Novi Sad, Sep 20th 2006
Press Release:
Since its founding Opportunity Savings Bank (Štedionica) has disbursed 10,000 loans
Opportunity Savings Bank today disbursed its 10,000th business loan to a small confectionery production shop in Zrenjanin. Since it’s foundation in July 2002, Opportunity Savings Bank has lent more than 25 Million EUR to entrepreneurs, farmers and small businesses, which have created 4,300 new jobs in Serbia.
“Opportunity Savings Bank is unique amongst the financial institutions in the Republic of Serbia” said Vladimir Vukotic, Chief Operations Officer of Opportunity Savings Bank. “We have a strategy for lending to start-ups, as well as to refugees and internally displaced persons” he said. He went on to say, “Only during 2005 and in the first 8 months of 2006, we have lent 1,208,000 EUR to 508 start-up businesses which created 1,244 new jobs. In the same period more than 200 farms and 86 small businesses have registered their business activities in order to receive Opportunity Savings Bank financing.”
Background: Opportunity Savings Bank (OIS) is majority owned by the Opportunity International Network, a global leader in specialized finance to micro and small businesses. In 2001, Opportunity International was awarded a grant from The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which serves as the primary economic assistance provider for the US government, to establish a microfinance project in Serbia to provide financing to micro and small businesses normally excluded from access to banks.
OIS was licensed as a savings bank by the National Bank of Serbia in July 2002. Since that time, OIS has provided credit to entrepreneurs, farmers, and small enterprises. OIS’ goal is to operate throughout Serbia, expanding its products and services offer to meet the growing need of its current and future clients.
Opportunity Savings Bank currently provides targeted financial services to over 3,300 clients in Vojvodina, Central and South Serbia. OIS’ head office is located in Novi Sad, with credit offices in Belgrade, Subotica, Zrenjanin, Sombor, Kragujevac, Nis, Jagodina, Krusevac, Pirot, Leskovac and Vranje.
Contact person:
Vladimir Vukotic
Chief Operations Officer
vvukotic@obs.co.yu 063 / 532-882
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U Novom Sadu, 20. septembra, 2006. godine
Saopštenje za štampu:
Od svog osnivanja do danas, Opportunity Štedionica isplatila je 10.000 kredita preduzetnicima, poljoprivrednicima i malim preduzećima u Srbiji
Opportunity Štedionica je danas isplatila svoj desethiljaditi poslovni kredit malom pogonu za proizvodnju konditorskih proizvoda u Zrenjaninu. Od svog osnivanja u julu 2002. godine do danas, Opportunity Štedionica je isplatila preko 25 miliona evra kredita namenjenih preduzetnicima, poljoprivrednicima i malim preduzećima, što je direktno uticalo na otvaranje 4.300 novih radnih mesta u Srbiji.
“Opportunity Štedionica je jedinstvena finansijska institucija u Republici Srbiji” rekao je Vladimir Vukotić, Glavni operativni direktor Opportunity Štedionice. “Naša je strategija kreditiranje preduzeća u osnivanju, tzv. “start-up” poslova, kao i izbeglica i interno raseljenih lica” dodao je. “Samo tokom 2005. godine i u prvih osam meseci 2006. godine, isplatili smo 508 start-up kredita u vrednosti od 1.208.000 evra, što je direktno doprinelo otvaranju 1.244 nova radna mesta. Tokom istog tog perioda, preko 200 poljoprivrednih gazdinstava, kao i 86 malih preduzeća registrovalo je svoje poslovanje sa ciljem dobijanja kreditnih sredstava od Opportunity Štedionice” nastavio je g. Vukotić.
Istorija organizacije: Opportunity Štedionica (OIS) je u većinskom vlasništvu Mreže “Opportunity International”, koja je vodeća globalna institucija specijalizovana za finansiranje mikro i malih preduzetnika. Američka organizacija za međunarodni razvoj (USAID) je, kao vodeća agencija za pružanje ekonomske pomoći u ime Vlade SAD, 2001. godine organizaciji “Opportunity International” dodelila donaciju za osnivanje mikrofinansijskog projekta u Srbiji za finansiranje mikro i malih preduzeća koja praktično nemaju pristupa bankarskim uslugama.
OIS je dobila dozvolu za rad od Narodne banke Srbije u julu 2002. godine. Od tada, OIS daje kredite preduzetnicima, poljoprivrednicima i malim preduzećima. Cilj Štedionice je poslovanje na nivou cele Srbije, kao i širenje asortimana proizvoda i usluga kako bi odgovorila na rastuće potrebe sadašnjih i budućih klijenata.
Preko 3.300 klijenata iz Vojvodine, Centralne i Južne Srbije trenutno koristi finansijske usluge Opportunity Štedionice. Sedište Štedionice nalazi se u Novom Sadu, sa kreditnim kancelarijama u Subotici, Zrenjaninu, Somboru, Kragujevcu, Nišu, Jagodini, Kruševcu, Pirotu, Leskovcu i Vranju.
Kontakt osoba:
Vladimir Vukotić
Glavni operativni direktor
vvukotic@obs.co.yu 063 / 532-882
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