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Company name

Banco Financiera Comercial Hondureña S.A. (“Ficohsa”)

Project number

12000-02

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

Honduras

Sector

Financial Institutions

Status

Proposed

Disclosed date

11/02/2016

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

Projected board date
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12/13/2016

Approval date

12/15/2016

Signed date

12/16/2016

Sponsoring entity

N/A

Investment Operations Department Contact

N/A

Investment type

Syndicated amount

USD $ 6,000,000

Financing amount

USD $ 12,000,000

Currency

USD

Project scope and objective

The proposed Ficohsa Sub-debt Financing Partnership (the “Project”) will contribute to increasing access to finance for small and medium enterprises (“SME”) in Honduras, including women-led SMEs. The Project entails a subordinated financing of up to US$12 million from IDB Group and up to US$6 million from the China Co-financing Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean to Banco Financiera Comercial Hondureña (“Ficohsa” or the “bank”), which will strengthen Ficohsa’s capital structure and support its continued expansion in the SME sector. The financing is expected to be complemented by an additional US$12 million subordinated financing from OFID. By partnering with Ficohsa, one of the leading private-sector banks in the country, the financing supports the bank’s strategic goals in SMEs and women banking in Honduras.

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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 SUMMARY

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POST OFFICE ADDRESS

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EMAIL

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PHONE

+1(202)-566-4566

ADDRESS

1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

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