Deposit Protection Fund Montenegro - Senior Line II

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Overview

A senior loan of up to EUR 50 million in the form of a Standby Credit Line (SBCL) in favour of Deposit Protection Fund of Montenegro (DPFM), an independent public institution, fully guaranteed by the state of Montenegro. As a stand-by credit line, the EBRD finance is designed to provide immediate funds to DPFM under certain pre-agreed conditions in order to support pay-outs of insured deposits in case of bankruptcy or resolution of a member bank in Montenegro. The new facility will replace the existing SBCL of EUR 30 million, so that the DPFM continues to have a back-up liquidity line.

Project ID 51810

Status Signed

Location

Montenegro

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

State

Project timeline

Exploratory
Passed Concept Review
Passed Structure Review
Passed Final Review
Board Approved
Signed
Implementing
Completed

Company Contact Information

Predrag Markovic
fzd@fzdcg.org
+382 20 210 466
+382 20 210 436
http://www.fzdcg.org/
Miljana Vukova bb 81000 Podgorica Montenegro

Project ID 51810

Status Signed

Location

Montenegro

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

State

Environmental Category

Approval Date

23 Jul 2020

Disclosure date

27 Aug 2020

As permitted by paragraph 2.6 of Section III of the Access to Information Policy, disclosure of this PSD was deferred in accordance with paragraph 1.4.4 of the Directive on Access to Information.

Project description

Project objectives

The Project will enable DPFM to have adequate emergency funding arrangement in place to restore an efficient and credible protection for individual depositors and improve financial safety net in Montenegro. The Project additionally aims to strengthen DPFM's asset and investment management capabilities up to international standards through transactional TC assignment.

Transition impact

ETI Score:69

expected transition impact of the project is its contribution to the Resilient and Well-governed transition qualities. The project will contribute to the Resilient quality by improving Fund's deposit coverage ratio which will strengthen DPFM's ability to withstand any potential bank failures and continue maintaining high confidence in the Montenegrin banking sector. The project will also support the Well-governed quality through technical assistance programme focused on asset and investment management practices that will allow DPFM to align its existing arrangements with international standards.

Client information

DEPOSIT PROTECTION FUND OF MONTENEGRO

Deposit Protection Fund of Montenegro is an independent public institution established in 2004 based on the Deposit Insurance Law in Montenegro designed to provide deposit insurance to all eligible depositors that hold accounts with member banks.

EBRD Finance Summary

EUR 50,000,000.00

Total project cost

EUR 50,000,000.00

Additionality

Additionality is generated from financing structure and risk mitigation. The Project will provide an emergency back-up financing facility, which is currently the only access to emergency funding for DPFM. The Bank's involvement through the Project will enhance the Fund's investment management practices up to best international standards.

Environmental & Social Summary

Categorised FI (ESP 2019). This is a Deposit Protection transaction with an existing client of EBRD. Since there are no adverse environmental and social issues associated with the DPFM's activities, environmental & social management systems as per PR9 are not required. The client will continue to report annually on environmental and social matters, with a main focus on PR2 and 4 reporting.

Technical Cooperation and Grant Financing

Institutional Capacity Building Programme of up to EUR 94,544 comprises of implementation of new investment strategy, selection of experienced asset management company and training of staff.

Company Contact Information

Predrag Markovic
fzd@fzdcg.org
+382 20 210 466
+382 20 210 436
http://www.fzdcg.org/
Miljana Vukova bb 81000 Podgorica Montenegro

PSD last updated

27 Aug 2020

Understanding transition

Further information regarding the EBRD’s approach to measuring transition impact is available here.

Business opportunities

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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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Deposit Protection Fund Montenegro - Senior Line II

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)