Forum Bank - Subordinated Loan - Ukraine

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Project ID 40151

Status Complete

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

Project ID 40151

Status Complete

Location

Ukraine

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

Private

Environmental Category

Approval Date

14 Jul 2009

Disclosure date

29 May 2009

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."

Project Description

The EBRD is considering providing a Tier II capital qualifying as subordinated loan in the amount of USD80 million to support Bank Forum’s capitalisation.
The mix of Tier I (provided by the shareholders) and Tier II capital (support from the EBRD) will help to ensure that the bank has the capital cushion to weather the economic downturn in Ukraine.

Transition Impact

The Project will support a significant financial institution in the country with a sizeable client base. More broadly, it will help in maintaining a functioning banking sector and support a level of financial intermediation and continued lending to the real economy, while also contributing to improve overall market confidence.

The Client

Bank Forum is the 11th largest bank in Ukraine controlled by Commerzbank AG, the second largest bank in Germany.

EBRD Finance

A ten-year Tier II subordinated loan in the amount of USD 80 million.

Project Cost

The total operation amount is USD 80 million.

Environmental Impact

Forum will conduct its business in accordance with EBRD’s Environmental Performance Requirement (“PR”) 2 and apply PR 9 when making local loans which will be required to comply with applicable national environmental, health and safety and labour requirements. Forum should adhere to the EBRD's Environmental and Social Exclusion and Referral Lists, and submit annual environmental and social reports to the Bank.

Technical Cooperation

Forum Bank has received institution building technical assistance for the implementation of Mortgage lending from the Canadian International Development Agency under the CIDA - Ukraine SME Cooperation Fund. Further technical assistance for is not currently envisaged.

Company Contact

Mr. Oleksii Pavlov
Head of Division
Strategic Investors Relationship
JSCB FORUM
B.Khmelnytskoho Str., 17/52
01030 Kyiv
Ukraine
Tel. +38 044 205 3559
apavlov@forum.com.ua

Transition impact

ETI Score:60

PSD last updated

01 Feb 2019

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Environmental and Social Documentation is not available for this project.

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