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Company name

GMG Holding S.A.

Project number

RC3222A-01

Category B projects have potential environmental and/or social impacts and risks that are less adverse than those of a Category A and which are generally limited to the project site, largely reversible and can be mitigated via measures that are readily available and feasible to implement in the context of the operation.

E&S category
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B

Country

Regional

Sector

Manufacturing

Status

Completed

Disclosed date

04/07/2011

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

Projected board date
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05/10/2011

Approval date

05/10/2011

Signed date

05/27/2011

Sponsoring entity

N/A

Investment Operations Department Contact

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Investment type

Syndicated amount

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Financing amount

USD $ 10,000,000

Currency

USD

Project scope and objective

The proposed project consists of providing GMG Holding with up to US$10 million in financing with a term of up to 6 years, to refinance its financial liabilities. The financing will be in the form of a syndicated loan with Central American commercial banks. It seeks to provide GMG Holding with the financial flexibility needed to support its projected growth over the next few years, as it opens new stores in different countries.



GMG Holding S.A. operates throughout Central America. It is a chain that sells wholesale and retail household electrical appliances and offers medium-term credit for retail sales. GMG Holding is the market leader in Costa Rica and Nicaragua and it has a significant share in the other markets in which it operates.


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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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POST OFFICE ADDRESS

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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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