DIFK - Second Standby Credit Line

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Project ID 48797

Status Cancelled

Location

Countries of Operations

Project ID 48797

Status Cancelled

Location

Countries of Operations

Approval Date

14 Dec 2016

Disclosure date

22 Dec 2016

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: Albanian

Project Description

The EBRD is providing a standby credit line in the amount of up to EUR 24 million to the Deposit Insurance Fund of Kosovo (DIFK), fully guaranteed by the Republic of Kosovo.

The standby credit line is tailored to the needs of DIFK and will be provided in three tranches between 2016-2020. The first tranche is committed at signing while the other two tranches are uncommitted. The stand-by credit line is designed to be available under certain pre-agreed conditions with the purpose of making funds available to compensate insured depositors. The product will enable DIFK to sustain a target coverage ratio of total insured deposits consistent with international best practice.

The credit line is part of DIFK's contingency financing mechanism and it will also facilitate DIFK's ability to raise deposit insurance coverage in stages as scheduled in the Amended Law on Deposit Insurance from the current EUR 4,000 to EUR 5,000 in 2018.

Transition Impact

Good

The credit line will improve stability and confidence in the banking sector in Kosovo as the individual deposit insurance coverage will increase.

A well-developed and stable deposit insurance scheme is a key component of the infrastructure to support an efficiently functioning banking market. By providing depositors with insurance for their deposits, DIFK contributes to financial stability by increasing confidence in local banks. Well-functioning deposit insurance funds therefore encourage households to deposit their money in these banks and decrease the risk of run on banks in times of crisis.

By providing support to DIFK through the proposed credit line, EBRD will contribute to further developing the financial infrastructure in Kosovo, increasing trust in the banking system and protection for small depositors In the longer term, the project could also positively impact the availability of funding and, in turn, potential lending capacity of the banking sector.

Client Information

DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND OF KOSOVO

DIFK is an independent public institution established in June 2011 under the Law on The Establishment of a Deposit Insurance System for Financial Institutions in Kosovo.

The Fund enjoys operational and administrative autonomy and functions outside the framework of the Kosovo government structures and the Kosovo civil service. Its objective is to protect small depositors from losses in case of a bank failure as well as to support the Central Bank of Kosovo in meeting its objective to foster the soundness, solvency and efficient functioning of a stable, marketbased financial system.

EBRD Finance Summary

EUR 24,000,000.00

1.EUR 14 million committed at signing
2. Up to EUR 6 million uncommitted and to be made available in 2018
3. Up to EUR 4 million uncommitted and to be made available in 2020

Total Project Cost

EUR 24,000,000.00

Environmental and Social Summary

Categorised FI. There are no adverse environmental and/or social risks associated with the DIFK's activities; therefore the DIFK will not be required to adopt environmental & social management systems as per PR9. The only environmental and social risks would be labour (PR2) and occupational health and safety (PR4) risks associated with DIFK's management of its staff. As with all EBRD clients, DIFK will need to comply with the Bank's PR2 and PR4.

Technical Cooperation

None.

Implementation summary

The two standby credit lines were tailored to the needs of DIFK, designed to be available under certain pre-agreed conditions with the purpose of making funds available to compensate insured depositors. The lines have enabled DIFK to sustain a target coverage ratio of total insured deposits consistent with international best practice. The lines are part of DIFK's contingency financing mechanism and have facilitated DIFK's ability to raise deposit insurance coverage in stages as scheduled in the Amended Law on Deposit Insurance from EUR 2,000 to 3,000 in 2014, to EUR 4,000 in 2016 and to EUR 5,000 in 2018.

As part of Transition Impact, the Projects improved the stability and confidence in the banking sector in Kosovo as the individual deposit insurance coverage increased.

The Bank has also provided DIFK with TC support, financed from the Shareholders’ Special Fund, for the development and implementation of the Depositor Compensation System. The system has been operational since end of 2016 and it allows DIFK to quickly and accurately compensate insured depositors, in line with EU directives and IADI’s core principles on deposit insurance. A new TC project was approved to help DIFK with preparing for the implementation of risk-based premium system based on European Banking Authority guidelines. The project commenced in March 2021 and is expected to last for nine months.

Company Contact Information

Deposit Insurance Fund of Kosovo
0038138610355
www.fsdk.org
Street Pashko Vasa, NN 1-st floor #Qyteza Pejton# Prishtina, 10000 Kosovo

Transition impact

ETI Score:60

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Environmental and Social Documentation is not available for this project.

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