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Company name

Banco de América Central S.A. (BAC Guatemala)

Project number

14247-01

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
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FI-2

Country

Guatemala

Sector

Financial Institutions

Status

Approved

Disclosed date

07/18/2024

Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.

Projected board date
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10/10/2024

Approval date

10/10/2024

Signed date

N/A

Sponsoring entity

N/A

Investment Operations Department Contact

Financial Institutions Division

Investment type

Syndicated amount

N/A

Financing amount

USD $ 70,000,000

Currency

USD

Project scope and objective

The Project consists in the issuance of a sustainable senior unsecured bond, denominated in United States of America dollars (“US$”), issued in the Guatemalan capital market by Banco de América Central S.A. (the “Bank”) through a Bond Issuance Program for up to US$500 million. The first issuance will be for up to US$140 million, with IDB Invest potentially subscribing about US$70 million. 

The bond will have a term of up to five years, including a grace period of up to 24 months. It is expected to be publicly offered and locally regulated. Other co-investors are expected to participate in further subscriptions under the same program.

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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.

BAC GUATEMALA SUSTAINABLE BOND -14247-01- GU - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW (ESRS)

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Contact information

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Client Contact

EMAIL

fabiola.reynoso@baccredomatic.gt

PHONE NUMBER

(502) 3764-2736 / (502) 5918-5175

POST OFFICE ADDRESS

Torre BAC - Avenida Reforma y 10a. calle de la Zona 9 / Ciudad de Guatemala 01009, Guatemala 01

IDB Invest Contact

EMAIL

requestinformation@idbinvest.org

PHONE

+1(202)-566-4566

ADDRESS

1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

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