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Company name

Primus Capital S.A.

Project number

12343-02

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

Regional

Sector

Financial Institutions

Status

In implementation

Disclosed date

10/08/2021

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

Projected board date
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12/14/2021

Approval date

12/14/2021

Signed date

12/15/2021

Sponsoring entity

N/A

Investment Operations Department Contact

N/A

Investment type

Syndicated amount

USD $ 7,000,000

Financing amount

USD $ 20,000,000

Currency

USD

Project scope and objective

The project aims to finance small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) through factoring and financial leasing operations in Chile and Peru. The proposed operation includes a senior unsecured A/B loan, renewable for four additional periods of up to one year at the discretion of IDB Invest, composed of: (i) an A Loan of up to US$15 million to be financed by IDB Invest, for a term of up to one year; and (ii) a B Loan of up to US$7 million to be financed by commercial banks, other financial institutions, or other entities through the signing of participation agreements, for a term of up to one year. The funds will support the credit activities that Primus Capital carries out with SMEs in Chile and Peru, financing factoring and leasing operations to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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.

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EMAIL

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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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