The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved its real estate sector strategy for the 2025-2029 period that focuses on green and inclusive growth leveraging megatrends like digitalisation and innovation.
The strategy promotes investment in impact through five strategic priorities: investing in the green transition, strengthening human capital resilience, closing the housing gap, preparing for crises and demographic change and bolstering capital market development.
Vlaho Kojaković, the EBRD’s Head of Real Estate, said: “Our new strategy embarks on a transformative journey to reinvigorate the real estate sector across the EBRD’s regions. With the new strategy, we will be exploring and investing in new and innovative subsectors and products, ensuring that our projects not only foster economic growth, but also enhance social inclusion, environmental sustainability and resilience.”
The strategy outlines some of its priorities in the CEE market.
For instance, in Romania, the bank will support real estate developments through inclusive urban regeneration.
In Hungary, the EBRD will define energy efficiency needs in residential and public buildings and e-mobility
On the Polish market, the EBRD will support energy efficient investments into green buildings.
To date, the EBRD has supported over 230 projects in the real estate sector, with investment totalling almost €5 billion.
