FIF -Housing Bank for Trade & Finance (HBTF)-SMEs

Overview
Project Summary Document
Environmental and Social Documentation
Procurement
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Overview

Provision of a senior unsecured loan of USD 75 million to Housing Bank for Trade & Finance ("HBTF") to support lending to SMEs in Jordan. The loan is expected to be disbursed over three equal tranches. The term of the loan is 5 years with 2 years grace period.

Project ID 56258

Status Signed

Location

Jordan

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

Naser Abu Zahra
NaserAbu-Zahra@hbtf.com.jo
+96265005555
www.hbtf.com

Project ID 56258

Status Signed

Location

Jordan

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

Private

Approval Date

26 Mar 2025

Disclosure date

18 Feb 2025

PSD Translation (Arabic) (PDF, 0.19MB)

Project Description

Project Objectives

The EBRD loan will support HBTF's SME lending activities and expand access to finance for underserved SMEs in Jordan.

Transition Impact

ETI score:60

nian SMEs constitute 95% of active businesses in the country, contributing approximately 40% to GDP and providing 70% of total private sector employment. However, access to finance remains a significant challenge for MSME growth, with bank lending to SMEs accounting for only about 11% of total lending.

TI qualities:

Competitive: the project will support the SME portfolio expansion.
Resilient: the project aims to ensure prudent lending practices and adequate portfolio quality.

Client Information

HOUSING BANK FOR TRADE AND FINANCE

The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance ("HBTF") was established in 1973 as a public shareholding limited company headquartered in Amman. The bank is the second largest one in Jordan by total assets and is listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. HBTF is a universal bank offering banking services to retail, corporate, government and public sector and SME clients through its large branch network of 104 branches in Jordan and 57 branches distributed between the foreign branches and the subsidiaries.

EBRD Finance Summary

USD 75,000,000.00

Total Project Cost

USD 75,000,000.00

Additionality

The SME loan promotes financing for MSMEs in Jordan.

Company Contact Information

Naser Abu Zahra
NaserAbu-Zahra@hbtf.com.jo
+96265005555
www.hbtf.com

PSD Last Updated

18 Feb 2025

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.

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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 -Housing Bank for Trade & Finance (HBTF)-SMEs

Overview

Project timeline

Company Contact Information

Project Description

Project Objectives

Transition Impact

Client Information

EBRD Finance Summary

Total Project Cost

Additionality

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)

FIF -Housing Bank for Trade & Finance (HBTF)-SMEs

Overview

Company Contact Information

Project Description

Project Objectives

Transition Impact

Client Information

EBRD Finance Summary

Total Project Cost

Additionality

Environmental and Social Summary

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)