CSAS - PRAGUE AFFORDABLE HOUSING (EIB-20230895)

Countries
  • Czech Republic
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Prague
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Financial Institutions
  • European Investment Bank (EIB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
May 21, 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
Ceska Sporitelna a.s.; Dostupne bydleni Ceske sporitelny a.s.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Construction
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 67.99 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 60
Converted using 2025-05-21 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 213.04 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 188
Converted using 2025-05-21 exchange rate.
Bank Documents
Media Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EIB website

Updated in EWS Jul 15, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Mar 7, 2025

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the operation is a framework loan to Ceska Sporitelna a.s. ("CSAS", acting as borrower) and its fully owned subsidiary, Dostupne bydleni Ceske sporitelny a.s. ("DBCS", acting as promoter) to develop affordable housing projects in Prague, Czech Republic. The project envisages over 700 newly constructed housing units, to be operated on long-term affordable basis (below the market price) and rented out to key workers such as nurses, teachers and public sector workers and it is the first project of this type in the country.

The operation is aimed at supporting the construction of new affordable housing units in Czech Republic. Over 700 new apartments are set to be built across four locations in Prague, with delivery to public service employees scheduled throughout 2025 and early 2026.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

Due to the nature of the investment, very limited negative environmental impacts are expected. Temporary nuisance due to construction works (dust, noise) linked to the renovations or the constructions shall be mitigated through appropriate site organisation and construction management.

Investment schemes are not envisaged to be located inside of the Natura 2000 areas nor in the vicinity of Natura 2000 sites.

Investment Description
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A framework loan.

Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

The clients are Ceska Sporitelna a.s. ("CSAS", acting as borrower) and its fully owned subsidiary, Dostupne bydleni Ceske sporitelny a.s. ("DBCS", acting as promoter).

Ceska Sporitelna a.s. is the largest bank in the Czech Republic in terms of the number of clients, which is approximately 4.493 million for the entire group. It is part of the Erste Group operating in Central and Eastern Europe with headquarters in Vienna.

Dostupne bydleni Ceske sporitelny a.s. is a subsidiary of Ceska Sporitelna a.s. The company invests in the construction of apartments and supports the availability of housing in Czech Republic.

 

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Ceska Sporitelna AS Client -
- - - - Dostupne bydleni Ceske sporitelny a.s. Subsidiary -

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Phone: +352 4379 - 70217

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