We bridge the financial gap by enabling access to inclusive funding for Roma-owned businesses.
Roma entrepreneurs face systemic financial exclusion, with 80% of Roma in the EU at risk of poverty and unemployment rates exceeding 60% in some regions.
Traditional lenders perceive Roma borrowers as high-risk, limiting access to affordable credit.
3.5 million young, educated and skilled Roma can become the engine of the European economy.
REDI has a proven track record of investing in Roma success, ensuring financial inclusion and strengthening Europe’s economic future.
Flexible funds at competitive rates for microfinance providers in countries with high Roma concentration, open to formal and informal Roma entrepreneurs.
We provide loans of up to EUR 1.5 million for up to 60 months at both fixed and variable rates.
Bogdan has 25+ years of experience in banking and microfinance in Romania and Kosovo. He is the Chairman of Patria Credit and a Board Member of Patria Bank in Romania. His previous experiences includes being the CEO of Patria Credit and prior to that the CEO at Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo.
Tudor has 15 years of experience in investment banking and fund of funds in London, most recently at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He is a UK Chartered Accountant and ILPA member and has a degree in economics from University College London.
Maria has 20+ years of experience in the NGO sector and is an experienced program director and project manager specialized in grant coordination, youth empowerment, and community development, with extensive expertise in managing largescale funding programs.
