Project Description
A senior loan of USD 4 million equivalent in Uzbekistani soms to Ipak Yuli Bank to be used for on-lending to women-led MSMEs in Uzbekistan under the EBRD's Central Asia Women in Business Programme ("CA WiB").
The loan will be offered in the local currency in two equal tranches of USD 2m equivalent each. Tranche 1 will be committed upon signing the loan agreement; Tranche 2 will be uncommitted and may become available at the sole discretion of the EBRD. Each tranche will have a tenor of two years, and will be disbursed in the UZS equivalents of the USD amounts calculated at or around the time of the relevant disbursements.
Project Objectives
The project aims to promote women's entrepreneurship in Uzbekistan and their participation in business by improving their access to finance and advice through dedicated credit lines and tailored technical assistance programmes.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 70
The project will help the bank develop and launch tailored sustainable credit mechanisms targeted at women-led MSMEs in Uzbekistan and will contribute to women's economic inclusion by supporting women-led MSMEs' access to finance and providing business advisory and skills development services.
Client Information
IPAK YULI JOINT-STOCK INNOVATION COMMERCIAL BANK
Ipak Yuli Bank ("IYB") is a privately-owned bank in Uzbekistan with focus on MSME and retail segments. The bank demonstrates strong business dynamics and a leading pace of innovation/digitalisation on the market. IYB is ranked 3rd largest among 21 private banks (or 13th out of all 33 banks) by assets and loans, with market shares of 2% at 1H22.
EBRD Finance Summary
USD 4,000,000.00
Total Project Cost
USD 4,000,000.00
Additionality
Additionality will be achieved through a combination of: (i) financing structure; and (ii) knowledge, innovation, and capacity building.
(i) Financing Structure. EBRD offers local currency financing on terms not readily available in the market. EBRD offers a tenor, which is above the market average and is necessary to structure the project.
(ii) Knowledge, innovation, and capacity building. EBRD provides expertise, innovation, knowledge and/or capabilities that are critical to the timely realisation of the project's objectives, including support to strengthen the capacity of the client.
Environmental and Social Summary
Categorised FI (ESP 2019). Ipak Yuli Bank is an existing client will be required to continue to comply with EBRD's PRs 2, 4 and 9 and submit Annual E&S Reports to the Bank and implement the EBRD's E&S Procedures for Corporate, SME and Micro Lending.
Technical Cooperation and Grant Financing
Ipak Yuli Bank will benefit from a comprehensive Technical Cooperation ("TC") dedicated to support the WiB activities. The CA WiB TC Programme available for participating banks includes two linked components: (i) Tailored capacity-building for partner financial institutions and programme support of up to USD 8.0m; and (ii) Capacity-building for women-led MSMEs via the Advice for Small Businesses ("ASB") team of up to USD 5.0m.
The project involves First Loss Risk Cover ("FLRC") of up to 10% of a WiB loan (and limited to 70% of a single sub-loan) which translates to up to USD 400,000 for the operation.
The TC and FLRC are funded by the multi-donor Women Entrepreneurs Financing Initiative ("We-Fi").
Company Contact Information
Dilaziz Sultanov
d.sultanov@ipakyulibank.uz
+998 (78) 140-69-43
+998 (78) 140-69-05
https://en.ipakyulibank.uz
2, Abdulla Qodiriy Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
PSD last updated
16 Nov 2022
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