Project Description
Provision of a senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 1.0m to Procredit Bank AD Skopje ("PCBM"), the 6th largest bank in North Macedonia, under the Western Balkans GEFF II Programme (the "programme" or "WB-GEFF II").
Project Objectives
The loan is envisaged to provide financing for on-lending to residential sector (individuals, housing collectives, producers, vendors of green technologies, and service providers) for investments supporting Green Economy Transition ("GET") in North Macedonia.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 80
Green: The project will contribute to building a green economy by facilitating the expansion of lending for investments into high performance residential green economy technologies.
Competitive: The project will contribute to a more competitive financial sector by capacity building of PFIs for green economy financing.
Client Information
PROCREDIT BANK AD
Founded in 2003, Procredit Bank AD Skopje ("PCBM") is the 6th largest bank on the Macedonian market with assets of EUR 685m and a market share of 6.2% by total assets, 7.1% by net loans and 6.0% by customer deposits (YE2022). The company is headquartered in Skopje and services the entire territory of North Macedonia through a small network of branches and service centres.
EBRD Finance Summary
EUR 1,000,000.00
Total Project Cost
EUR 1,000,000.00
Additionality
Additionality is achieved by combining the necessary long-term financing, in the form of the senior loan, with technical support, targeted investment incentives into a package that promotes residential green economy investments.
Environmental and Social Summary
Categorised FI (2019 ESP). PCBM is an existing client and has provided satisfactory Annual E&S Reports to the Bank to date. PCBM will be required to continue to comply with the EBRD's Performance Requirements 2, 4 and 9, including adherence to the expanded EBRD E&S Exclusion List and Referral List introduced with ESP 2019. As applicable, sub-loans under the GEFF II facility will need to comply with the E&S Eligibility Procedures for wind, hydro, solar, geothermal or biomass projects. If EBRD funding may be used for financing solar PV technologies these will be managed in line with 'The Proposed Management Approach for Solar Supply Chain Risk Management' (CS/FO/21-35) and any subsequent guidance developed under that approach.
Technical Cooperation and Grant Financing
TC: TC funds of up to EUR 2.965 million at the Facility level to support PFIs and sub-borrowers (individuals, housing collectives, suppliers and vendors of green technologies, and service providers) for transfer of know-how and awareness raising about investments in modern energy efficiency technologies in the residential building sector. TC funds for the proposed transaction are sourced from (i) the Republic of Austria via EBRD's High-Impact Partnership for Climate Action ("HIPCA") and (ii) EBRD's Shareholder Special Funds ("SSF").
Non-TC: GEFF-WB II will also be supported by non-TC funds of up to EUR 9.63 million (for this sub-project amounts up to EUR 204,500) to be provided by the EU via the European Western Balkans Joint Fund ("EWBJF"), the multi-donor fund under the Western Balkans Investment Framework ("WBIF"), for investment incentives payments to sub-borrowers for the implementation of eligible sub-projects in line with the levels and eligibility criteria as set forth in the Policy Statement of the Facility.
Company Contact Information
TANJA KOSTOSKA
tanja.kostoska@procredit-group.com
+389 02 3219 574
www.pcb.mk
ul. Manapo 7, 1000 Skopje, N.Macedonia
PSD last updated
05 Jul 2023
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