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Investment loans from the NPOO, up to EUR 100,000 at 0.8% interest (programme 2026, intake suspended)

NPOO investment loans of up to EUR 100,000 at 0.8% interest for green and digital investments. HAMAG-BICRO stopped accepting applications on 24 March 2026.


IMPORTANT Because the funds have been used up, HAMAG-BICRO (Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovations and Investments) stopped accepting applications for investment loans under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPOO) on 24 March 2026 at 9:45. The programme was valid until 30 June 2026 at the latest, and no reopening had been announced by 2 November 2026. To find out which programmes are currently open, read the guide HAMAG-BICRO loans 2026.

Investment loans from the NPOO (National Recovery and Resilience Plan)Programme at a glance · checked 2 November 2026

ProviderHAMAG-BICRO with the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Finance, NPOO funds
TypeLoan
Who can applyRegistered businesses with at least one full-time employee
Who cannot applyNatural persons without a registered business; machinery and vehicles running on fossil fuels are not eligible
AmountUp to EUR 100,000
TermsInterest rate 0.8%; for green and digital investment and competitiveness
How to applyOnline, through the HAMAG-BICRO system (programme closed)
StatusClosed
Closed. Intake suspended on 24 March 2026 at 9:45 after the allocation was used up; the programme ran until 30 June 2026 at the latest
Official sourceHAMAG-BICRO, closure notice for NPOO investment loans (24 March 2026, in Croatian)

The Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovations and Investments announced on its website (hamagbicro.hr) on 13 March 2026 that Investment Loans from the NPOO (Investicijski zajmovi iz NPOO-a) were once again available to entrepreneurs, in amounts of up to EUR 100,000 at an interest rate of 0.8%. The loans are intended for investments in the green and digital economy and for strengthening competitiveness.

An allocation of EUR 10 million was available to entrepreneurs, and the entire process of processing applications and disbursing the loans was to end no later than 30 June 2026, or once the allocation has been used up.

The programme was announced to reopen on 17 March 2026.

Open HAMAG-BICRO programmes, including the micro loan for growth and inclusion of up to EUR 50,000, are tracked in our guide HAMAG-BICRO loans 2026, and for larger investments in the green and digital transition see HBOR loans for entrepreneurs 2026.

For timely and well-prepared loan applications, contact us at info@omniasolutions.hr or call +385 97 796 96 79.

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