FIF - Uzbek Leasing SME Senior Loan (EBRD-49309)

Countries
  • Uzbekistan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
FI
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."
Voting Date
Nov 16, 2017
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
Uzbek Leasing International A.O.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
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)
$ 10.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 10.00 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Oct 27, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Oct 11, 2017


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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.
This project provides funding to Uzbek Leasing International A.O. for granting finance leases for commercial vehicles, trucks and trailers and equipment to small and medium-sized enterprises in Uzbekistan.
Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
This loan will consist of two tranches of USD$ 3 million each, and a third tranche of USD$ 4 million.
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.
UZBEK LEASING INTERNATIONAL AO UL was founded in 1996. The Company's shareholders are the National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NBU)- 41.6%, Uzbek-Oman Investment Company ("UzOman"), a joint venture between the sovereign wealth funds of Uzbekistan and Oman created to facilitate Omani investments in Uzbekistan - 38.7%, and Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) - 19.7%. With its headquarters in Tashkent and representative offices in 7 regions, UL specialises in providing a wide spectrum of leasing services (equipment and vehicles) to local SMEs. Total assets comprised USD 45.2m, net profit - USD 7.4m at YE 2016.
Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Uzbek Leasing International A.O. Client -

Contact Information
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Mr. Zafar Mustafaev uzlease@sarkor.uz (+998 71) 140-77-44 (+998 71) 140-37-74 Page 3 www.uzbekleasing.com 1, Beshyogoch Street Tashkent, 100066 Republic of Uzbekistan ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent. You can contact the PCM at pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form, http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en. You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html.

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