Company name
Banco Internacional S.A. (“the Bank”)
Project number
EC3914A-01
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
Ecuador
Sector
Financial Institutions
Status
Completed
Disclosed date
09/18/2015
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
10/20/2015
Approval date
12/01/2015
Signed date
12/16/2015
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Investment Operations Department Contact
INO Portfolio Management (PTM)
Investment type
Syndicated amount
N/A
Financing amount
USD $ 6,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The funds will go toward financing for small and medium-sized enterprises in Ecuador in the form of medium- and long-term loans for modernizing and/or expanding these companies or for working capital.
The Bank was founded in Quito in 1973. As of June 2015, Banco Internacional held assets worth US$2.7 billion and held an 8.5% market share by assets. The Bank serves the entire country, with 87 service points and a presence in 17 provinces and 28 cities in the coastal, mountain, and Amazonian regions. It has 1,200 employees and a network of more than 350 ATMs. As of the end of 2014, it had 500,000 clients. The Bank’s portfolio breakdown as of June 2015 was as follows: 80% corporate lending; 16% consumer lending; and 4% mortgage lending.
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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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