Project Description
This project was approved in the context of the Bank's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To avoid delays to the delivery of this project, the Bank's President granted a deviation from the ordinary timelines for PSD disclosure, as contemplated by Section V of the Directive on Access to Information. Details of the Bank's response to COVID-19, and this deviation, can be found on our website.
A senior secured loan of up to USD 27 million (the "loan") to Nibulon LLC (the "borrower") under the Resilience Framework. The loan will enable Nibulon LLC to secure sufficient working capital financing for the following seasons and support in further developing its trading activity in Ukraine amid the adverse impact of COVID-19 on its business.
Project Objectives
The loan will support Nibulon Group's liquidity for trading operations and help it withstand the COVID19-caused crisis. The operation will ensure that Nibulon remains committed to developing river transport networks and increasing inland grain procurement in new rural areas which were part of previous operations between the Bank and Nibulon Group.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 61
The operation will help ensure that Nibulon group preserves its ability to meet the transition impacts that were expected to be achieved as part of the previous transactions approved in 2017 and 2018.
Client Information
NIBULON LTD
A limited liability company incorporated in Ukraine, Nibulon LLC is a holding entity and the main operating and asset-holding company of the Nibulon group (the "Group", "Nibulon").
EBRD Finance Summary
USD 27,000,000.00
Total Project Cost
USD 27,000,000.00
Additionality
The EBRD financing is provided in the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis that have impacted broader economic activities, and limited new lending opportunities in the market. Local banks, for instance, are reducing their working capital limits for existing clients.
Environmental and Social Summary
Categorised B (2019 ESP). The provision of short-term working capital to an existing client is not associated with any new environmental or social risks or impacts. ESDD has been carried out in line with the ESD COVID-19 response and included a review of an ESDD questionnaire, annual E&S reports provided by Nibulon, and publicly available information. The ESDD confirmed that the Company continues to be in compliance with national law, relevant EBRD PRs, is on track in implementing the existing ESAP, has maintained its institutional capacity for environmental & social risk management and is properly addressing OHS risks linked to the COVID response. No new E&S issues arise from the proposed operation, and Nibulon will continue to implement previously agreed ESAP and recently introduced COVID-response plan aimed at minimization of financial, operational, health and safety and social risks. There is no GET component associated with the Project.
Technical Cooperation and Grant Financing
The Project will have a Technical Cooperation (TC) component provided by the Japan-EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund. The TC funds will partially cover the legal due diligence costs.
Company Contact Information
Olga Babanina
OBabanina@nibulon.com.ua
Nibulon LLC
1 Kabotazhny Spusk,
Mykolaiv, 54002
Ukraine
PSD last updated
14 Jul 2020
Understanding Transition
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Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM)
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