risk, foreign exchange who are facilitating access of international
risk, capital risk, and commodity price risk. financial institutions to the local companies.
In the context of different risks to which European Bank for Reconstruction and
the Bank is exposed, Board of Directors is Development is also cooperating with the
conducting the policy of liquidity. To that European Investment Bank and the European
end, the Bank is at all times maintaining the Commission. This cooperation is formalised in
amount of liquid assets on the level of 45% of the Memorandum of Understanding of the year
the projected three-year cash requirements, and 2006. Institutions have conducted division of
also 75% of the total annual liabilities. evaluation costs where the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development is engaged in
Cooperation of the European Bank financial analysis and project projections, while
for Reconstruction and Development the European Investment Bank is performing
with financial institutions technical and market assessments. Data obtain
are used by both institutions for evaluation of
European Bank for Reconstruction and investment projects.
Development focuses on the international
cooperation as one of its important objectives. European Bank for Reconstruction
In the implementation of these activities, the and Development and Serbia
Bank is cooperating with the other financial
institutions such as the International Monetary European Bank for Reconstruction and
Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction Development, in its cooperation with Serbia,
and Development, International Finance is focused on development of transport
Corporation, Organisation for Economic infrastructure, financing of projects of small
Cooperation and Development, and the United enterprises, and promoting renewable energy
Nations and its agencies and work bodies. sources.
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Although the European Bank started its Reconstruction and Development portfolio in
business activities as early as the year 1991, the Serbia for the year 2013 and in aggregate is
then-Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia given in the following Table 4.
did not cooperate
with the Bank Table 4: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development portfolio
because of the structure in Serbia
disintegration Total 2013
of the country Invested
Sector Number Number Portfolio
amount
and sanctions of Share of (million Share
(million
imposed by the projects projects EUR)
EUR)
international Energy 9 445 12.70% 9 367 15.00%
community. Only Financial
64 1,017 29.00% 44 642 26.00%
after October 2000 institutions
Serbia started Industry, trade and
79 748 21.40% 53 433 17.00%
agro-business
cooperation with
Infrastructure 24 1,293 36.90% 23 1.048 42.00%
this Bank, and
Total 176 3,503 100.00% 129 2.490 100.00%
in 2001 the Bank
Source: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Annual Report, 2014
opened its office
in Belgrade.
Financing of the initial projects in Serbia the In the year 2013, the Bank’s portfolio
Bank commenced in the year 2001 when it consisted of 129 projects in the total value of
invested one million EUR and approved a 2.49 billion EUR. From this amount 15% were
loan of 6 million EUR to the ProCredit Bank in projects in the field of energy, 26% project in
Belgrade, with the aim of improving lending the financial sector, 17% projects in the sector of
conditions to the small and medium enterprises industry, trade and agro-business, and finally,
in Serbia. Thereupon, it approved a loan to the 42% projects in the sector of infrastructure
Electricity Supply Authority of Serbia in the which is the most significant sector in which
amount of 100 million EUR with the intent to the European Bank for Reconstruction and
stabilize energy sector in the country, and also Development is investing in our country, both
approved a loan of 60 million EUR to the City of in the year 2013 and cumulatively, from the
Belgrade for the project of business promotion beginning of cooperation between our country
of the Municipal Transport Company, Water and the Bank, from 2001 to 2013.
Supply Works, and Belgrade Heating Plants. European Bank has a substantial cooperation
Until the end of that year a total of 7 projects with the banks in Serbia. The banks that are
were financed. operating in Serbia have secured credit lines
In the period from 2001 up to 2013, European particularly for the projects of sustainable
Bank for Reconstruction and Development energy and projects where the private sector
approved a total of 3.5 billion EUR in loans develops. In addition, the Bank invested in
for 176 projects in Serbia, in the total value of the equity capital of Komercijalna Banka and
over 7.5 billion EUR. From this amount 36.0% Cacanska Banka, which allowed the said banks
was approved for projects into infrastructure, to enhance their competitiveness and prepare
29.0% for projects in financial and the banking for privatisation.
sector, 21.4% for projects in industry, trade and In the energy sector, the Bank was financing
agro-business, while 12.7% was approved for different projects of the Electricity Board of Serbia
projects in the field of energy. Investment of which were focused on the upgrading of the
44% of funds was made in the private sector. energy efficiency. In the field of infrastructure, the
On an average, the amount of invested funds Bank has an important cooperation with the City
in projects of the private sector is 9.51 million of Belgrade, where it financed large-scale projects
EUR, while for projects in the public sector this such as construction of the bridge over Ada and
amount is 69.1 million EUR. refurbishing of the municipal bus terminal and
Review of the European Bank for public transport vehicles. Regarding the transport
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sector European Bank for Reconstruction and to reforms, especially in the more developed
Development has an important role to play countries which are already the European
in financing construction of Corridor 10 and Union member-countries, as a consequence
modernisation of the Serbia Railways. of financial crisis. Bearing this in mind, the
One of the key priorities of the Bank in its assessments are that in these countries, during
cooperation with Serbia, in the year 2014, is the next decade, labour productivity will grow
preservation of macroeconomic stability and by a modest rate of 2-4% annually. This means
economic recovery of the country. To that that neither over the next 20 years the majority
end, the Bank has a consultative role in the of the transition countries will reach standard
preparation of the fiscal plan for reduction of living of the developed countries of the West
of the public debt. In addition, the Bank and Central Europe. Therefore it is of crucial
places an emphasis on bringing to a close the importance for the reforms to continue in the
privatisation process through privatisation of countries in transition, but also to strengthen
the remaining large-scale public companies, the their economic and political institutions.
likes of Telekom Serbia, Galenika, and the Steel Democratisation process of the countries
Mills Smederevo. in transition has also slowed down over the
last six years. History shows that wealthier
European Bank for Reconstruction societies (measures by the gross domestic
and Development and the Transition product per capita) with lesser inequalities in
Process income distribution are more inclined towards
democratic set up with lower probability of
European Bank for Reconstruction and the democratic process suspension. Hence it
Development is an international financial is extremely important for the market reforms
organisation which is striving through to be carried out in these countries that will
investments to render assistance to the allow for economic growth, and to prevent
development of the market oriented business negative occurrences that may emerge in case of
activity and democracy. weakness in political institutions (for example,
European Bank for Reconstruction and such as corruption).
Development states as its basic goal rendering Democracy and economic reforms are
support to the process of transition and creation not the only factors impacting the strength
of an open market oriented economy in the of economic institutions in the countries in
developing countries, but also to the inclusion transition. In addition to them there is also a
of the deprived social groups, and environment series of factors that are difficult to impact,
protection. such as historical heritage, culture, ethnic
After 23 years of the Bank’s business structure, and the available natural resources.
operations, only one country, in the assessment Research has shown that openness of a country
of the Bank, had successfully finalised the to trade and finance is boosting its economic
transition process and implemented the institutions. Thus integration of the countries
recommended reforms - The Czech Republic. in transition in the world trade and financial
The Bank suspended investments into this flows is extremely important.
country in the year 2008 after having concluded Serious problem of countries in transition
that The Czech Republic had successfully is also the brain-drain. These countries must
constructed its market sustainable economy create such an environment in which prosperity
and democratic institutions. of well educated people will be possible, if they
Regarding other countries in transition intend to construct a powerful and sustainable
economic reforms are in stagnation. Judging economy. This is yet another significant
by the results of analyses made on the basis of reason why these countries must work on
public poll surveys, there is a fall in the support strengthening of their institutions.