Tenders Are Invited For Sustainability In Every Sip: The Coffee Credit Line Boosting Production And Quality Of Ethiopian Coffee

Tenders are invited for Sustainability in Every Sip: The Coffee Credit Line Boosting Production and Quality of Ethiopian Coffee Bid closing date: [24 May 2025] Bid opening date: [25 March 2025] Region: Addis Ababa Thanks to a financial contribution of the Italian government, the supervision of the project by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA) has launched a dedicated Credit Line Facility for the Ethiopian coffee actors to support investment projects that enhance quality and efficiency of the Ethiopian coffee while creating positive social and environmental impacts. Investments financed through the Credit Line Facility are expected to deliver measurable environmental and social benefits in the following key areas: a) Environmental: Climate change and air pollution Sustainable use and protection of water Circular economy Biodiversity b) Social: Active support to employment; Improvement of terms and conditions of employment; Career and skills development Promotion of employee safety measures and reduction of frequency of injuries Co-operative system support Gender equality facilitation Improvement of living condition of local communities Loans will be awarded through a call for investment proposals targeting companies and cooperatives within the coffee value chain. The call for proposals Loan maturity: not exceeding 15-year maximum loan tenor, including the grace period, as per the CBE procedures. Length of the investment: Short-term loans to be repaid within one year. Medium-term loans to be repaid between one to five years Long-term loans to be repaid between five to fifteen year. Maximum loan amount to be requested per applicant: 1,000,000 (Euro one million) converted to Birr equivalent at the exchange rate when the specific loan is approved. Submission Details: Open for submission: [25 March 2025] Deadline for submission of investment proposals: [24 May 2025] Where to download the call for proposals: Tender Link : https://tender.2merkato.com/tenders/67f7827c00b2a3e78d00a422

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