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Company name

Banco del País, S.A.

Project number

HO3741A-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
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FI-2

Country

Honduras

Sector

Financial Institutions

Status

Completed

Disclosed date

09/15/2017

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

Projected board date
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06/21/2017

Approval date

06/21/2017

Signed date

10/13/2017

Sponsoring entity

N/A

Investment Operations Department Contact

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Investment type

Syndicated amount

USD $ 4,000,000

Financing amount

USD $ 8,000,000

Currency

USD

Project scope and objective

The Project consists in providing an Unsecured Senior Loan of up to US$12 million to Banco del País S.A. ("Banpaís" or "the Bank") to increase the small and medium-sized enterprises (“SME”) portfolio. The tenor is up to five years, which represents a financial additionality to Banpaís as it mostly operates with short-term funding. Of the US$12 million, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (“IIC”) will contribute US$8 million from its own account, and will bring potentially in an additional US$4 million through the China Co-Financing Fund.

In addition, it is expected that this Project will be complemented by an Advisory Services (“AS”) component with the GREENPYME program, which objective is to provide: (i) training workshops for Banpaís ’clients on energy efficiency, renewable energy and water management; and (ii) an online training course for Banpaís employees to strengthen the internal capacity of analysis of green projects, and to make them aware of the different existing technologies and the risks associated with this type of projects. In addition, the AS will also support Banpaí´s clients by carrying out energy audits and water management reports.

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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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EMAIL

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PHONE

+1(202)-566-4566

ADDRESS

1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

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