Project Description
Equity investment in Primsotsbank by subscribing to newly issued ordinary shares representing up to 12.5% of the bank’s total capital.
Transition Impact
This investment will support a Russian bank based in the Far East with good regional coverage and potential to develop further its distribution network and provide high quality services to SMEs and retail customers.
The investment is also designed to support the corporate governance and institutional improvements that are already under way in Primsotsbank.
The Client
Primsotsbank, a privately owned Russian bank established in 1993 and located in the Far East with a good regional network and a strategic focus on SME and retail lending.
EBRD Finance
To be confirmed.
Project Cost
To be confirmed.
Environmental Impact
Primsotsbank will be required to adopt the EBRD’s Environmental Procedures for Intermediated Financing through Local Banks and to apply these procedures to the whole range of its commercial lending operations. This includes adherence to the FI Environmental Exclusion and Referral List, compliance with the applicable national environmental, health and safety and labour legislation, appointment of a member of senior management with overall responsibility for the implementation of environmental procedures, and submission of annual environmental reports to EBRD.
Technical Cooperation
TC, estimated at EUR 250,000, may be provided at a later stage within the Regional Institution Building Framework.
Company Contact
Ms. Olga Ivaschuk
Head of International Banking Department
e-mail: olga@pskb.com
Telephone: +7 4232 –300299
Fax: +7 4232 – 422076
Business opportunities
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Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM)
If efforts to address environmental, social or public disclosure concerns with the Client or the Bank are unsuccessful (e.g. 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 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.
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