FIF - MiBospo - MSE Loan VI

Overview
Project Summary Document
Environmental and Social Documentation
Procurement
Complaints

Overview

A senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 1.5 million to be provided in one single tranche under the Financial Intermediaries Framework ("FIF").

Project ID 53546

Status Repaying

Location

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Elmedina Becirovic
ebecirovic@mi-bospo.org
+38761892793
www.mi-bospo.org

Project ID 53546

Status Repaying

Location

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

Private

Environmental Category

Approval Date

07 Jun 2022

Disclosure date

13 Jun 2022

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."

FIF - MiBospo - MSE Loan VI (Bosnian) (PDF, 0.23MB)

Project description

A senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 1.5 million to be provided in one single tranche under the Financial Intermediaries Framework ("FIF").

Project objectives

The Loan proceeds will be used for on-lending to private micro and small sized enterprises ("MSEs") in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("BiH") in accordance with the Policy Statement.

Transition impact

ETI Score:60

project contributes to the objectives of the FIF, supporting the Transition Impact qualities of Competitive and Resilient:

Competitive: The project will expand MiBospo's lending to private MSEs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a focus on regional outreach and attraction of new MSE clients.

Resilient: MiBospo is expected to maintain adequate MSE portfolio quality.

Client information

MIKROKREDITNA FONDACIJA MI-BOSPO TUZLA

Mikrokreditna Fondacija Mi-Bospo Tuzla ("MiBospo") is a long-standing EBRD partner since 2007 and specialised Micro Finance Institution ("MFI") in Bosnia and Herzegovia ("BiH"), focused on loans to female borrowers, women enterpreneurs and agro clients. At YE2021, it is the 4th largest MFI by total assets with 7% market share. Headquartered in Tuzla, MiBospo has 193 employees and serves ca. 25,500 clients both in the Federation of BiH and in the Republika Srpska through 38 offices.

EBRD Finance Summary

EUR 1,500,000.00

Total project cost

EUR 1,500,000.00

Additionality

Financing structure: The EBRD loan will provide much-needed term financing to help address issues of limited availability of medium- to long-term financing for non-deposit taking institutions in BiH.
Standard-setting: MiBospo will be required to comply with EBRD's Performance Requirements for FIs. All Sub-projects and Sub-borrowers will be required to comply with the eligibility criteria defined in the Policy Statement of FIF.
Gender SMART: MiBospo will make use of EBRD expertise for the adoption of gender standards and equal opportunities action plans. In particular, MiBospo will undertake to allocate at least 50% of proceeds under the loan to women MSEs in order to further promote and provide access to finance to underserved segments in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Environmental & Social Summary

Categorised FI (2019 ESP). MiBospo is an existing client and will be required to continue to comply with PRs 2, 4 and 9, including adherence to the expanded EBRD E&S Exclusion List and Referral List introduced with ESP 2019. The annual environmental and social report for 2021 will be reviewed and any potential gaps addressed before signing. MiBospo will be required to continue to comply with the EBRD's Environmental and Social Risk Management Procedures for Corporate Loans, SME and Micro Loans, and submit annual environmental and social reports to the Bank.

Technical Cooperation and Grant Financing

None.

Company Contact Information

Elmedina Becirovic
ebecirovic@mi-bospo.org
+38761892793
www.mi-bospo.org

PSD last updated

13 Jun 2022

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
Email: procurement@ebrd.com

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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FIF - MiBospo - MSE Loan VI

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)