The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) is an innovative financing mechanism designed to pool grants, loans and expertise from the countries of the Western Balkans, the European Commission, the international financial institutions and bilateral donors to prepare financing for a common pipeline of priority investment projects.
The 7th Round of Call for Projects is currently ongoing. Click here for download and instructions for downloading the latest version of the Project Grant Application Form.
Here you can find information on investment flows from the European Commission, international financial institutions and bilateral financing institutions and donors to the Western Balkans since 2007 in the following sectors: energy, environment, private sector development, transport and social issues.
Click here to search the project database.
Click here for reports and analysis from the database.
On 7 December, the Steering Committee of the Western Balkans Investment Framework (met at the EIB headquarters in Luxembourg in the presence of Vice Prime Minster Djelic of Serbia and Enlargement Director General Sannino to approve € 59 million in grants for 22 investment projects. The Steering Committee also approved a Private Sector Development project proposed by Serbia on behalf of the beneficiaries and by EIF and EBRD on behalf of the financiers. This project will comprise four pillars – an innovation fund, an expansion fund, a guarantee facility and a technical assistance pillar aimed at enabling relevant policy reforms.
Click here for the relevant meeting documents.
WB: Special Meeting of the European Bank Coordination “Vienna” Initiative
WBIF: 7th Round of Call for Projects Launched with a Deadline of 20 February 2012
