From credit guarantees to impact at impact

KCGF shares credit risk with financial institutions, enabling more businesses to invest, grow and create jobs.

How is impact created?

Select a stage to see how resources and activities translate into results.

Stage 01

Businesses with potential do not always have access to finance

Financial barriers constrain investment, growth and job creation.

  • High collateral requirements
  • High financing costs
  • Lack of tailored products
  • High perceived risk
  • Information asymmetry

Impact Report

The report presents KCGF’s results in expanding access to finance and analyzes the changes created among supported businesses.

  • Access to Finance and Additionality
  • Business Investment and Growth
  • Productivity and Competitiveness
  • Employment and Inclusive Development

From Financing to Business Expansion

A manufacturing enterprise secures guaranteed financing, invests in new equipment, and increases its production capacity.

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Systemic Change

Financial institutions have a better understanding of underserved segments.
More suitable financial products and processes are developed.
Perceived risk for priority groups gradually decreases.
Financing continues beyond the individual credit guarantee.

How do we measure KCGF’s impact?

Indikatorët ndjekin progresin nga shtrirja e financimit dhe shtueshmëria, te performanca e bizneseve dhe ndikimi afatgjatë.

01 · OUTPUTET

Reach of Financing

What financing is mobilized and who benefits?

Measuring indicators
  • Number and Value of Guaranteed Loans
  • Number of Financed MSMEs
  • Distribution by Guarantee Window, Sector, and Region
  • Participation of Women, Start-ups, and Priority Groups
SourceKCGF system and reporting by financial partners
FrequencyMonthly / Quarterly
02 · IMMEDIATE RESULTS

Additionality and Conditions

Does the credit guarantee generate additional financing and better lending conditions?

Measuring indicators
  • Share of Loans That Would Not Have Been Realized Without a Credit Guarantee
  • New or Underserved Borrowers
  • Change in Collateral Requirements
  • Interest Rate, Loan Term, and Loan Size
SourcePartner data and beneficiary survey
FrequencyAnnual
03 · OUTCOMES

Business Performance

How did the business change after receiving financing?

Measuring indicators
  • Investments in Equipment, Technology, and Capacity
  • Increased Sales and Productivity
  • Exports and Entry into New Markets
  • Business Survival and Resilience
SourceImpact survey and administrative data
FrequencyAnnual / Periodic
04 · IMPACT

Systemic Impact and Economic Development

What are the long-term benefits for the economy and society?

Measuring indicators
  • Share of beneficiary businesses relative to the number of active businesses in the country
  • Share of active guarantees relative to GDP
  • Jobs Created
  • Green Investments and Changes in Partner Policies
SourceSurvey-based assessment, public data, and partner data
FrequencyPeriodic / study-based

KCGF’s Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

KCGF’s guarantee instruments support investments that create economic opportunities, foster innovation, and contribute to the green transition.

KCGF’s impact is directly linked to six Sustainable Development Goals.

Gender Equality
Affordable and Clean Energy
Dostojanstven rad i ekonomski rast
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Climate Action
Partnerships for the Goals

What needs to happen for the model to work?

The key conditions that link KCGF’s intervention to the expected results.

Financial institutions use the credit guarantee for additional lending.

The credit guarantee should expand financing, rather than merely replace the risk of existing loans.

Businesses use financing for productive investments.

Financing supports equipment, technology, working capital, and activities that improve business performance.

Products respond to real market needs.

Conditions, criteria, and processes should be tailored to the target groups and sectors.

Partners provide quality reporting and data.

Reliable data enable monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the instruments.

Impact Report

Guarantee schemes, also referred to as Guarantee Windows, are guarantees provided to financial institutions to cover the risk associated with loans issued to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). These guarantees cover the principal amount only and do not cover interest, other debt amounts, or other costs incurred by the lender.