To Croatia, the ripples of the Europeanfinancial crisis felt more like large waves! The challengingmarket conditions limited the ability of the Croatian Bankfor Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) to raise fundsefficiently without credit enhancement. This in turn impededa steady flow of credit to the private sector, which wasnecessary to enhance competitiveness ahead of Croatia sentry to the European Union in July 2013. In response to arequest from the Croatian government, the World Bank decidedthat a Partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) would be the idealinstrument to assist HBOR.