Banque de Tunisie - SME loan

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Project ID 46342

Status Complete

Location

Tunisia

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 46342

Status Complete

Location

Tunisia

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

Private

Environmental Category

Approval Date

29 Oct 2014

Disclosure date

26 Sep 2014

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."

Translated version of this PSD: French

Project Description

The EBRD is considering to provide a loan of up to EUR 30 million to Banque de Tunisie (“BT”) for on-lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (“MSMEs”) in Tunisia.

Transition Impact

The proposed loan will increase longer-term funding available to Tunisian MSMEs through the provision of banking loans or lease finance by BT, in a market where lending is restricted by liquidity constraints.

The Client

BT is the 8th largest bank in Tunisia with total consolidated assets of EUR 1.7 billion as of December 2013.

EBRD Finance

Senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 30 million.

Project Cost

Up to EUR 30 million to be provided in euros.

Environmental Impact

Categorised FI. BT will be required to comply with the Bank’s Performance Requirements 2 and 9 and the EBRD's Environmental and Social Procedures for Small and Micro Loans. The bank will also be required to submit annual environmental and social reports to the EBRD.

Company Contact

Thomas Girod, Senior Banker, Financial Institutions Group, EBRD – girodt@ebrd.com

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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No complaints about this project have been made so far.

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