Splitska Banka d.d., the Croatian unit of Societe Generale SA (GLE), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, will lend 75 million euros ($98 million) to private businesses and individual consumers in Croatia.

The funds will be used with a “particular focus” on increasing lending to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as on improving regional expansion and increasing competitiveness, the EBRD said in an e-mailed statement.

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