Company name
Scotiabank El Salvador S.A. (“Scotiabank El Salvador”)
Project number
ES3413A-01
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
FI-3
Country
El Salvador
Sector
Financial Institutions
Status
Completed
Disclosed date
11/01/2013
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
12/01/2013
Approval date
04/29/2014
Signed date
06/12/2015
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Investment Operations Department Contact
Portfolio Management Division
Investment type
Syndicated amount
N/A
Financing amount
USD $ 15,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The project consists of a long-term IIC loan of up to US$15 million to Scotiabank El Salvador. The proceeds of the loan will be used to finance home purchases by middle- and lower-middle-income individuals, and to fund loans for the productive activities of Salvadoran SMEs operating in a variety of economic sectors.
Scotiabank El Salvador is the second largest bank in El Salvador. Its activities focus primarily on lending to individuals, with an emphasis on the residential mortgage financing sector, where it is the market leader. Scotiabank El Salvador serves its customers through its national network of 53 branch offices, 133 automatic teller machines, and 4 secure ATM vestibules.
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Contact information
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Client Contact
N/A
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
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