EBRD plans Croatia visit to advance green transition, private-sector financing

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EBRD Managing Director Paul Guyett will meet Croatian officials and investors to discuss energy infrastructure financing, industrial decarbonisation, and private investment mobilisation during a three-day visit.
The meetings support EBRD's 2023-28 country strategy focused on private-sector competitiveness, green transition, and deeper capital markets aligned with the Paris Agreement.
Since 1993 the EBRD has invested 5.5 billion euros in Croatia, with a portfolio of 1.4 billion euros in 92 active projects as of end-September 2026, 78 per cent in the private sector.

Meetings focus on financing and investment priorities

As reported by EBRD, citing the EBRD, Guyett is scheduled to meet senior government officials, financial institutions, investors and major Croatian companies during the three-day visit. Talks are set to cover Croatia's economic outlook, the strategic use of EU resources, capital-market development and investment opportunities tied to the green transition.

His meeting agenda includes discussions with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tomislav Ćorić on energy infrastructure and storage, industrial decarbonisation and ways to mobilise additional private investment. The programme also targets areas where the bank says it can complement commercial and EU financing through equity, risk-sharing, tailored financial structures, private-capital mobilisation and policy engagement.

Guyett is also due to meet Croatian and international businesses, including long-standing strategic partners, as well as Croatian banks and private-equity fund managers. Those talks are expected to examine how to improve access to finance, deepen capital markets and support the regional expansion of Croatian companies.

Strategy builds on long-term Croatia presence

The visit aligns with the EBRD's 2023-28 country strategy for Croatia, which focuses on private-sector competitiveness through innovation, digitalisation and good governance. It also prioritises faster green transition and alignment with the Paris Agreement, alongside stronger institutions, infrastructure, inclusion and access to finance.

In comments released ahead of the trip, Guyett says the EBRD will continue working with the government and private sector on competitiveness, productivity, the future energy system, industrial decarbonisation and deeper capital markets. He adds that the bank is seeking to strengthen the link between its investment activity and policy work to support Croatia's next phase of sustainable and competitive growth.

The EBRD has invested 5.5 billion euros in Croatia through 286 projects since starting operations in the country in 1993. At the end of September 2026, its portfolio stands at about 1.4 billion euros across 92 active projects, with 78 per cent in the private sector.

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