Banco Agricola: Leading the Way with the First Blue Bond Issuance in El Salvador (IDBI-15562-01)

Regions
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • El Salvador
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
San Salvador
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Financial Institutions
  • IDB Invest (IDBI)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Sep 19, 2025
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Banco Agrícola S.A.
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Sectors
  • Finance
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 15.00 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 15.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 15.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IDBI website

Updated in EWS Oct 14, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Aug 19, 2025

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Project Description
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The project involves a potential public issuance of sustainable bonds in El Salvador by Banco Agricola, S.A. (hereinafter "Banco Agricola" or the "Bank") amounting to US$200 million. The funds obtained from the placement of each tranche will be invested by the Bank for financing short, medium, and long-term credit operations, as indicated in the Sustainable Framework of the BSOBA1 issuance prospectus. Each tranche will specify the fund usage category for which it is issued, which may be structured with blue usage and destination. Please note that all issues must be authorized by the Superintendency of the Financial System and registered on a stock exchange in El Salvador.

The first issuance under the program is expected to have a blue focus and may be subscribed as follows: (i) IDB Invest may subscribe up to a total of US$15 million; and (ii) in conjunction with local and international co-investors, it may subscribe a total of up to US$25 million. The resources will be allocated to expand the Bank's blue-focused investments, and the use of funds will allow the issuance to be labeled as blue, in accordance with the International Capital Market Association ("ICMA") Thematic Bond Principles.

The project was accompanied by a Technical Advisory ("TA") to support the Bank in its preparation for a future thematic issuance, including the identification and segmentation of the blue portfolio, the development of the sustainable framework, and the acquisition of Second Party Opinions ("SPOs").

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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Banco Agricola, S.A.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Banco Agrícola Undisclosed -

Contact Information
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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IDB / IDB INVEST

The Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) or Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest)-funded project. If you submit a complaint to MICI, they may assist you in addressing the problems you raised through a dispute-resolution process with those implementing the project and/or through an investigation to assess whether the IDB or IDB Invest is following its own policies for preventing or mitigating harm to people or the environment. You can submit a complaint by sending an email to MICI@iadb.org. You can learn more about the MICI and how to file a complaint at http://www.iadb.org/en/mici/mici,1752.html (in English) or http://www.iadb.org/es/mici/mici,1752.html (Spanish).

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