Commercial International Bank (CIB)

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Overview

Provision of a subordinated loan of up to USD 150 million in favor of Commercial International Bank (CIB) to support its expansion efforts and strengthen its capital buffers.

Project ID 54442

Status Disbursing

Location

Egypt

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

Private

Project timeline

Exploratory
Passed Concept Review
Passed Structure Review
Passed Final Review
Board Approved
Signed
Implementing
Completed

Company Contact Information

Abla Fahmy
abla.hussein@cibeg.com
+(2) 01006634299
https://www.cibeg.com/
21/23 Charles de Gualle street, Giza, 10th floor

Project ID 54442

Status Disbursing

Location

Egypt

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

Private

Approval Date

01 Nov 2023

Disclosure date

16 Nov 2023

As permitted by paragraph 2.6 of Section III of the Access to Information Policy, disclosure of this PSD was deferred in accordance with paragraph 1.4.4 of the Directive on Access to Information.

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Project description

Provision of a subordinated loan of up to USD 150 million in favor of Commercial International Bank (CIB) to support its expansion efforts and strengthen its capital buffers.

Project objectives

The project will help strengthen CIB's Tier II capital to support its growth, optimize its capital structure, as well as hedge against further erosion of the bank's capital base as a result of market volatility.

Transition impact

ETI Score:58

>Primary Quality i Resilient: The project will strengthen CIB's Tier II capital aiding its growth and resilience to market conditions.

Secondary Quality i Green: As part of the ongoing cooperation with CIB, a framework agreement will be signed that would see CIB allocate, from its own funds, up to USD 31.5m to finance eligible green residential, commercial, energy, sustainable tourism, sustainable agriculture, pollution prevention, cleaner production, resource efficiency, renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Thereby, accelerating Egypt's green transition strategy.

Client information

COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK SAE

CIB is the largest private bank in Egypt, and third largest overall, with a total asset base of USD 25.8bn, as at June 2023.

EBRD Finance Summary

USD 150,000,000.00

Total project cost

USD 150,000,000.00

Additionality

EBRD offers financing that is not available in the market - longer tenor than available, from commercial sources on reasonable terms and conditions, which are necessary to structure the project. Additionally, only select international financial institutions, including EBRD, are approved by the Central Bank of Egypt to provide subordinated debt to Egyptian banks.

Environmental & Social Summary

Categorised FI (2019). CIB is an existing client of the Bank and has been satisfactorily implementing the Bank's E&S requirements under existing exposure. Additionally, the CIB is compliant with TCFD reporting standards and UN's Principles for Responsible Banking, and is currently developing a climate risk management framework with the support of the IFC. CIB is required to continue to comply with EBRD's Performance Requirements (PRs) 2, 4 and 9, and report on its E&S performance to the EBRD on an annual basis.

Technical Cooperation and Grant Financing

N/A

Company Contact Information

Abla Fahmy
abla.hussein@cibeg.com
+(2) 01006634299
https://www.cibeg.com/
21/23 Charles de Gualle street, Giza, 10th floor

PSD last updated

16 Nov 2023

Understanding transition

Further information regarding the EBRD’s approach to measuring transition impact is available here.

Business opportunities

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General enquiries

Specific enquiries can be made using the EBRD Enquiries form.

Environmental and Social Policy (ESP)

The ESP and its associated Environmental and Social Requirements (ESRs) set out the ways in which the EBRD implements its commitment to promoting “environmentally sound and sustainable development”. The ESP and the ESRs include specific provisions for clients to comply with the applicable requirements of national laws on public information and consultation, and to establish a grievance mechanism to receive and facilitate resolution of stakeholders’ concerns and grievances, in particular, about the environmental and social (E&S) performance of the client and the project. Proportionate to the nature and scale of a project’s environmental and social risks and impacts, the EBRD also requires its clients to disclose information, as appropriate, about the risks and impacts of projects or to undertake meaningful consultation with stakeholders and consider and respond to their feedback.

More information on the EBRD’s practices in this regard is set out in the ESP.

Integrity and compliance

The EBRD's Office of the Chief Compliance Officer (OCCO) promotes good governance and ensures that the highest standards of integrity are applied to all of the Bank's activities in accordance with international best practice. Integrity due diligence is conducted on all Bank clients to ensure that projects do not present unacceptable integrity or reputational risks to the Bank. The EBRD believes that identifying and resolving issues in the project assessment and approval stages is the most effective means of ensuring the integrity of Bank transactions. OCCO plays a key role in these protective efforts andhelps to monitor integrity risks in projects post-investment.

OCCO is further responsible for investigating allegations of fraud, corruption and misconduct in EBRD-financed projects. Anyone, either within or outside the Bank, who suspects fraud or corruption should submit a written report to the Chief Compliance Officer by email to compliance@ebrd.com. OCCO will follow-up all matters reported. It will review all matters reported. Reports can be made in any language of the Bank or of the Bank's countries of operation. The information provided must be made in good faith.

Access to Information Policy (AIP)

The AIP, which entered into force on 1 January 2025, sets out how the EBRD discloses information and consults with its stakeholders to promote better awareness and understanding of its strategies, policies and operations. Please visit the Access to Information Policy page to find out what information is available from the EBRD website.

Specific requests for information can be made using the EBRD enquiries form.

Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM)

If efforts to address environmental, social or public disclosure concerns with the Client or the Bank are unsuccessful (for example, through the client’s project-level grievance mechanism or through direct engagement with Bank management), individuals and organisations may seek to address their concerns through the EBRD’s Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM).

IPAM independently reviews project issues that are believed to have caused (or to be likely to cause) harm. The purpose of the mechanism is: to support dialogue between project stakeholders to resolve environmental, social and public disclosure issues; to determine whether the Bank has complied with its Environmental and Social Policy or the project-specific provisions of its Access to Information Policy; and where applicable, to address any existing non-compliance with these policies, while preventing future non-compliance by the Bank.

Please visit the Independent Project Accountability Mechanism webpage to find out more about IPAM and its mandate and how to submit a Request for review. Alternatively, contact IPAM by email at ipam@ebrd.com for guidance and more information on IPAM and how to submit a request.

Environmental and Social Documentation is not available for this project.

Selected procurement notices related to this project may be shown below. Further procurement opportunities related to this and other projects, if available, maybe be viewed in the EBRD Procurement Portal.

The EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy (ESP), Access to Information policy (AIP) and Project Accountability Policy (PAP) enable sound and sustainable development in its projects. The Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM) deals with complaints about environmental, social and disclosure matters related to the Bank’s investments.

No complaints about this project have been made so far.

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Commercial International Bank (CIB)

Overview

Project timeline

Company Contact Information

Project description

Project objectives

Transition impact

Client information

EBRD Finance Summary

Total project cost

Additionality

Environmental & Social Summary

Technical Cooperation and Grant Financing

Company Contact Information

PSD last updated

Understanding transition

Business opportunities

General enquiries

Environmental and Social Policy (ESP)

Integrity and compliance

Access to Information Policy (AIP)

Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM)