Services providers that are invited to express their interest to offer the services mentioned above are all legally established companies governed by private law (excluding non-governmental organisations, not-for-profit organisations and public operators) and specialised in developing electricity sector regulations that are conducive for the technical and economic stability of the energy ecosystem, sustainable participation of private sector in the respective market, and effective consumer protection.

The objective of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Access to Finance Project is to improve access to finance for private MSMEs and enhance governance and the institutional capacity of the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus. There are three components to the project, the first component being line of credit to MSMEs. Component one will facilitate increased access and availability of finance for MSMEs by financing wholesale lending by DBRB for its MSME business line. DBRB will select PFIs pursuant to criteria agreed with the WB, and subject to no objection by the WB. The selected PFIs will, in turn, provide sub-finance to private MSMEs, the final beneficiaries of the credit line. The PFIs will assume the credit risk of the sub-borrowers that will be selected based on agreed upon eligibility criteria. ...