RLF - RLG - Kredobank 2024

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Overview

A Resilience and Livelihoods Guarantee (RLG) in the form of an unfunded risk-sharing instrument covering up to 50 per cent of the credit risk in newly originated sub-loans with the total value of EUR 100 million equivalent (the "Covered Portfolio") to be originated by Kredobank in Ukraine.

The facility will be provided in two equal tranches, each comprising EUR 50 million of the Covered Portfolio. The second tranche will be uncommitted.

The facility will include a sub-limit under the SME Competitiveness and Inclusion Programme in the European Union's (EU) Eastern Partnership ("EaP SMECI" sub-limit, assigned with a separate EBRD project number 55299) of up to EUR 20 million or 20% of the Covered Portfolio to finance long term capital investments of micro-, small-, and medium sized enterprises (MSME) to upgrade their technologies and equipment to EU standards, including investments in sustainable and green technologies (70% of EaP SMECI sub-limit), thereby enhancing their competitiveness. Eligible sub-borrowers will also receive technical assistance funded by the EU and grant support in the form of investment incentives upon the completion of their investment projects.

Project ID 55298

Status Signed

Location

Ukraine

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

Natalia Zgoba
nvzhoba@kredobank.com.ua
+380503445741
-
www.kredobank.com.ua
Sacharova street, 78A Lviv Ukraine 79026

Project ID 55298

Status Signed

Location

Ukraine

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

Private

Environmental Category

Approval Date

16 Jul 2024

Disclosure date

18 Jul 2024

As per section 1.4.2 (iii) of the Directive on Access to Information: "For Projects approved by Bank management where the Board of Directors has delegated the approval authority, the PSD shall be disclosed at the start of the relevant no-objection notification period to a member country of the Bank in accordance with Article 13 (iii) of the Agreement Establishing the EBRD."

RLF - RLG - Kredobank 2024 (Ukrainian) (PDF, 0.36MB)

Project description

The facility will be provided in two equal tranches, each comprising EUR 50 million of the Covered Portfolio. The second tranche will be uncommitted.

Project objectives

The Facility will be used to support lending to Ukrainian private companies operating in the primary and secondary agriculture and other critical industries (inter alia food processing, retail, logistics), with the ultimate goal of preserving livelihoods in Ukraine

Transition impact

ETI Score:70

>Resilient quality stems from the credit enhancement mechanism provided by the RLG, which enables Kredobank to finance Ukrainian agricultural value chains and other critical industries and to preserve food and energy security, maintain consumption and access to critical goods as a vital step in safeguarding people's livelihoods and to reduce losses due to supply chain disruptions.

The Facility will also support the Inclusive quality by providing funding to Ukrainian businesses affected by the war, aimed at safeguarding their human and organisational capital. Providing affected businesses with financing will enable them to remain operational, may potentially limit staff shrinkages, and will allow entrepreneurs to preserve their organisational capital, i.e., the know-how needed to create systems of production combining human skills and physical capital.

The Facility also contributes to a Competitive quality by improving MSME investments in line with EU standards, enhancing their competitiveness in domestic and export markets.

Client information

KREDOBANK PJSC

Kredobank (KB) is a leading bank in the western part of Ukraine, ranking 14th by total assets (EUR 1.3 billion, 1.7 per cent of the market share) out of 63 banks in the country at end-Q1 2024, operating via 67 branches and serving more than 56,000 corporate and 590,000 retail customers. KB is 100 per cent-owned by PKO Bank Polski SA, the largest commercial bank in Poland.

EBRD Finance Summary

EUR 25,000,000

Total project cost

EUR 100,000,000

Additionality

Response to the war in Ukraine: the Facility is provided in the extraordinary circumstances of the ongoing war on Ukraine, serving as a significant risk mitigating instrument to enable financing of critical industries.

Environmental & Social Summary

Categorised FI (ESP 2019). Kredobank is an existing client of the EBRD and performance on environmental and social (E&S) issues to date has been satisfactory. Annual reporting and E&S due diligence, demonstrate that the Client have all main components of the Environmental and Social Management System, have staff nominated to manage E&S issues, have adequate E&S risk management procedures built into the credit appraisal process and appropriate monitoring for E&S issues both within the portfolio and within the institution itself to manage E&S risks and policies to manage HR and OHS in line with PR2 and PR4.

Kredobank will be required to further comply with PRs 2, 4 & 9, and implement and comply with the relevant EBRD's Environmental & Social (E&S) Procedures and submit annual environmental and social reports to the Bank.

Technical Cooperation and Grant Financing

Non-TC: The project will benefit from donor support in the form of the first loss risk cover for potential defaulted sub-loans in the Covered Portfolio.

TC and non-TC under EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line: MSME sub-borrowers will benefit from EU-funded financial incentives for eligible sub-projects, while the bank will receive technical assistance towards investment projects preparation and implementation.

Company Contact Information

Natalia Zgoba
nvzhoba@kredobank.com.ua
+380503445741
-
www.kredobank.com.ua
Sacharova street, 78A Lviv Ukraine 79026

PSD last updated

18 Jul 2024

Understanding transition

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

Business opportunities

For business opportunities or procurement, contact the client company.

For business opportunities with the EBRD (not related to procurement) contact:

Tel: +44 20 7338 7168
Email: projectenquiries@ebrd.com

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Tel: +44 20 7338 6794
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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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RLF - RLG - Kredobank 2024

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)