Company name
ATLANTIC BANK LIMITED
Project number
14625-01
FI-2 operations are those where the risk potential is considered medium: the FI’s current or future portfolio consists of or is expected to consist of, business activities that have potential limited adverse environmental or social risks or impacts that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely reversible, and readily addressed through mitigation measures; or includes a very limited number of business activities with potential adverse environmental or social risks or impacts that are diverse, irreversible, or unprecedented.
E&S category
FI-2
Country
Belize
Sector
Financial Institutions
Status
In implementation
Disclosed date
09/08/2023
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
11/01/2023
Approval date
11/01/2023
Signed date
11/06/2023
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Investment Operations Department Contact
Portfolio Management Division
Investment type
Syndicated amount
USD $ 15,000,000
Financing amount
USD $ 30,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The financing consists of an unsecured, senior loan of up to US$30 million (the “Financing”, the “Project” or the “Loan””) to Atlantic Bank Limited ("ABL" or the “Bank”) to be comprised as follows: (i) Tranche I consisting of a committed loan in the aggregate amount of up to US$20 million to be funded by IDB Invest with a tenor of up to three years from disbursement date; and (ii) Tranche II consisting of an uncommitted loan in the aggregate amount of up to US$10 million with a tenor of up to three years from disbursement. The main objective of this Project is to support the growth of ABL's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (“MSMEs”) portfolio. By increasing the size of this portfolio, the project is expected to generally contribute to increasing financing for the MSME segment in Belize. The Project may include a Technical Assistance (“TA”) to further improve its MSME and Women-led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (“WMSMEs") strategy and help ABL develop its Environmental and Social Risk Management Systems (“ESMS”).
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Contact information
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Client Contact
gmaheia@atlabank.com
PHONE NUMBER
+501 223-4123
POST OFFICE ADDRESS
IDB Invest Contact
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PHONE
+1(202)-566-4566
ADDRESS
1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
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Environmental and social review
IDB Invest conducts an environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) commensurate with the nature, scale, and stage of the project, and with its level of environmental and social risks and impacts. The ESDD will confirm the project E&S categorization and assess the project with respect to the client requirements in IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. The results of the ESDD, including any identified gaps are described in the Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provided below. For projects approved as of 2016, any gaps with respect to IDB Invest's Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy at the time of the ESDD are addressed in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) presented below, to comply with the date mentioned above.
ATLANTIC BANK CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP FOR MSME DEVELOPMENT - 14625-01–BL-ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW ESRS
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