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
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
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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Contact information
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Client Contact
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PHONE NUMBER
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POST OFFICE ADDRESS
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IDB Invest Contact
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PHONE
+1(202)-566-4566
ADDRESS
1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
COUNTRY OFFICES
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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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