BRAC BANK GREEN LOAN FOR MSMES (EIB-20240407)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Bangladesh
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
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
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Borrower
BRAC BANK PLC
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
  • Transport
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 62.97 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 2024-12-17 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 62.97 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 EUR 60 million
Converted using 2024-12-17 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EIB website

Updated in EWS Dec 25, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Dec 17, 2024

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Project Description
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As stated by the EIB, the project consists of a green credit line to BRAC Bank to accelerate the transition to sustainable and circular production in the Bangladeshi private sector across the ready-made garment, textile and other export-focused sectors.

EIB will provide a green credit line to BRAC Bank PLC (Offshore Banking Unit) to support the private sector transition towards circular and green practices. The EIB financing, along with technical assistance delivered in parallel under the SWITCH to Circular Economy Initiatives program, will help scale up investments in energy efficiency, green transportation, clean energy and circularity in the private sector.

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
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Private Actors Description
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As stated on the company's LinkedIn profile, BRAC Bank PLC. began operations on July 04, 2001, as a private commercial bank specializing in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). In just two decades, the bank has become one of the most sought-after in Bangladesh while maintaining its primary focus on SMEs.

BRAC Bank now has 187 branches, 30 sub-branches, 330 ATMs, 456 SME Unit Offices, and 1,200 Agent Banking Outlets nationwide.

The bank's shareholders include BRAC, the world's largest non-governmental organization, and International Finance Corporation, The World Bank's private sector arm.


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