ST. PETERSBURG MUNICIPAL SUPPORT PROJECT

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Project ID 4059

Status Complete

Location

Russia

Business Sector

Municipal Infrastructure

Notice Type

State

Project timeline

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

Project ID 4059

Status Complete

Location

Russia

Business Sector

Municipal Infrastructure

Notice Type

State

Environmental Category

Approval Date

07 May 1997

Disclosure date

18 Apr 1997

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 project is aimed at the restructuring of St Petersburg's high-cost short-term debt in order to stabilise the city's financial position, and to implement a prioritised medium-term investment programme.

This operation helps to: a) restructure St Petersburg's high-cost short-term debt so that the city is able to stabilise its financial position and finalise and implement its investment programme; and b) ensure that the city continues to implement measures to improve its financial management and investment planning, which will enhance the city's creditworthiness and help to attract private capital to partially finance its investment programme.

Transition Impact

The EBRD has accelerated and directly assisted the process of St Petersburg's municipal reforms in a wide range of areas, including a comprehensive set of reforms of municipal finances, restructuring of municipal services and reforms in the related legal and regulatory framework. As a result of this cooperation, St Petersburg is already on the verge of establishing itself as a creditworthy borrower on the international financial markets. The project directly helped introduce St Petersburg to the Eurobond market.

In the framework of its cooperation with the St Petersburg authorities, the Bank has contributed directly and through a large number of Technical Assistance programmes to a transfer of financial, managerial, organisational and strategic planning skills to the local government and set standards for market-oriented behaviour patterns. The results of this learning-by-doing process are being experienced well beyond the specific project, primarily through the city's interactions with its business clients and the lower levels of the local government.

The Client

The city of St Petersburg.

EBRD Finance

A Framework Loan Agreement of up to US$ 100 million signed in July 1998, with a first tranche of US$ 30 million signed in August 1998, and a second tranche of US$ 15 million signed in November 1998. The project also had a Eurobond issue of US$ 300 million. The EBRD co-lead managed the Eurobond issue in June 1997, with EBRD participating in its financing with US$12.5 million.

Project Cost

US$ 400 million.

Environmental Impact

There are no direct environmental issues associated with this project.

Technical Cooperation

a. Developing the city's investment planning and programming ability.

b. Developing the city's borrowing programme.

c. City revenue enhancement and transport sector efficiency audit.

Other technical cooperation projects have also been completed.

PSD last updated

01 Feb 2019

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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.

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No complaints about this project have been made so far.

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