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Company name

Banco de Comercio Exterior, S.A (Bancoldex, S.A.)

Project number

12053-02

FI-3 operations are those where the risk potential is considered low: the FI’s current or future portfolio consists of financial exposure to business activities that predominantly have minimal or no adverse environmental and social impacts.

E&S category
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FI-3

Country

Colombia

Sector

Financial Institutions

Status

Completed

Disclosed date

02/18/2020

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

Projected board date
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03/18/2020

Approval date

04/06/2020

Signed date

05/13/2020

Sponsoring entity

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Investment Operations Department Contact

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Investment type

Syndicated amount

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Financing amount

USD $ 173,099

Currency

COP

Project scope and objective

The purpose of the project is to provide access to financing to up to seven SME energy traders in Colombia.

IDB Invest will be issue a Standby Letter of Credit in favor in Bancoldex to counter guarantee the guarantees that this institution will issue in favor of XM Compañía de Expertos en Mercados, S.A. E.S.P (Electricity Market operator in Colombia) for the account of up to seven SME energy traders. These guarantees are required to be issued by virtue of the Power Purchase Agreements that the traders will sign as a result of the Complementary Mechanism to the Renewable Energy tender CLPE No. 02-2019.

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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.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW

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Contact information

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PHONE NUMBER

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POST OFFICE ADDRESS

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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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