Romania: Patria Credit IFN Signs EUR1.8M Grant Agreement with CEB

December 17, 2025

Patria Credit IFN Signs EUR1.8M Grant Agreement with CEB
Dec 17, 2025

Patria Credit IFN Signs EUR1.8M Grant Agreement with CEB.

Patria Credit IFN S.A., Romania’s oldest non-bank financial institution dedicated to microfinance, has signed a EUR1.8 million grant agreement with the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) for the implementation of the project “Seeds of Change – Building viable businesses for Roma (…)

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